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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. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others






2. Put away from consideration; reject






3. Standard used in judging






4. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party






5. Condemn; criticize






6. Reveal






7. Very high






8. Difficult to please; squeamish






9. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






10. Establish by evidence; verify; support






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






12. Person who looks on the good side






13. Clever; resourceful






14. Pacify or sooth; relieve






15. Arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist






16. Harmful; damaging






17. Condense or shorten






18. Blame; criticize






19. Stingy; mean






20. Fearless






21. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will






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






23. Make impossible; eliminate






24. Harmless






25. Assemble; gather; accumulate






26. Systematic






27. Short-lived; fleeting






28. Mistaken; wrong






29. Object made by human beings - either handmade or mass-produced






30. Portray; depict; sketch






31. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist






32. Lack of consistency; difference






33. Disown; disavow






34. Thrift; economy






35. Lack of caring; indifference






36. Lessening; reduction in size






37. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






38. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for






39. Active strength






40. Withdraw; take back






41. Not correctable






42. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






43. Approve; support






44. Old-fashioned; obsolete






45. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






46. Extreme corruption; wickedness






47. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness






48. Increase; add to






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






50. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something