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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. Too overwhelming to be put into words; indescribable; inexpressible






2. Foul smelling






3. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits






4. Unable to pay; out of money (solvent - solvency - soluble - insoluble)






5. Charmingly simple and carefree






6. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit






7. Habitually quiet; uncommunicative






8. To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book






9. To rise again; surge back






10. A deliberately misleading argument






11. Commonplace






12. A person who behaves in a servile manner; a toady






13. Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad






14. Very discouraging






15. Foolishly impractical






16. To appease - conciliate - or regain the good will of






17. Very strict laws and rules






18. Intellectually productive or inventive - fertile






19. Of secondary importance; not central;on the perimeter






20. Abrupt in manner or speech: discourteously blunt






21. A deviation from the norm






22. To drive away; scatter






23. Hard to understand - impenetrably dense and obscure






24. A scarcity or shortage






25. Great vigor and energy - dash






26. A seeming contradiction that expresses a truth






27. Very rich - having abundant resources






28. To strongly encourage






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






30. Good-humored; cheerful






31. Noisy and disorderly






32. Out of reach; difficult to catch






33. Relevant - to the point






34. Very profitable






35. Native to an area






36. Faultless; perfect






37. Direct opposite






38. Careful; cautious






39. Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; recondite






40. To be guided by practical experience - not theory






41. Marked by precise accordance with details






42. Signs/ omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur






43. To beset; to surround with problems






44. Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing






45. Dying - on the way out - approaching that






46. A gradual almost imperceptible change






47. Someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions






48. Unrestrained: unchecked






49. To avoid; shun; to stay clear of






50. Gradual - often unconscious - process of assimilation