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SAT and ACT Common Words
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Subjects
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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. To criticize harshly
censure
parched
intrepid
haughty
2. Misfortune
clairvoyant
querulous
adversity
arid
3. More than enough
superfluous
novice
surreptitious
evanescent
4. Sharing of feelings
lobbyist
arid
empathy
pretentious
5. Hard-working
subtle
assiduous
substantiate
nonchalant
6. Calm - casual
nonchalant
discredit
haughty
suppress
7. Inflammatory
provocative
collaborate
emulate
subtle
8. To verify - confirm
substantiate
aesthetic
intrepid
enhance
9. Agreement after a quarrel
diligent
provocative
reconciliation
amicable
10. Short-lived - as an image
ostentatious
clairvoyant
haughty
evanescent
11. Able to see the future
nonchalant
censure
frugal
clairvoyant
12. Wisdom
anonymous
sagacity
orator
asylum
13. Patronizing
anachronistic
precocious
superfluous
condescending
14. Joy - exultation
impetuous
asylum
jubilation
anachronistic
15. Sympathy - mercy
impetuous
hedonist
mundane
compassion
16. Wise - careful - cautious
reverence
intuitive
prudent
resilient
17. Rash - impulsive
deleterious
demagogue
impetuous
reconciliation
18. Harmful
sagacity
impetuous
camaraderie
deleterious
19. Arrogant - condescending
procrastinate
tenacious
haughty
benevolent
20. Opponent
antagonist
submissive
aesthetic
pretentious
21. Shorten -abridge
renovation
reverence
Abbreviate
empathy
22. Sanctuary
transient
prosaic
arid
asylum
23. Indirect - roundabout
tenacious
circuitous
rancorous
perfidious
24. Flushed - ornate
scrutinize
aesthetic
florid
amicable
25. Persuader of legislators
lobbyist
haughty
renovation
prosaic
26. Run-of-the-mill
prudent
surreptitious
camaraderie
prosaic
27. Talented beyond one's age
enervating
disdain
tactful
precocious
28. Impulsive action
hypothesis
mundane
procrastinate
spontaneity
29. Straying from main point
exasperation
digression
florid
conformist
30. Unavoidable - certain
resilient
inevitable
pretentious
mundane
31. Quick to recover
resilient
hackneyed
enervating
inconsequential
32. High praise
renovation
lobbyist
compassion
Adulation
33. Dishonor - disgrace
discredit
impute
adversity
divergent
34. Wealthy
emulate
subtle
opulent
impetuous
35. Disloyal
compromise
asylum
submissive
perfidious
36. To delay unnecessarily
discredit
prosaic
empathy
procrastinate
37. Meek
camaraderie
submissive
exasperation
perfidious
38. Momentary - fleeting
tactful
ephemeral
querulous
haughty
39. To end an activity
Abstinence
reverence
suppress
superfluous
40. Extremely dry
conformist
disdain
arid
anonymous
41. Pertaining to beauty
lobbyist
aesthetic
impute
benevolent
42. Respectable due to age
emulate
antagonist
pretentious
venerable
43. Speaker
prosaic
intuitive
orator
haughty
44. Elusive - sly - ambiguous
longevity
digression
prudent
subtle
45. Wealth - success
subtle
emulate
prosperity
inevitable
46. Follow an example
disdain
sagacity
emulate
condescending
47. Unable to work together
asylum
superficial
incompatible
digression
48. Irritation - frustration
sagacity
reconciliation
spurious
exasperation
49. Provisional - contingent
submissive
anecdote
conditional
Abbreviate
50. Dried up
empathy
demagogue
parched
florid