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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. Silly; senseless
astute
inane
austere
idiosyncrasy
2. Unoriginal; derived from another source
deference
derivative
garrulous
eclectic
3. Inborn
hypothetical
innate
attribute
elusive
4. Learned; scholarly
erudite
notoriety
endorse
antagonism
5. Comparable
elusive
analogous
denounce
levity
6. Set right; correct
rectify
sycophant
disinclination
devious
7. Easily approachable; warmly friendly
cajole
lament
refute
affable
8. Condense or shorten
abridge
rancor
partisan
notoriety
9. Hostility; active resistance
antagonism
concede
scrutinize
invert
10. Approve formally; confirm; verify
flagrant
ratify
bolster
arrogance
11. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
discordant
coercion
contend
immutable
12. Ascribe; explain
deride
reverent
attribute
condone
13. Person celebrated for wisdom
astute
innocuous
sage
ostentatious
14. Boaster
braggart
accessible
austere
expedient
15. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
deterrent
abstemious
ambivalence
cajole
16. Cautious; careful
flagrant
prudent
garrulous
ascendancy
17. Hasten
superfluous
expedite
resigned
autonomous
18. Narrow-mindedness; isolation
concede
ironic
insularity
incongruous
19. Deep; not superficial; complete
profound
arbitrary
frugality
ramble
20. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
tentative
austere
repudiate
subside
21. Dilemma
affirmation
obliterate
erudite
quandary
22. Questionable; filled with doubt
dubious
obstinate
benevolent
comprehensive
23. Change; introduction of something new
idiosyncrasy
ominous
innovation
analogous
24. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
furtive
illusory
meticulous
elusive
25. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
inclusive
diligence
belie
inert
26. Highly skilled artist
augment
glutton
virtuoso
retract
27. Antiquated
fastidious
archaic
succinct
degradation
28. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
commemorate
compile
arrogance
redundant
29. Not fitting; absurd
robust
embellish
incongruous
corroborate
30. Make use of - sometimes unjustly
linger
inert
apathy
exploit
31. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
meticulous
sanction
glutton
exuberance
32. Disown; disavow
robust
repudiate
arrogance
vigor
33. Seek to attain; long for
aspire
robust
adversity
succinct
34. Sameness; monotony
hypocritical
squander
uniformity
sustain
35. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
antidote
archaic
restraint
pragmatic
36. Pacify; conciliate
dissent
placate
derivative
autonomous
37. Examine closely and critically
scrutinize
innovation
retract
optimist
38. Disregard; dismiss
discount
tranquility
perpetuate
analogous
39. Impertinence; insolence
fastidious
anarchist
lofty
impudence
40. Assemble; gather; accumulate
rhetorical
reprehensible
philanthropist
compile
41. Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
censorious
dogmatic
profane
extraneous
42. Waste
proximity
divergent
linger
squander
43. Marginal; outer
contentious
superficial
peripheral
garrulous
44. Arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist
anecdote
renounce
incite
aversion
45. Admit; yield
concede
reticence
subside
conflagration
46. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
authoritarian
acknowledge
dismiss
criterion
47. Ill will; hatred
enmity
antagonism
obscure
listless
48. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
pretentious
hypocritical
obstinate
antagonism
49. Waver; fluctuate
ostentatious
mundane
vacillate
deterrent
50. Very high
consensus
static
pragmatic
lofty