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SAT and ACT Common Words

Subjects : sat, act, 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. Hard-working






2. Ordinary - common






3. Short-lived - as an image






4. Instinctive - untaught






5. Shorten -abridge






6. Guilt diminishing






7. Sharing of feelings






8. Pleasure seeker






9. Overused - cliched






10. Lacking in depth






11. Profound respect






12. Phony - false






13. Displaying wealth






14. Straying from main point






15. Secret - stealthy






16. Lucky






17. Rash - impulsive






18. Unable to work together






19. Dried up






20. Able to see the future






21. Tiring - weakening






22. Withdrawn - hermit-like






23. To verify - confirm






24. To criticize harshly






25. Impulsive action






26. To clear from blame






27. Follower of customs






28. Elusive - sly - ambiguous






29. Run-of-the-mill






30. Quick to recover






31. Diplomatic - polite






32. Misfortune






33. More than enough






34. Friendly - helpful






35. Sanctuary






36. Extremely dry






37. Fearless - adventurous






38. To delay unnecessarily






39. Irritation - frustration






40. Long life






41. Outstanding






42. Variant - moving apart






43. Harmful






44. Trivial






45. Persuader of legislators






46. Nameless






47. Momentary - fleeting






48. Patronizing






49. Calm - casual






50. Crowd of people