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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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1. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






2. Admit; yield






3. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






4. Lacking in flavor; dull






5. Darken; make unclear






6. Recognize; admit






7. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






8. Not fitting; absurd






9. Make use of - sometimes unjustly






10. Lessening; reduction in size






11. Active enmity






12. Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief






13. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






14. Disprove






15. Censure; rebuke






16. Severity






17. Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant






18. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)






19. Ascribe; explain






20. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






21. Lover of mankind; doer of good






22. Standard used in judging






23. Use of force to get someone to obey






24. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






25. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand






26. Capricious; fanciful






27. Motionless; stale; dull






28. Hermit; loner






29. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading






30. Accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive






31. Stubborn; hard to control or treat






32. Help bring about; make less difficult






33. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






34. Wandering away from the subject






35. Stingy; mean






36. Conscientious; extremely thorough






37. Lacking in spirit or energy






38. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)






39. Deceptive; not real






40. Thrift; economy






41. Uprightness; wholeness






42. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners






43. Weaken; sap






44. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party






45. Extreme corruption; wickedness






46. Put into effect; carry out






47. Seek to attain; long for






48. Establish by evidence; verify; support






49. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre






50. Waste