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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Darken; make unclear
repel
meticulous
obscure
ponderous
2. Fear
furtive
apprehension
esoteric
pragmatic
3. Slander
garrulous
vilify
ponderous
implausible
4. Stealthy; sneaky
vacillate
exemplary
furtive
redundant
5. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalence
hardy
indict
disseminate
6. Individual trait - usually odd in nature; eccentricity
marred
adulation
confound
idiosyncrasy
7. Unoriginal; derived from another source
orator
derivative
insipid
eclectic
8. Pacify; conciliate
placate
repel
satirical
subordinate
9. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist
peripheral
intervene
seclusion
artisan
10. Inactive; lacking power to move
inert
succinct
somber
inane
11. Occurring irregularly
obstinate
deride
sporadic
mitigate
12. Examine closely and critically
innate
implausible
scrutinize
denounce
13. Hasten
euphemism
eclectic
expedite
reverent
14. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
fervor
eclectic
abstemious
meticulous
15. Wasteful; reckless with money
prodigal
novelty
lavish
usurp
16. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death
innovation
opulence
eulogy
skeptic
17. Capricious; fanciful
inundate
whimsical
equivocal
depravity
18. Reprove severely; rebuke
ironic
implement
reprimand
candor
19. Mocking
presumptuous
ambivalence
laud
satirical
20. Great commotion and confusion
taciturn
listless
turmoil
profusion
21. Charge
methodical
capricious
vigor
indict
22. Highly skilled artist
virtuoso
exuberance
inert
calculated
23. Scatter
disperse
exacerbate
corroborate
extricate
24. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
provincial
autonomous
partisan
recount
25. Quarrelsome
contentious
euphemism
arrogance
reprimand
26. Of the same kind
inert
detrimental
homogeneous
disdain
27. Hostility; active resistance
partisan
antagonism
novelty
inconsequential
28. Condense or shorten
concise
oblivion
refute
abridge
29. Not essential; superfluous
refute
predecessor
pessimism
extraneous
30. Relieve
alleviate
exonerate
thrive
diminution
31. Serving as a model; outstanding
delineate
exemplary
hierarchy
impudence
32. Former occupant of a post
predecessor
impede
contentious
deride
33. Something that discourages; hindrance
levity
deterrent
exuberance
philanthropist
34. Nearness
hypothetical
proximity
disseminate
listless
35. Weaken; sap
undermine
conciliatory
intrepid
brevity
36. Recognize; admit
vigor
advocate
acknowledge
subordinate
37. Narrate or tell; count over again
brevity
recount
duplicity
turbulence
38. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
embellish
exemplary
ramble
discriminating
39. Censure; rebuke
immutable
lament
reprove
tranquility
40. Antiquated
renounce
archaic
braggart
profound
41. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
indict
tentative
antidote
antagonism
42. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
incite
submissive
hedonist
illusory
43. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
intervene
exuberance
antidote
unwarranted
44. Gracious; heartfelt
deference
exemplary
cordial
implement
45. Object made by human beings - either handmade or mass-produced
prevalent
artifact
innovation
contentious
46. Blame; criticize
advocate
censure
exploit
discerning
47. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
fervor
ambiguous
vindicate
thrive
48. Seriousness
disseminate
gravity
lethargic
glutton
49. Lack of consistency; difference
enmity
rhetorical
discrepancy
aspire
50. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
predator
sycophant
furtive
arrogance