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SAT Common Diction Errors
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Subjects
:
sat
,
english
Instructions:
Answer 30 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. To charge with a crime; accuse
domesticated
elude
indict
imply
2. An erroneous perception
principle
illusion
affect
principal
3. To escape or avoid
elude
induct
consciousness
prospective
4. To bring about or cause
consciousness
induce
allusion
principle
5. Tame; trained
domesticated
perspective
proceed
illusion
6. An indirect reference
prospective
allusion
implicate
illusion
7. Fundamental basis for conduct
principle
principal
allusion
allude
8. Having or expressing desire for something
allusion
compliment
describe
desirous
9. Something that is caused - a consequence
effect
desirable
perspective
implicate
10. To conclude through reasoning
affect
implicate
desirous
deduce
11. Your source of mental judgement
allude
conscience
proceed
uninterested
12. An expression of praise
compliment
consciousness
allusion
prospective
13. Not biased by personal interest
prospective
describe
disinterested
ascribe
14. Advisable; recommendable; worthwhile
indict
conscience
desirable
imply
15. To introduce; to install in a new office
induct
principle
imply
principal
16. To connect incriminatingly
perspective
domestic
implicate
induct
17. A mental outlook or view
principal
illusion
perspective
induce
18. The state of being conscious
allude
consciousness
conscience
elude
19. To act on or cause a change
describe
compliment
implicate
affect
20. To indicate indirectly
effect
induct
imply
disinterested
21. To convey an impression of
precede
describe
deduce
uninterested
22. Head of a school
disinterested
induct
principal
desirable
23. To carry on and move forward
domesticated
proceed
affect
ascribe
24. Not caring; indifferent
prospective
desirable
desirous
uninterested
25. Something likely to happen
perspective
prospective
imply
indict
26. Something that completes
principle
complement
consciousness
desirous
27. To come before
induce
precede
induct
indict
28. To attribute to a certain
affect
ascribe
proceed
describe
29. To refer to indirectly
principle
allude
uninterested
elude
30. Having to do with the home or homeland
ascribe
desirous
domestic
allusion