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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Calm - casual






2. Follow an example






3. Misfortune






4. Hard-working






5. Wisdom






6. Speaker






7. Disloyal






8. Withdrawn - hermit-like






9. High praise






10. Overused - cliched






11. Act of refraing from






12. To clear from blame






13. Fearless - adventurous






14. To regard with scorn






15. Shorten -abridge






16. Friendly - helpful






17. Wealthy






18. Irritation - frustration






19. Dried up






20. Sympathy - mercy






21. Watchful - alert






22. To observe carefully






23. Momentary - fleeting






24. Out-of-date






25. Persuader of legislators






26. Inflammatory






27. Nameless






28. Lacking in depth






29. Trivial






30. Instinctive - untaught






31. Provisional - contingent






32. Extremely dry






33. Indirect - roundabout






34. Short-lived - as an image






35. Controlled - restricted






36. Short account of event






37. Lucky






38. Sharing of feelings






39. Irritable






40. Meek






41. To settle differences






42. Arrogant - condescending






43. Wealth - success






44. Rash - impulsive






45. Ordinary - common






46. Phony - false






47. To attribute to someone






48. Hateful






49. Straying from main point






50. State of being renewed