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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. Sympathy - mercy
ephemeral
renovation
compassion
venerable
2. Beginner
novice
prosaic
substantiate
intuitive
3. Dried up
congregation
parched
ostentatious
arid
4. More than enough
reconciliation
superfluous
compassion
aesthetic
5. Controlled - restricted
Adulation
opulent
exemplary
restrained
6. Short account of event
renovation
ephemeral
anecdote
superficial
7. Crowd of people
Abbreviate
exemplary
rancorous
congregation
8. Short-lived - as an image
inevitable
evanescent
aesthetic
anecdote
9. Long life
Adulation
submissive
longevity
pretentious
10. Respectable due to age
venerable
wary
surreptitious
enervating
11. High praise
Adulation
empathy
anonymous
Abbreviate
12. To end an activity
suppress
congregation
compromise
anecdote
13. Opponent
assiduous
superficial
hackneyed
antagonist
14. Able to see the future
incompatible
empathy
clairvoyant
evanescent
15. Persuader of legislators
ostentatious
lobbyist
superfluous
adversity
16. Trivial
censure
benevolent
prudent
inconsequential
17. Rabble-rousing leader
renovation
opulent
demagogue
resilient
18. Unavoidable - certain
nonchalant
venerable
florid
inevitable
19. Out-of-date
prosperity
fortuitous
anachronistic
diligent
20. Fearless - adventurous
procrastinate
perfidious
intuitive
intrepid
21. Withdrawn - hermit-like
reclusive
digression
collaborate
diligent
22. Run-of-the-mill
prosaic
compromise
tenacious
superficial
23. Momentary - fleeting
ephemeral
integrity
lobbyist
wary
24. Joy - exultation
hedonist
prosperity
restrained
jubilation
25. Phony - false
novice
spurious
spontaneity
condescending
26. Pleasure seeker
prudent
incompatible
superfluous
hedonist
27. Wealth - success
compassion
adversity
prosperity
ephemeral
28. Theory requiring proof
resilient
jubilation
hypothesis
inconsequential
29. Quick to recover
resilient
collaborate
compassion
antagonist
30. Watchful - alert
superfluous
haughty
wary
asylum
31. Outstanding
evanescent
enhance
exemplary
tactful
32. Guilt diminishing
ephemeral
convergence
extenuating
enhance
33. Wealthy
opulent
censure
scrutinize
arid
34. Pertaining to beauty
conditional
nonchalant
inconsequential
aesthetic
35. Misfortune
perfidious
subtle
querulous
adversity
36. Honesty - decency
integrity
anachronistic
frugal
reconciliation
37. Overused - cliched
spontaneity
nonchalant
intrepid
hackneyed
38. Thrifty
rancorous
Adulation
frugal
hedonist
39. To regard with scorn
arid
disdain
prosaic
condescending
40. Secret - stealthy
scrutinize
prudent
surreptitious
venerable
41. Act of refraing from
inconsequential
incompatible
Abstinence
ostentatious
42. Straying from main point
diligent
digression
scrutinize
empathy
43. Sanctuary
renovation
restrained
asylum
mundane
44. Hard-working
assiduous
longevity
precocious
florid
45. To settle differences
compromise
divergent
renovation
hedonist
46. State of being renewed
renovation
spontaneity
ostentatious
lobbyist
47. Profound respect
inconsequential
disdain
reverence
wary
48. Talented beyond one's age
arid
precocious
anonymous
compassion
49. Pompous - self-important
pretentious
Abstinence
suppress
adversity
50. Impulsive action
asylum
amicable
florid
spontaneity