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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. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
abridge
prodigal
contentious
sycophant
2. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
reticence
vindicate
concise
innovation
3. State of violent agitation
turbulence
brevity
discount
exalt
4. Blame; criticize
censure
homogeneous
nonchalance
aloof
5. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
discriminating
advocate
pretentious
refute
6. Obstruct
hamper
delineate
guile
frugality
7. Unlikely; unbelievable
optimist
fervor
implausible
haughtiness
8. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
meticulous
temper
scanty
embellish
9. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
squander
levity
inherent
austere
10. Condense or shorten
extraneous
incisive
abridge
elated
11. Lacking in spirit or energy
scrupulous
cursory
reprimand
listless
12. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
euphemism
aspire
peripheral
tentative
13. Lack of caring; indifference
concise
cryptic
apathy
incisive
14. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
morose
heresy
affirmation
benevolent
15. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
condone
hedonist
phenomena
negate
16. Thorough; inclusive
hypothetical
enhance
doctrine
comprehensive
17. Disagree
idiosyncrasy
dissent
resolve
extol
18. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
methodical
provincial
scrutinize
opportunist
19. Argumentative; fond of arguing
impede
disputatious
servile
idiosyncrasy
20. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
qualified
document
morose
volatile
21. Experience; support; nourish
volatile
linger
squander
sustain
22. Weighty; unwieldy
ponderous
contentious
inherent
altruistic
23. Pride; haughtiness
notoriety
frugality
arrogance
somber
24. Courteous regard for another's wish
deprecate
criterion
deference
prodigal
25. Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
aversion
impudence
eclectic
vilify
26. Wise; shrewd; keen
eulogy
hypocritical
astute
intrepid
27. Suitable; practical; politic
enhance
perpetuate
lavish
expedient
28. Respectful; worshipful
reverent
dubious
hypothetical
facilitate
29. Unoriginal; derived from another source
rigor
miserly
derivative
commemorate
30. Critical
resolution
censorious
homogeneous
glutton
31. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease; receptive to
unwarranted
temper
credulity
susceptible
32. Urge; plead for
disparity
advocate
predecessor
eclectic
33. Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language
brevity
ponderous
resigned
rhetorical
34. Stealthy; sneaky
sanction
novelty
furtive
somber
35. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
guile
pragmatic
delineate
inclusive
36. Guilt; self-reproach
denounce
coercion
remorse
diligence
37. Mentally quick and observant; having insight
invert
discerning
restraint
provincial
38. Reveal
incisive
dogmatic
disclose
immutable
39. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
satirical
anecdote
peripheral
apprehension
40. Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
profound
thrive
frivolous
instigate
41. Creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
predator
incorrigible
curtail
proliferation
42. Approve formally; confirm; verify
hypothetical
ratify
exemplify
exalt
43. Charge
indict
intimidate
articulate
degradation
44. Self-control; formal but distant manner
inherent
delineate
reserve
confound
45. Not fitting; absurd
incongruous
fanaticism
vindicate
rancor
46. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
hedonist
credulity
phenomena
depravity
47. Sociable
inherent
frivolous
gregarious
garrulous
48. Hermit; loner
recluse
anarchist
disdain
philanthropist
49. Determination; firmness of purpose
implement
tranquility
resolve
vilify
50. Learned; scholarly
exemplify
erudite
incite
qualified