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SAT Vocab Most Important 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. A selected part of a passage or scene
fluid
conviction
excerpt
derived
2. To give special attention to something - to stress
benign
inevitable
convoluted
emphasize
3. Quarrelsome; unruly
fractious
novice
wary
malfeasance
4. A crafty trick
melancholy
rational
ruse
realism
5. Indisputable; not open to question
toxic
ebullience
incontrovertible
trepidation
6. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
haughty
alleviate
archaic
frank
7. Extremely dull
ponderous
feral
exemplary
ample
8. Sadness; depression
enlightening
patronizing
melancholy
modest
9. Determined by impulse rather than reason
pejorative
arbitrary
pragmatic
compelling
10. Highly respected
venerated
contemptuous
decorous
lament
11. Lazy
sedentary
biased
novel
indolent
12. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
jurisprudence
prudent
impression
ornate
13. A beginner
decorous
timorous
toxic
novice
14. To avoid making a definite statement
incontrovertible
narrative
equivocate
torpor
15. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
pugnacious
opulent
novice
equanimity
16. To put up with to survive a hardship
endure
opulent
intuition
reclamation
17. Describing a showy or pretentious display
exculpate
ostentatious
objectivity
condescending
18. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
derived
egregious
misconception
opulent
19. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
malleable
dubious
fastidious
innovative
20. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
incumbent
deleterious
facile
prosaic
21. Coming into existence; emerging
meticulous
nascent
clandestine
plagiarism
22. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
archaic
disparage
stoic
dogmatic
23. Treating in a condescending manner
integrity
hackneyed
patronizing
contemporary
24. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
rational
spontaneous
elusive
facile
25. Prejudiced
benevolent
condemn
equivocate
biased
26. Having great depth or seriousness
profound
prodigious
cordial
gratuitous
27. To free from guilt or blame
cryptic
plagiarism
exculpate
discourse
28. Referring to the Middle Ages - old-fashioned
assimilation
indifferent
medieval
brittle
29. Easily flowing
alliance
discredit
replete
fluid
30. A judge who decides a disputed issue
harbinger
melancholy
arbiter
mollify
31. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
pundit
mediocrity
ostentatious
frenetic
32. Informative; contributing the one's awareness
enlightening
conception
harbinger
venerated
33. Unimaginative; dull
maverick
prosaic
perspective
disdain
34. (adj.) softening and soothing (n.) something that softens or soothes
emollient
mollify
alienated
dilettante
35. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
impede
clarity
maverick
plausible
36. Commendable; worthy of imitation
arbitrary
serene
inconsequential
exemplary
37. Energy; power to survive
vitality
exculpate
subdue
laudatory
38. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
tenuous
realism
brittle
austere
39. Extremely careful and precise
malice
meticulous
disingenuous
arbiter
40. Responsive; agreeable
clandestine
amenable
intrepid
astute
41. Hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will
exemplary
gratuitous
rancorous
implication
42. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or course of action
embellish
endure
rancorous
obstinate
43. Friendly; sincere
incorrigible
timorous
laudatory
cordial
44. Lacking application or practical application
inherent
theoretical
egregious
disparage
45. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
clarity
objectivity
facile
emollient
46. Habitually late
paramount
impede
melancholy
dilatory
47. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
clandestine
brittle
caustic
stoic
48. A fixed or strong belief
conviction
emigrate
naive
ebullience
49. Having no useful purpose; pointless
ample
futile
narrative
indolent
50. Enormous
prodigious
futile
dictatorial
amenable