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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. Make impossible; eliminate






2. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle






3. Clever; resourceful






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






5. Hasten






6. Appease; moderate






7. Tending to include all






8. Expressiveness; persuasive speech






9. Advanced in development






10. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements






11. Threatening






12. Self-control; formal but distant manner






13. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy






14. Assemble; gather; accumulate






15. Acquit; exculpate






16. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






17. Quarrelsome






18. Creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others






19. Old-fashioned; obsolete






20. Easily approachable; warmly friendly






21. Come between






22. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






23. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)






24. Praise






25. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence






26. Guilt; self-reproach






27. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






28. Concise; abrupt; pithy






29. Nourish; educate; foster






30. Please






31. Thorough; inclusive






32. Darken; make unclear






33. Double-dealing; hypocrisy






34. Generous; charitable






35. Regret; disapprove of






36. Faultless






37. Recognize; admit






38. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






39. Unoriginal; derived from another source






40. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






41. Unchanging; lacking development






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






43. Urge; start; provoke






44. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






45. Abandon; disown; repudiate






46. Dark; not transparent






47. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious






48. Self-governing






49. Something new; newness






50. Overwhelm; flood; submerge