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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. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something






2. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances






3. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






4. Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected






5. Casual; hastily done






6. Inborn






7. Lack of consistency; difference






8. Active strength






9. Fearless






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






11. Obscurity; forgetfulness






12. Please






13. Expressiveness; persuasive speech






14. Short-lived; fleeting






15. Frighten






16. Unoriginal; derived from another source






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






18. Censure; rebuke






19. Unchangeable






20. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






21. Concise; abrupt; pithy






22. Indifference; lack of concern; composure






23. Differing; deviating






24. Able to see differences; prejudiced






25. Thrift; economy






26. Come between






27. Stubborn; hard to control or treat






28. Individual trait - usually odd in nature; eccentricity






29. Recognize; admit






30. Nourish; educate; foster






31. Trivial; shallow






32. Dilemma






33. Establish by evidence; verify; support






34. Practical






35. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






36. Condense or shorten






37. Deep; not superficial; complete






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






39. Weighty; unwieldy






40. Waver; fluctuate






41. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






42. Free; disentangle






43. Praise; glorify






44. Ill will; hatred






45. Pervading; spread throughout every part






46. Revere






47. Cautious; careful






48. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined






49. Cancel out; nullify; deny






50. Reprove severely; rebuke