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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. Meager; insufficient
virtuoso
scanty
decorum
recluse
2. Something new; newness
seclusion
ramble
anarchist
novelty
3. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
anecdote
oblivion
pessimism
erudite
4. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
hedonist
qualified
affirmation
astute
5. Disregard; dismiss
acknowledge
innocuous
discount
unwarranted
6. Lack of consistency; difference
euphemism
turmoil
discrepancy
extraneous
7. Put away from consideration; reject
lofty
dismiss
austere
discount
8. Fearless
ambivalence
intrepid
resigned
abstract
9. Quarrelsome
contentious
embellish
lament
inclusive
10. Sameness; monotony
enmity
volatile
impudence
uniformity
11. Able to see differences; prejudiced
animosity
feasible
discriminating
inherent
12. Cancel out; nullify; deny
abstract
affable
negate
placate
13. Approve formally; confirm; verify
refute
ratify
diffuse
rigor
14. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements
compliance
hypocritical
nurture
lethargic
15. Praise; glorify
stagnant
undermine
cursory
extol
16. Mocking
enmity
satirical
equivocal
exemplary
17. Censure; rebuke
indifferent
diffuse
reprove
contentious
18. Compulsion; repression of feelings
constraint
feasible
acknowledge
artisan
19. Seriousness
mitigate
obscure
somber
gravity
20. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
altruistic
rigor
diffuse
undermine
21. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
esoteric
integrity
transient
obstinate
22. Unintentional; by oversight; careless
flagrant
inadvertent
ponderous
disperse
23. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
antagonism
obstinate
gratuitous
disperse
24. Stingy; mean
susceptible
inclusive
miserly
fanaticism
25. Loquacious; wordy; talkative
squander
abstract
garrulous
acclaim
26. Not essential; superfluous
superficial
extraneous
abstract
disparage
27. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
cursory
nurture
meticulous
equivocal
28. Make use of - sometimes unjustly
incorrigible
exploit
immutable
indict
29. Cautious; careful
trite
diffuse
devise
prudent
30. Self-governing
diminution
pervasive
autonomous
alleviate
31. Brief; tense; compact
succinct
embellish
composure
prevalent
32. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
fastidious
equivocal
placate
lofty
33. Mistaken; wrong
extricate
erroneous
coercion
opulence
34. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
ironic
relegate
compile
glutton
35. Please
gratify
adulation
confound
laud
36. Establish by evidence; verify; support
substantiate
pragmatic
extraneous
aversion
37. Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
precocious
turmoil
subside
devious
38. Controlling influence; domination
miserly
ascendancy
instigate
insipid
39. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
meticulous
intrepid
linger
inconsequential
40. Short-lived; fleeting
cursory
ephemeral
recount
censorious
41. Appease; moderate
consensus
mitigate
capricious
reserve
42. Injure; hurt
impair
deference
whimsical
devise
43. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
acknowledge
mundane
hedonist
ostentatious
44. Deep; not superficial; complete
profound
incorrigible
affable
exemplify
45. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
credulity
recluse
novelty
fervor
46. Sociable
gregarious
tranquility
arbitrary
braggart
47. Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
scrutinize
ostentatious
rancor
frivolous
48. Trivial; shallow
meticulous
philanthropist
discrepancy
superficial
49. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
criterion
remorse
fanaticism
degradation
50. Thrift; economy
discrepancy
confound
frugality
marred