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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. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
cajole
altruistic
erroneous
whimsical
2. Put away from consideration; reject
conciliatory
ascendancy
preclude
dismiss
3. Standard used in judging
decorum
hypocritical
criterion
novelty
4. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
partisan
redundant
contract
belie
5. Condemn; criticize
concede
conciliatory
ascendancy
denounce
6. Reveal
disclose
extol
peripheral
cordial
7. Very high
lofty
terse
authoritarian
reprimand
8. Difficult to please; squeamish
fastidious
exalt
levity
aloof
9. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
animosity
calculated
hamper
adversity
10. Establish by evidence; verify; support
fervor
fallacious
substantiate
hypocritical
11. Moderation of self-control; controlling force; restriction
confound
peripheral
commemorate
restraint
12. Person who looks on the good side
autonomous
optimist
scrupulous
extraneous
13. Clever; resourceful
execute
ingenious
impede
cursory
14. Pacify or sooth; relieve
appease
discerning
satirical
reverent
15. Arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist
static
hypothetical
frugality
incite
16. Harmful; damaging
benevolent
rectify
detrimental
vigor
17. Condense or shorten
sluggish
pervasive
abridge
gratuitous
18. Blame; criticize
censure
provincial
whimsical
intrepid
19. Stingy; mean
frugality
inundate
miserly
renounce
20. Fearless
censure
robust
intrepid
derivative
21. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
prevalent
hamper
authoritarian
dubious
22. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
opaque
lethargic
hierarchy
abstract
23. Make impossible; eliminate
innate
preclude
dogmatic
relegate
24. Harmless
frivolous
abridge
profound
innocuous
25. Assemble; gather; accumulate
compile
recluse
rigor
artifact
26. Systematic
ingenious
methodical
impeccable
profane
27. Short-lived; fleeting
ephemeral
superficial
animosity
philanthropist
28. Mistaken; wrong
exalt
erroneous
exhilarating
dismiss
29. Object made by human beings - either handmade or mass-produced
innovation
recount
braggart
artifact
30. Portray; depict; sketch
delineate
predecessor
prolific
temper
31. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
compile
linger
diminution
uniformity
32. Lack of consistency; difference
discrepancy
incisive
contract
listless
33. Disown; disavow
repudiate
satirical
pacifist
austere
34. Thrift; economy
affable
ascendancy
innovation
frugality
35. Lack of caring; indifference
apathy
gravity
implausible
superficial
36. Lessening; reduction in size
uniformity
inconsequential
diminution
furtive
37. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
austere
unwarranted
morose
authoritarian
38. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
flagrant
impede
candor
gratuitous
39. Active strength
volatile
prodigal
incongruous
vigor
40. Withdraw; take back
pragmatic
ostentatious
unwarranted
retract
41. Not correctable
subside
opportunist
incorrigible
apathy
42. Conspicuously wicked; blatant
flagrant
inherent
lethargic
relegate
43. Approve; support
exhilarating
augment
endorse
ratify
44. Old-fashioned; obsolete
eloquence
recluse
conciliatory
antiquated
45. Overwhelm; flood; submerge
inundate
expedite
ambiguous
notoriety
46. Extreme corruption; wickedness
depravity
devise
extraneous
pervasive
47. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
servile
ponderous
exuberance
linger
48. Increase; add to
dissent
lament
augment
disparage
49. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
redundant
impede
opportunist
repel
50. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
contend
phenomena
venerate
pragmatic