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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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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. Admit; yield
cryptic
subordinate
concede
ascendancy
2. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
decorum
anecdote
fanaticism
listless
3. Slander
corroborate
gregarious
vilify
belie
4. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
prodigal
ratify
pragmatic
ironic
5. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
redundant
abstemious
heresy
reverent
6. Pervading; spread throughout every part
impede
pervasive
deride
resolution
7. Mysterious; hidden; secret
cryptic
ambiguous
execute
incisive
8. Applaud; announce with great approval
recount
impeccable
skeptic
acclaim
9. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
feasible
elusive
temper
philanthropist
10. Damaged; disfigured
marred
trite
quandary
seclusion
11. Difference; condition of inequality
disparity
ramble
reprove
repudiate
12. Choosing at random; confused
indiscriminate
arrogance
piety
intervene
13. Thorough; comprehensive
ascendancy
exhaustive
impair
superficial
14. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
sustain
ingenious
arrogance
dogmatic
15. Active enmity
listless
fastidious
qualified
animosity
16. Hasten
optimist
execute
marred
expedite
17. Clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
belie
decorum
vindicate
marred
18. Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
conviction
negate
provincial
exuberance
19. Pride; arrogance
robust
materialism
haughtiness
transient
20. Not essential; superfluous
scanty
linger
piety
extraneous
21. View with scorn or contempt
decorum
disseminate
disdain
intimidate
22. Nearness
proximity
acknowledge
concise
exonerate
23. Gracious; heartfelt
gravity
doctrine
robust
cordial
24. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease
contract
mundane
seclusion
phenomena
25. Learned; scholarly
repel
detrimental
erudite
substantiate
26. Contradict; give a false impression
vigor
ingenious
belie
endorse
27. Bitterness; hatred
rancor
deplore
philanthropist
intrepid
28. Puzzle; mystery
virtuoso
enigma
intimidate
antagonism
29. Occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive
restraint
ambivalence
subordinate
enigma
30. Casual; hastily done
eloquence
appease
despondent
cursory
31. Generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful
induce
abstemious
laud
lavish
32. Widespread; generally accepted
deride
prevalent
scrupulous
discount
33. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
gratuitous
vindicate
indifferent
ostentatious
34. Wise; shrewd; keen
astute
lament
duplicity
capricious
35. Insignificant; unimportant
inconsequential
exemplary
implausible
deterrent
36. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
enhance
mundane
implausible
ambiguous
37. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
anecdote
animosity
ingenious
astute
38. Unchanging; lacking development
subside
static
restraint
ratify
39. Lover of mankind; doer of good
philanthropist
marred
laud
obscure
40. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
intrepid
implement
linger
sycophant
41. Flattery; admiration
enmity
adulation
deride
archaic
42. Stealthy; sneaky
restraint
furtive
static
composure
43. Accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive
articulate
embellish
robust
resigned
44. Make something last; preserve from extinction
intimidate
fallacious
perpetuate
ironic
45. Serve as an example of; embody
refute
exemplify
repudiate
insipid
46. Unoriginal; derived from another source
derivative
inherent
illusory
ephemeral
47. Narrate or tell; count over again
intervene
bolster
recount
sustain
48. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
gratuitous
dismiss
advocate
inert
49. Make impossible; eliminate
appease
pacifist
preclude
anarchist
50. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
disinclination
provincial
prodigal
apprehension