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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. Stingy; mean






2. Urge; plead for






3. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






4. Wordy






5. Dilemma






6. Censure; rebuke






7. Faultless






8. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






9. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand






10. Slow; lazy; lethargic






11. Extreme corruption; wickedness






12. Ridicule; make fun of






13. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






14. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life






15. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority






16. Turn upside down or inside out






17. Disagree






18. Mocking






19. Wandering away from the subject






20. Abandon; disown; repudiate






21. Hinder; block; delay






22. Impertinence; insolence






23. Mental calmness






24. State of violent agitation






25. Meager; insufficient






26. Make use of - sometimes unjustly






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






28. Boaster






29. Gracious; heartfelt






30. Respectful; worshipful






31. Difficult to please; squeamish






32. Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






33. Deceit; duplicity






34. Admit; yield






35. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful






36. Moderation of self-control; controlling force; restriction






37. Relieve






38. Practicing self-denial; austere






39. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one






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






41. Insignificant; unimportant






42. Severity






43. Occurring irregularly






44. Ascribe; explain






45. Reconciling; soothing






46. Shorten; reduce






47. Confuse; puzzle






48. Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed






49. Someone who eats too much






50. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre