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SAT Vocab - 2

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant






2. To place by side or enclose proximity






3. Loud - harsh - grating - or shrill






4. Promptly obedient - submissive - marked by or exhibiting fawning






5. Sad mournful - melancholic






6. Scientific study of insects






7. A person who acts in a mechanical fashion; a mindless follower






8. A public declaration of beliefs - policies - or intentions






9. Minor - everyday details






10. Sharing an edge or boundary - or touching






11. Faultless; perfect






12. To give something back






13. Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility






14. Outstanding






15. To bounce back






16. A sudden realization or insightful moment






17. Very brief; short lived






18. Extremely complicated or devious






19. Intentionally unclear or ambiguous; duplicitous; obscuring one's meaning - often in response to a question (unequivocal - equivocate)






20. Settled and therefore accustomed to sitting or doing little exercise






21. A young genius






22. Trait peculiar to individual






23. Not in harmony - incompatible - at variance with - as in a discordant detail that doesn't fit a pattern






24. Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment






25. A complete failure






26. Very small






27. To force or act by using pressure






28. Out of reach; difficult to catch






29. Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying






30. Highly detailed






31. To assert again






32. A professional commentator






33. Native to an area






34. The highest point






35. To surrender






36. Mobile; not sedentary






37. Believable






38. A disloyal person






39. A large number or amount






40. Indisputable; beyond doubt






41. An inequality; an imbalance






42. Casual indifference






43. Annoyingly talkative






44. An excuse - an alleged cause






45. Insightful - perceptive






46. A difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution






47. Quarrelsome: argumentative: likely to provoke a controversy - disputatious






48. A subtle shade of meaning or feeling - a slight degree of difference






49. An imaginative recreation






50. Corrupt - dishonest - open to bribery