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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. Occurring irregularly
sporadic
discordant
expedient
extricate
2. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
guile
undermine
meticulous
cryptic
3. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
austere
diligence
concede
exploit
4. Mocking
rigor
satirical
miserly
pacifist
5. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
proximity
discriminating
egoism
condone
6. Honor the memory of
autonomous
arbitrary
commemorate
confound
7. Help bring about; make less difficult
enmity
facilitate
tranquility
lethargic
8. Seek to attain; long for
lament
aspire
insularity
elusive
9. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
fervor
volatile
impede
gratuitous
10. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
equivocal
compliance
fanaticism
diffuse
11. Lack of caring; indifference
hypothetical
apathy
expedite
depravity
12. Grieve; express sorrow
incisive
lament
integrity
erroneous
13. Contradict; give a false impression
belie
analogous
resigned
discrepancy
14. Trivial; shallow
hypocritical
diffuse
marred
superficial
15. Highly skilled artist
arbitrary
virtuoso
diligence
tentative
16. Respectful; worshipful
reverent
intimidate
implement
commemorate
17. Overwhelm; flood; submerge
credulity
egoism
inundate
restraint
18. Imitate; rival
volatile
extricate
emulate
conviction
19. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death
exonerate
eulogy
apathy
linger
20. Clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
tranquility
hypocritical
anecdote
vindicate
21. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
ramble
innocuous
abridge
eloquence
22. Meager; insufficient
exonerate
scanty
exemplify
seclusion
23. Unlikely; unbelievable
degradation
implausible
turmoil
terse
24. Argumentative; fond of arguing
inadvertent
disputatious
reserve
exonerate
25. Slander
cryptic
vilify
qualified
incite
26. Lessening; reduction in size
censure
implement
fallacious
diminution
27. One opposed to force; anti-militarist
incite
abstemious
pacifist
exacerbate
28. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
deference
servile
integrity
altruistic
29. Person celebrated for wisdom
censorious
compile
sage
ominous
30. Occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive
morose
subordinate
calculated
reprove
31. Distribute; spread; scatter
disseminate
calculated
acclaim
tranquility
32. Establish by evidence; verify; support
static
placate
substantiate
reprimand
33. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
altruistic
comprehensive
pragmatic
sycophant
34. Humiliation; debasement; degeneration
degradation
enmity
optimist
abridge
35. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
deprecate
embellish
authoritarian
volatile
36. Former occupant of a post
predecessor
laud
arbitrary
enigma
37. Invigorating and refreshing; cheering
exalt
exhilarating
listless
induce
38. Frighten
reticence
intimidate
elated
provincial
39. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things
materialism
profusion
contentious
digression
40. Applaud; announce with great approval
resolution
belie
acclaim
cryptic
41. Slow; lazy; lethargic
innovation
superficial
sluggish
uniformity
42. Gracious; heartfelt
hamper
cordial
conciliatory
recluse
43. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
consensus
transient
novelty
diminution
44. Marginal; outer
prodigal
ramble
peripheral
inert
45. Praise; glorify
remorse
fanaticism
extol
mundane
46. False; misleading
fallacious
provincial
volatile
temper
47. Deserving blame
resigned
cursory
reprehensible
inadvertent
48. Make use of - sometimes unjustly
exploit
acclaim
linger
arbitrary
49. Worsen; embitter
succinct
ramble
exacerbate
mitigate
50. Conciseness
brevity
heresy
retract
uniformity