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