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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. Wordy






2. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause






3. Suitable; practical; politic






4. Persuade; bring about






5. Comparable






6. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease






7. Overjoyed; in high spirits






8. Unoriginal; derived from another source






9. Determination; resolve






10. Inborn






11. Old-fashioned; obsolete






12. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






13. Slow; lazy; lethargic






14. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






15. Praise; glorify






16. Fearless






17. Silly; senseless






18. Short-lived; fleeting






19. Urge; start; provoke






20. Bitterness; hatred






21. Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful






22. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete






23. Imitate; rival






24. Conciseness






25. Increase; add to






26. Guilt; self-reproach






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






28. General agreement






29. Difference; condition of inequality






30. Praise






31. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess






32. Disregard; dismiss






33. Turn upside down or inside out






34. Appease; moderate






35. Prosper; flourish






36. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks






37. Change; introduction of something new






38. Hasten






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






40. Concise; abrupt; pithy






41. Belittle






42. Disagree






43. Calmness; peace






44. Boaster






45. Deceit; duplicity






46. One opposed to force; anti-militarist






47. Self-governing






48. Damaged; disfigured






49. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath






50. Self-satisfaction; smugness