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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words

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. Free; disentangle






2. Person who looks on the good side






3. General agreement






4. Capricious; fanciful






5. Puzzle; mystery






6. Cancel out; nullify; deny






7. Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward






8. Guilt; self-reproach






9. Hasten






10. Weighty; unwieldy






11. Accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive






12. Agree






13. Creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others






14. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






15. Able to see differences; prejudiced






16. Meager; insufficient






17. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






18. Tending to include all






19. Provide written evidence






20. Pacify or sooth; relieve






21. Shorten; reduce






22. Please






23. Wordy






24. Seriousness






25. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle






26. Coax; wheedle






27. Person celebrated for wisdom






28. Lacking in flavor; dull






29. Wise; shrewd; keen






30. Brief; tense; compact






31. Raise in rank or dignity; praise






32. Slavish; cringing






33. Pacify; conciliate






34. Trivial; shallow






35. Practical






36. Establish by evidence; verify; support






37. Effective; distinct






38. Ascribe; explain






39. Easily deceived






40. Apart; reserved






41. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive






42. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






43. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life






44. Great commotion and confusion






45. Inborn






46. Waver; fluctuate






47. Think up; invent; plan






48. Deserving blame






49. Portray; depict; sketch






50. Arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist