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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. Secret - stealthy
anachronistic
anecdote
surreptitious
diligent
2. Able to see the future
amicable
condescending
clairvoyant
nonchalant
3. Dried up
opulent
parched
pretentious
hackneyed
4. Patronizing
orator
querulous
exasperation
condescending
5. To observe carefully
censure
haughty
digression
scrutinize
6. Honesty - decency
integrity
compromise
disdain
aesthetic
7. Quick to recover
tenacious
anonymous
resilient
longevity
8. Flushed - ornate
novice
surreptitious
florid
lobbyist
9. Pertaining to beauty
scrutinize
conformist
aesthetic
superfluous
10. Displaying wealth
anonymous
ostentatious
camaraderie
collaborate
11. Irritable
querulous
substantiate
suppress
inevitable
12. Opponent
novice
procrastinate
antagonist
resilient
13. To attribute to someone
discredit
impute
intuitive
Adulation
14. Rash - impulsive
impetuous
ephemeral
condescending
extenuating
15. Improve - augment
surreptitious
enhance
Abstinence
hypothesis
16. Agreement after a quarrel
querulous
provocative
reconciliation
empathy
17. Wisdom
lobbyist
assiduous
incompatible
sagacity
18. Ordinary - common
mundane
jubilation
ephemeral
subtle
19. To regard with scorn
disdain
perfidious
evanescent
inconsequential
20. Beginner
censure
novice
divergent
anachronistic
21. Agreeable
surreptitious
amicable
mundane
precocious
22. Lacking in depth
benevolent
rancorous
superficial
deleterious
23. Momentary - fleeting
querulous
prosaic
vindicate
ephemeral
24. Profound respect
reverence
discredit
arid
jubilation
25. Variant - moving apart
antagonist
divergent
parched
querulous
26. Temporary - fleeting
frugal
tenacious
asylum
transient
27. Pompous - self-important
florid
pretentious
exasperation
compromise
28. Elusive - sly - ambiguous
subtle
haughty
provocative
antagonist
29. Inflammatory
provocative
vindicate
tactful
demagogue
30. Trust among friends
rancorous
divergent
conformist
camaraderie
31. To clear from blame
perfidious
provocative
scrutinize
vindicate
32. Phony - false
anecdote
discredit
precocious
spurious
33. Watchful - alert
spurious
wary
hedonist
clairvoyant
34. Short account of event
provocative
prudent
prosperity
anecdote
35. Unable to work together
assiduous
enervating
incompatible
compassion
36. Hateful
restrained
rancorous
conformist
querulous
37. More than enough
surreptitious
digression
novice
superfluous
38. To settle differences
fortuitous
compromise
prosaic
spurious
39. Indirect - roundabout
wary
parched
renovation
circuitous
40. Controlled - restricted
restrained
prosaic
emulate
resilient
41. Joy - exultation
congregation
anachronistic
jubilation
spontaneity
42. To work together
diligent
suppress
collaborate
benevolent
43. Calm - casual
censure
nonchalant
camaraderie
circuitous
44. Follow an example
haughty
submissive
reconciliation
emulate
45. Shorten -abridge
Abbreviate
hedonist
haughty
Abstinence
46. Irritation - frustration
exasperation
procrastinate
nonchalant
conformist
47. Guilt diminishing
condescending
empathy
adversity
extenuating
48. Crowd of people
surreptitious
compromise
venerable
congregation
49. High praise
Adulation
longevity
superficial
orator
50. Talented beyond one's age
precocious
circuitous
pretentious
reclusive