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SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Conviction
Argue
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Clear; connect logically
Firm Belief

2. Substantiate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Prominent; clear
Affirm; Back up a statement

3. Feasible
Brought for
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Good
Possible

4. Secular
Long-term
Statement supported by arguments
Durable; prevailing
Blame; Ascribe

5. Prodigious
Similar
Cunning; hard to grasp
Large in quantity; a lot
Having as final result

6. Discord
Goal
Assumption
Disagreement; tension
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

7. Culminate
Having as final result
To Cause
Disagreement; separation
Very

8. Altruism
Unselfishness
Unfair; Unjust
Independence
As a focus

9. Thesis
Relevant; quick and direct
Statement supported by arguments
To Exhibit
Manifested throughout

10. Epitome
Independence
Representative example
Disagreement
Deep; pervading

11. Concede
Equalitarian
Conformed
Admit
Act of Implying

12. Egalitarian
Disagreement; separation
Equalitarian
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Suggestive of earlier event

13. Presumably
Natural
Able to be sensibly predicted
Pertaining to experience
Durable; prevailing

14. Reminiscent
An assumption
Suggestive of earlier event
Validity
Goal

15. Incisive
Impossible to prevent
Insightful; perceptive
Proposal;idea
Unchangeable

16. Indifferent
False
Apathetic
Illustrate
Expression of grief

17. Lamentably
Unfortunately
To be equivalent to
Possible
Admit

18. Inherent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Consequence
Argue
Sabotage

19. Notably
Able to be sensibly predicted
Brought for
As a focus
Possible

20. Intrinsic
Disagreement
Composed of different elements
Minor distinction
Innate; inherent

21. Ethical
Unfortunately
Innate; inherent
Scrupulous inspection
Good

22. Adage
Apathetic
Saying expressing common experience
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Unfortunately

23. Compromise
Apathetic
Conformed
Endanger; Hurt
To be or make an epitome of

24. Immutable
Scrupulous inspection
Serving to stimulate
Unchangeable
Complicated

25. Paradigm
Practical; down-to-earth
Crucial
Being everywhere at once
Example; Epitome

26. Inevitable
Important
Impossible to prevent
Possible
Brought for

27. Depict
Casual reference
Blame; Ascribe
Innate; inherent
Illustrate

28. Empirical
Admit
Pertaining to experience
Suggestive of earlier event
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

29. Provocative
Clear; connect logically
Prominent; clear
Serving to stimulate
Long-term

30. orthodox
Show
Conformed
Scrupulous inspection
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

31. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Opposite
Saying expressing common experience
Unfortunately

32. Main Character
Endanger; Hurt
Protagonist
Similar
Goal

33. Poignant
Period of history
Clear; connect logically
Opposite
Relevant; quick and direct

34. Revelation
Goal
Manifested throughout
Unparalleled significance
Act of revealing

35. Realm
Suggestive of earlier event
Advocate; supporter
The domain of a certain abstraction
To assume

36. Anecdote
To Cause
Important
Excel; To pass limits
Short account of interesting event

37. Ostensibly
As a focus
Minor distinction
Apparently
To venerate

38. Entail
Disagreement; separation
Imply
Apathetic
Unfair; Unjust

39. Pervasive
Manifested throughout
Judge importance of
Equalitarian
Independence

40. Objectivity
The reality of something
Show
Act of Implying
Proposal;idea

41. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Example; Epitome
Having no equal
Act of Implying

42. Ramification
Very
Period of history
Complicated
Consequence

43. Momentous
Unfair; Unjust
Conformed
Unparalleled significance
The domain of a certain abstraction

44. Eminent
Admit
Distinguished
Unfortunately
Innate; inherent

45. Engender
Able to be sensibly predicted
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Difficult
To Cause

46. Dilemma
Specific and Clear
Imply
False
Problem

47. Tantamount
Independence
Never expected or before seen
Bad situation
To be equivalent to

48. Facilitate
Help
Innate; inherent
Blame; Ascribe
Affirm; Back up a statement

49. Dogmatic
To Cause
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Unfair; Unjust
Disagreement; separation

50. Quagmire
Lasting a short time
Bad situation
Directing
Advocate; supporter