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SAT Vocab Most Important 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. Describing a showy or pretentious display






2. Stubbornly persevering






3. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






4. A beginner






5. Worthy of blame






6. Describing a category of artistic endeavor






7. Hinder; interfere with






8. Describing a large amount of something






9. Inborn; built-in






10. Insulting in manner or speech






11. Persistence






12. Highly respected






13. Prejudiced






14. Responsive; agreeable






15. Menacing; threatening






16. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






17. Describing a dry - rainless climate






18. Shrewd; clever






19. Feeling or showing little emotion






20. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






21. Lacking sophistication






22. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






23. Extra; unnecessary






24. Elaborately decorated






25. Dispersed throughout






26. Poisonous






27. Savage; untamed






28. Practical






29. Hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will






30. Dine by secretive means






31. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






32. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






33. To grow or increase rapidly






34. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






35. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






36. A group organized by rank






37. Calm






38. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






39. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






40. Rotten






41. Favorable; promising






42. Stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs






43. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






44. Of or occurring in the night






45. Lacking application or practical application






46. Not caring one way or the other






47. Clearness in thought or expression






48. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






49. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or course of action






50. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling