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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. Praise; glorify






2. Motionless; stale; dull






3. Contradict; give a false impression






4. Urge; plead for






5. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






6. Waste






7. Easy to approach; obtainable






8. Ascribe; explain






9. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess






10. Unchangeable






11. Use of force to get someone to obey






12. Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward






13. Destroy completely






14. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation






15. Pacify or sooth; relieve






16. Depressed; gloomy






17. Former occupant of a post






18. Very high






19. Coax; wheedle






20. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand






21. Widespread; generally accepted






22. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






23. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for






24. Self-control; formal but distant manner






25. Pacify; conciliate






26. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






27. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority






28. Short-lived; fleeting






29. Slow; lazy; lethargic






30. Seize another power or rank






31. Scatter






32. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion






33. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






34. Put into effect; supply with tools






35. Slander






36. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements






37. Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief






38. Guilt; self-reproach






39. Lacking in spirit or energy






40. Calmness; peace






41. Fear






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






43. Shorten; reduce






44. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy






45. Seriousness






46. Experience; support; nourish






47. Slavish; cringing






48. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease; receptive to






49. Support; reinforce






50. Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)