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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. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or course of action
obstinate
coherent
serene
prodigious
2. Open to more than one interpretation
exculpate
eclectic
ambiguous
diligent
3. To give special attention to something - to stress
parody
stoic
emollient
emphasize
4. Extreme ill will or spite
lucid
suppressed
malice
elusive
5. Possessed at birth; inborn
phenomenon
innate
toxic
frenetic
6. Courageous; fearless
disdain
intrepid
dogmatic
prodigious
7. Uncertainty; apprehension
derived
trepidation
copious
servile
8. A selected part of a passage or scene
auspicious
benign
excerpt
genre
9. All-powerful
candor
wary
mediocrity
omnipotent
10. Commendable; worthy of imitation
assertion
malice
permeated
exemplary
11. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
incorrigible
caustic
pervasive
archaic
12. (adj.) relatively unknown (v.) to conceal or make indistinct
stratagem
amenable
obscure
arid
13. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
feral
acquired
subdue
eclectic
14. The philosophy or science of law
opulent
camaraderie
jurisprudence
equanimity
15. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
notorious
theoretical
disparage
lucid
16. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
austere
dictatorial
alliance
pejorative
17. Describing a dry - rainless climate
gratuitous
diligent
affable
arid
18. Extra; unnecessary
implication
superfluous
inherent
vitality
19. Strikingly new or unusual
novel
hierarchy
plausible
cordial
20. An example or model
paradigm
dilettante
servile
hackneyed
21. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
fractious
fluid
dictatorial
wily
22. Made; concocted in order to deceive
pundit
insolent
paradigm
fabricated
23. Misconduct or wrongdoing - especially by a public official
disparity
malfeasance
alleviate
sonorous
24. Playfully humorous
reprehensible
egregious
elusive
facetious
25. Lacking energy
implication
listless
haughty
equanimity
26. To free from guilt or blame
exculpate
biased
transitory
enlightening
27. A declaration or statement
fractious
permeated
assertion
mundane
28. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
obscure
superficial
stoic
benevolent
29. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
nocturnal
impartial
sanction
naive
30. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
dubious
catalog
deleterious
whimsical
31. Hinder; interfere with
facetious
vitality
impinge
surreptitiously
32. Uninteresting; unchallenging
convoluted
alleviate
incontrovertible
insipid
33. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
contemporary
maverick
jurisprudence
vocation
34. Describing a large amount of something
inherent
fastidious
proximity
ample
35. Wildly excited or active
putrid
eloquence
frenetic
tenacity
36. Practical
prudent
pragmatic
propriety
virtuoso
37. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
arid
fabricated
modest
phenomenon
38. Intense enthusiasm
obstinate
penitent
ebullience
parody
39. Impulsive and unpredictable
capricious
paramount
venerated
benign
40. An ungrateful person
ingrate
servile
idealize
medley
41. Of little importance or significance
biased
opulent
trivial
impartial
42. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
heinous
florid
misconception
premonition
43. Habitually late
paramount
innovative
fractious
dilatory
44. Not straightforward; crafty
disingenuous
superfluous
consensus
decorous
45. Trustworthiness; completeness
sonorous
parody
integrity
dilatory
46. Spread or flowing throughout
enmity
sonorous
permeated
sanction
47. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
obscure
feral
venerated
penitent
48. Well-meaning; generous
insipid
benevolent
facile
ruse
49. Awareness; insight
florid
spontaneous
alliance
perception
50. Cunning
wily
virtuoso
opulent
mediocrity