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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. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
abstruse
indiscriminate
transient
dismiss
2. Disregard; dismiss
optimist
garrulous
discount
prudent
3. Put into effect; supply with tools
idiosyncrasy
ostentatious
implement
braggart
4. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
embellish
recount
exuberance
mitigate
5. Persuade; bring about
hierarchy
haughtiness
induce
ascetic
6. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
explicit
censure
zealot
autonomous
7. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
resigned
apprehension
enmity
contend
8. Deceptive; not real
scrutinize
constraint
squander
illusory
9. Regret; disapprove of
deplore
exemplify
eulogy
haughtiness
10. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined
analogous
skeptic
vindicate
inert
11. Totally clear; definite; outspoken
capricious
censure
compile
explicit
12. Seize another power or rank
usurp
prodigal
exalt
despondent
13. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
opportunist
dogmatic
frugality
furtive
14. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
hierarchy
affable
impair
opportunist
15. Choosing at random; confused
skeptic
discriminating
indiscriminate
constraint
16. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess
benevolent
pacifist
profusion
antidote
17. Apart; reserved
reverent
augment
aloof
derivative
18. Unwillingness
appease
negate
disinclination
coercion
19. Serve as an example of; embody
doctrine
aesthetic
exemplify
reserve
20. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
altruistic
euphemism
laud
resolution
21. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
gratuitous
despondent
vigor
preclude
22. Disprove
repel
affable
exhaustive
refute
23. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
exonerate
diminution
explicit
phenomena
24. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death
intrepid
mitigate
inane
eulogy
25. Antiquated
corroborate
subordinate
repudiate
archaic
26. Expressiveness; persuasive speech
extraneous
eloquence
trite
reserve
27. Establish by evidence; verify; support
substantiate
hierarchy
gullible
adulation
28. Wise; shrewd; keen
rebuttal
astute
repel
sycophant
29. Dark; not transparent
profusion
retract
opaque
superfluous
30. Worsen; embitter
ostentatious
analogous
prolific
exacerbate
31. Opponent
ponderous
adversary
deprecate
implausible
32. Differing; deviating
expedient
materialism
laud
divergent
33. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
incisive
explicit
derivative
anecdote
34. Abundantly fruitful
braggart
apprehension
mundane
prolific
35. Urge; plead for
advocate
hierarchy
alleviate
incisive
36. Courteous regard for another's wish
haughtiness
disinclination
deference
doctrine
37. Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
phenomena
hypothetical
optimist
predator
38. Self-control; formal but distant manner
derivative
pessimism
reserve
abstruse
39. Refutation; response with contrary evidence
obscure
erudite
resigned
rebuttal
40. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
intrepid
digression
opulence
ambivalence
41. Short-lived; fleeting
aloof
ostentatious
ephemeral
profound
42. Concise; abrupt; pithy
concede
confound
vindicate
terse
43. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
esoteric
oblivion
sycophant
frugality
44. Slavish; cringing
gullible
servile
stagnant
euphemism
45. Weighty; unwieldy
invert
ponderous
incisive
somber
46. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
obstinate
reserve
pacifist
vacillate
47. Person celebrated for wisdom
sage
turbulence
turmoil
presumptuous
48. Meager; insufficient
disseminate
artisan
pragmatic
scanty
49. Blame; criticize
uniformity
capricious
extraneous
censure
50. Old-fashioned; obsolete
repudiate
sluggish
antiquated
glutton