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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. Silly; senseless






2. Individual trait - usually odd in nature; eccentricity






3. Wasteful; reckless with money






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






5. Self-control; formal but distant manner






6. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






7. Lack of consistency; difference






8. Frankness; open honesty






9. Cautious; careful






10. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death






11. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






12. Waver; fluctuate






13. Darken; make unclear






14. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly






15. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






16. Unchanging; lacking development






17. Extreme corruption; wickedness






18. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for






19. Scatter






20. Suitable; practical; politic






21. Casual; hastily done






22. Comparable






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






24. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






25. Mocking






26. Motionless; stale; dull






27. Harmless






28. Someone who eats too much






29. Dark; not transparent






30. Confirm; support






31. One opposed to force; anti-militarist






32. Fearless






33. Think up; invent; plan






34. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess






35. Courteous regard for another's wish






36. Unoriginal; derived from another source






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






38. Put into effect; supply with tools






39. Frighten






40. Uprightness; wholeness






41. Short-lived; fleeting






42. Waste






43. Examine closely and critically






44. Grieve; express sorrow






45. Self-satisfaction; smugness






46. Deceptive; not real






47. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others






48. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others






49. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






50. Effective; distinct