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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • 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. Pacify or sooth; relieve






2. Advanced in development






3. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)






4. Waste






5. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners






6. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death






7. Mental calmness






8. Confuse; puzzle






9. Hateful; spiteful






10. Mocking






11. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






12. Clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support






13. Establish by evidence; verify; support






14. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






15. Concise; abrupt; pithy






16. Deserving blame






17. Something that discourages; hindrance






18. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others






19. Indifference; lack of concern; composure






20. Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language






21. Dark; not transparent






22. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






23. Old-fashioned; obsolete






24. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly






25. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated






26. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






27. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease






28. False; misleading






29. Courteous regard for another's wish






30. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






31. Prosper; flourish






32. Recognize; admit






33. Mentally quick and observant; having insight






34. Flattery; admiration






35. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess






36. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess






37. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






38. Obscurity; forgetfulness






39. Hinder; block; delay






40. Wandering away from the subject






41. Thorough; comprehensive






42. Tending to include all






43. Hermit; loner






44. General agreement






45. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath






46. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist






47. Something new; newness






48. Learned; scholarly






49. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






50. Applaud; announce with great approval