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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. Uprightness; wholeness
affable
peripheral
deference
integrity
2. Revere
squander
venerate
abstract
refute
3. Moderation of self-control; controlling force; restriction
zealot
restraint
acknowledge
eloquence
4. Ill will; hatred
malicious
rebuttal
derivative
enmity
5. Highly skilled artist
compliance
notoriety
virtuoso
disparity
6. Argumentative; fond of arguing
discount
incorrigible
disputatious
indict
7. Casual; hastily done
perpetuate
cursory
altruistic
affable
8. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
pragmatic
depravity
obstinate
scrupulous
9. Courteous regard for another's wish
opaque
archaic
intrepid
deference
10. Hinder; block; delay
impede
gravity
ostentatious
disclose
11. Increase; improve
enhance
recount
guile
proximity
12. Differing; deviating
ascendancy
deprecate
divergent
endorse
13. Unintentional; by oversight; careless
inadvertent
abstemious
partisan
flagrant
14. Deceit; duplicity
eulogy
guile
intimidate
hamper
15. Seize another power or rank
integrity
usurp
trite
placate
16. Deserving blame
reprehensible
ephemeral
commemorate
pervasive
17. Not correctable
incorrigible
diligence
superficial
insularity
18. Settle down; descend; grow quiet
subside
cryptic
eclectic
emulate
19. Silly; senseless
fastidious
terse
inane
lofty
20. Use of force to get someone to obey
coercion
optimist
opaque
opportunist
21. Change; introduction of something new
innovation
affirmation
gullible
appease
22. Of the same kind
homogeneous
gregarious
ironic
apprehension
23. Withdraw; take back
articulate
prevalent
retract
advocate
24. Advanced in development
eclectic
proximity
repudiate
precocious
25. Contradict; give a false impression
proliferation
belie
repudiate
capricious
26. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
gravity
sage
sustain
anecdote
27. Nearness
proximity
reprimand
incongruous
eclectic
28. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
brevity
prodigal
implement
zealot
29. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
tranquility
redundant
subside
detrimental
30. Generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful
prodigal
frugality
lavish
ostentatious
31. Sameness; monotony
undermine
heresy
uniformity
adversity
32. Recognize; admit
accessible
acknowledge
abridge
linger
33. Destroy completely
cryptic
rectify
devious
obliterate
34. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
gravity
hypocritical
scrutinize
dubious
35. Ridicule; make fun of
guile
rhetorical
deride
subside
36. Threatening
censorious
ominous
fallacious
inane
37. Praise; glorify
extol
exploit
repudiate
deference
38. Turn upside down or inside out
seclusion
transient
invert
terse
39. Thrift; economy
erudite
frugality
notoriety
calculated
40. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
remorse
frivolous
antagonism
ambiguous
41. Adorn; ornament
embellish
oblivion
acknowledge
intrepid
42. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalence
proximity
seclusion
anecdote
43. Widespread; generally accepted
deterrent
hardy
prevalent
refute
44. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
contend
ramble
fallacious
ingenious
45. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
inherent
levity
adversity
aesthetic
46. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
vacillate
aspire
uniformity
dogmatic
47. Determination; firmness of purpose
lethargic
resolve
arbitrary
disparage
48. Damaged; disfigured
instigate
marred
opaque
meticulous
49. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
temper
acclaim
gratuitous
document
50. Hostility; active resistance
recount
antagonism
disseminate
materialism