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SAT and ACT Common Words
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Subjects
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sat
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act
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Patronizing
tactful
prosperity
sagacity
condescending
2. Crowd of people
aesthetic
reverence
circuitous
congregation
3. Short-lived - as an image
resilient
evanescent
lobbyist
hackneyed
4. Secret - stealthy
surreptitious
sagacity
hypothesis
prudent
5. Sanctuary
circuitous
asylum
deleterious
spontaneity
6. Flushed - ornate
transient
Abstinence
florid
intuitive
7. To end an activity
divergent
convergence
suppress
demagogue
8. Unavoidable - certain
inevitable
suppress
parched
restrained
9. High praise
camaraderie
longevity
Adulation
impetuous
10. Diplomatic - polite
tactful
restrained
lobbyist
nonchalant
11. Talented beyond one's age
renovation
transient
precocious
exemplary
12. More than enough
longevity
restrained
orator
superfluous
13. Ordinary - common
lobbyist
mundane
opulent
suppress
14. Temporary - fleeting
disdain
transient
vindicate
jubilation
15. Fearless - adventurous
ostentatious
clairvoyant
lobbyist
intrepid
16. Meek
transient
submissive
inconsequential
rancorous
17. Beginner
conditional
hackneyed
spontaneity
novice
18. Wisdom
subtle
sagacity
anecdote
Abbreviate
19. Displaying wealth
evanescent
novice
ostentatious
surreptitious
20. To criticize harshly
clairvoyant
censure
deleterious
provocative
21. Disloyal
superficial
procrastinate
perfidious
anachronistic
22. To observe carefully
scrutinize
rancorous
censure
arid
23. Trivial
divergent
submissive
frugal
inconsequential
24. To clear from blame
precocious
vindicate
hedonist
fortuitous
25. Dishonor - disgrace
longevity
conditional
discredit
renovation
26. To work together
inconsequential
collaborate
vindicate
resilient
27. Hard-working
compassion
diligent
provocative
Abbreviate
28. Friendly - helpful
impetuous
benevolent
adversity
diligent
29. Improve - augment
enhance
anecdote
impute
substantiate
30. Theory requiring proof
benevolent
integrity
hypothesis
Adulation
31. Speaker
digression
orator
inevitable
restrained
32. To settle differences
frugal
asylum
compromise
antagonist
33. Quick to recover
resilient
camaraderie
wary
rancorous
34. Persistent - resolute
antagonist
tenacious
wary
compassion
35. Withdrawn - hermit-like
reclusive
sagacity
jubilation
novice
36. Joy - exultation
florid
enhance
jubilation
reconciliation
37. Calm - casual
amicable
demagogue
nonchalant
integrity
38. To regard with scorn
discredit
assiduous
hackneyed
disdain
39. Thrifty
frugal
jubilation
prosperity
hypothesis
40. Nameless
restrained
reconciliation
anachronistic
anonymous
41. Agreeable
amicable
renovation
frugal
provocative
42. Controlled - restricted
hackneyed
pretentious
restrained
renovation
43. Provisional - contingent
demagogue
compassion
conditional
prosperity
44. Arrogant - condescending
haughty
wary
congregation
vindicate
45. Joining of parts
mundane
convergence
Abbreviate
amicable
46. Misfortune
parched
adversity
enervating
clairvoyant
47. Long life
longevity
reverence
haughty
adversity
48. Follow an example
impetuous
emulate
Abstinence
anonymous
49. Overused - cliched
clairvoyant
hackneyed
nonchalant
hedonist
50. Extremely dry
convergence
reclusive
arid
divergent