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