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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. Blame; criticize






2. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






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






4. Controlling influence; domination






5. Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






6. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist






7. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal






8. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






9. Stingy; mean






10. Abandon; disown; repudiate






11. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess






12. Unnecessary; excessive; overabundant






13. Firmly established by nature or habit






14. Insignificant; unimportant






15. View with scorn or contempt






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






17. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






18. Suitable; practical; politic






19. Difficult to please; squeamish






20. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious






21. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes






22. Person who looks on the good side






23. Guilt; self-reproach






24. Destroy completely






25. Courteous regard for another's wish






26. Of the same kind






27. Not fitting; absurd






28. Appease; moderate






29. Unlikely; unbelievable






30. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






31. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease; receptive to






32. Please






33. Threatening






34. Very high






35. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






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






37. Severity






38. Raise in rank or dignity; praise






39. Questionable; filled with doubt






40. Abundantly fruitful






41. Shorten; reduce






42. Highly skilled artist






43. Great fire






44. Puzzle; mystery






45. Prosper; flourish






46. Distribute; spread; scatter






47. Active enmity






48. Obscurity; forgetfulness






49. False; misleading






50. Applaud; announce with great approval