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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. Slavish; cringing
servile
rhetorical
transient
scrutinize
2. Help bring about; make less difficult
facilitate
doctrine
innocuous
indict
3. Easily approachable; warmly friendly
exhaustive
impair
affable
extricate
4. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
morose
lofty
diligence
depravity
5. Regret; disapprove of
fallacious
discordant
instigate
deplore
6. Slow; lazy; lethargic
reserve
malicious
sluggish
philanthropist
7. Self-control; formal but distant manner
austere
reserve
innovation
implement
8. Not fitting; absurd
incongruous
contentious
impair
somber
9. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
furtive
provincial
compile
transient
10. Put into effect; carry out
execute
hamper
delineate
affirmation
11. Mentally quick and observant; having insight
concede
retract
discerning
satirical
12. Something new; newness
impair
frivolous
optimist
novelty
13. Disown; disavow
repudiate
abstemious
laud
transient
14. Old-fashioned; obsolete
antagonism
antiquated
austere
peripheral
15. Depressed; gloomy
antidote
despondent
belie
transient
16. Unlikely; unbelievable
lavish
implausible
resolution
inert
17. Darken; make unclear
obscure
embellish
brevity
linger
18. Sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
hypocritical
prudent
subside
hardy
19. Nourish; educate; foster
enhance
nurture
arrogance
transient
20. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
exuberance
partisan
rhetorical
authoritarian
21. Serve as an example of; embody
compile
dismiss
exemplify
exuberance
22. Censure; rebuke
cryptic
refute
reprove
ambivalence
23. Highly skilled artist
document
devise
virtuoso
superficial
24. Deep; not superficial; complete
profound
nonchalance
succinct
deterrent
25. Ill will; hatred
disclose
sustain
emulate
enmity
26. Disagree
dissent
dubious
linger
innocuous
27. Reconciling; soothing
venerate
analogous
artifact
conciliatory
28. Free; disentangle
sage
incorrigible
extricate
austere
29. Lack of seriousness; lightness
guile
trite
derivative
levity
30. Choosing at random; confused
indiscriminate
antagonism
enigma
renounce
31. Unchanging; lacking development
expedite
implausible
static
elusive
32. Reprove severely; rebuke
diligence
partisan
cordial
reprimand
33. Mistaken; wrong
adversity
hedonist
erroneous
emulate
34. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
heresy
attribute
feasible
succinct
35. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
anarchist
provincial
discount
presumptuous
36. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist
fastidious
artisan
curtail
autonomous
37. Expressiveness; persuasive speech
eloquence
linger
enhance
terse
38. Difficult to please; squeamish
fastidious
credulity
levity
taciturn
39. Pride; haughtiness
resigned
arrogance
delineate
virtuoso
40. Lover of mankind; doer of good
anarchist
incisive
apathy
philanthropist
41. Occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive
philanthropist
archaic
subordinate
oblivion
42. Very high
pragmatic
piety
lofty
extraneous
43. Firm dislike
flagrant
aversion
lethargic
contentious
44. Pacify or sooth; relieve
appease
digression
furtive
aloof
45. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand
recount
rigor
undermine
abstruse
46. Agree
exhaustive
repel
concur
impudence
47. Injure; hurt
consensus
anarchist
impair
substantiate
48. Destroy completely
zealot
deprecate
impeccable
obliterate
49. Wordy
arrogance
verbose
emulate
obscure
50. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
alleviate
usurp
guile
pretentious