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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. Effective; distinct
repel
discerning
articulate
animosity
2. Ill will; hatred
enmity
hardy
execute
delineate
3. Put into effect; carry out
intervene
execute
predecessor
gratuitous
4. Hackneyed; commonplace
trite
esoteric
inherent
restraint
5. Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
diffuse
innate
ostentatious
decorum
6. Agree
uniformity
erroneous
concur
dubious
7. Habitually silent; talking little
phenomena
elated
taciturn
conviction
8. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
enigma
phenomena
devise
skeptic
9. Unoriginal; derived from another source
robust
furtive
derivative
recount
10. Argumentative; fond of arguing
disputatious
sporadic
ostentatious
restraint
11. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
restraint
thrive
disinclination
reticence
12. Hermit; loner
homogeneous
inane
recluse
illusory
13. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
braggart
vilify
ambivalence
inane
14. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
eclectic
transient
affirmation
anecdote
15. Drowsy; dull
servile
lethargic
hierarchy
philanthropist
16. Not fitting; absurd
retract
analogous
incongruous
diligence
17. Darken; make unclear
obscure
altruistic
ironic
extol
18. Abundantly fruitful
indiscriminate
ingenious
prolific
discriminating
19. Seek to attain; long for
eulogy
abstruse
aspire
extraneous
20. Cutting; sharp
incisive
rancor
belie
nurture
21. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
adulation
pacifist
exemplary
fanaticism
22. Fear
succinct
disparage
apprehension
presumptuous
23. Acquit; exculpate
conviction
pragmatic
explicit
exonerate
24. Wasteful; reckless with money
confound
undermine
prodigal
concise
25. Concise; abrupt; pithy
detached
usurp
static
terse
26. Condemn; criticize
conciliatory
mitigate
fanaticism
denounce
27. Help bring about; make less difficult
tentative
autonomous
presumptuous
facilitate
28. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
impede
scrutinize
morose
diligence
29. Establish by evidence; verify; support
vigor
substantiate
scrupulous
ascendancy
30. Raise in rank or dignity; praise
divergent
incisive
exalt
bolster
31. Ridicule; make fun of
abstemious
ominous
disputatious
deride
32. Disprove
refute
rhetorical
guile
consensus
33. Extreme corruption; wickedness
disparity
depravity
conviction
articulate
34. Damaged; disfigured
compliance
marred
appease
diligence
35. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
discriminating
tentative
abstemious
gravity
36. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
furtive
opportunist
lethargic
aesthetic
37. Unjustified; groundless; undeserved
prodigal
flagrant
pessimism
unwarranted
38. Not harmonious; conflicting
inconsequential
discordant
disclose
disseminate
39. Faultless
fervor
impeccable
altruistic
gratify
40. Rapid growth; spread; multiplication
placate
censorious
proliferation
listless
41. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
idiosyncrasy
prevalent
altruistic
hypocritical
42. Something that discourages; hindrance
negate
taciturn
prudent
deterrent
43. Suitable; practical; politic
expedient
appease
immutable
submissive
44. Relieve
temper
alleviate
impudence
garrulous
45. Guilt; self-reproach
detrimental
capricious
adversity
remorse
46. Silly; senseless
inane
prudent
censure
intervene
47. Persuade; bring about
impudence
coercion
artisan
induce
48. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
dogmatic
capricious
miserly
remorse
49. Make something last; preserve from extinction
marred
perpetuate
obscure
corroborate
50. Confirm; support
integrity
corroborate
haughtiness
concur