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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. Dried up






2. Overused - cliched






3. Wealthy






4. To delay unnecessarily






5. Hard-working






6. Talented beyond one's age






7. Misfortune






8. Irritable






9. Shorten -abridge






10. Irritation - frustration






11. Inflammatory






12. Pleasure seeker






13. Rabble-rousing leader






14. Rash - impulsive






15. Trivial






16. Trust among friends






17. Tiring - weakening






18. Displaying wealth






19. Temporary - fleeting






20. Meek






21. Out-of-date






22. Variant - moving apart






23. Unavoidable - certain






24. Outstanding






25. Controlled - restricted






26. Speaker






27. Persuader of legislators






28. To clear from blame






29. More than enough






30. To verify - confirm






31. Phony - false






32. Opponent






33. To work together






34. Joy - exultation






35. Indirect - roundabout






36. Theory requiring proof






37. To end an activity






38. Crowd of people






39. Harmful






40. Wealth - success






41. Agreement after a quarrel






42. Ordinary - common






43. Impulsive action






44. Instinctive - untaught






45. Short-lived - as an image






46. Withdrawn - hermit-like






47. Diplomatic - polite






48. Long life






49. Arrogant - condescending






50. Pompous - self-important