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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. Antithesis
Help
Speed up
Opposite
Affirm; Back up a statement

2. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Firm Belief
Unselfishness
Representative example

3. Ephemeral
Terse saying embodying general truth
Crucial
Lasting a short time
Opposite

4. Indigenous
Composed of different elements
A natural part of something
Expression of grief
Pertaining to experience

5. Attribute
Blame; Ascribe
Lacking in substance or reality
Illustrate
Conformed

6. Fallacious
Brought for
Apathetic
Disagreement; separation
False

7. Legitimacy
Validity
Large in quantity; a lot
Complicated
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

8. Ramification
Similar
Consequence
To venerate
Difficult

9. Undermine
Sabotage
Specific and Clear
Practical; down-to-earth
False

10. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Reverberated
Firm Belief
Lasting a short time

11. Pervasive
Apparently
Good
Manifested throughout
Example; Epitome

12. Paradigm
Goal
Composed of different elements
Never expected or before seen
Example; Epitome

13. Ethical
Act of revealing
Insightful; perceptive
Good
To Exhibit

14. Altruism
Established
Unselfishness
Affirm; Back up a statement
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

15. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Complicated
As a focus
To be equivalent to

16. Epitomize
Unchangeable
To be or make an epitome of
Practical
Terse saying embodying general truth

17. Revere
Innate; inherent
To venerate
Expression of grief
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

18. Manifest
Show
Possible
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Serving to stimulate

19. Secular
Impossible to prevent
Pertaining to experience
Long-term
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

20. Unparalleled
Relevant; quick and direct
Difference
Advocate; supporter
Having no equal

21. Manifest
Argue
Very
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To Exhibit

22. Distinct
Practical; down-to-earth
Prominent; clear
Complicated
Composed of different elements

23. Contend
Composed of different elements
To venerate
Goal
Argue

24. Discrepancy
Difference
Scrupulous inspection
Clever
Something not in correct time

25. Dichotomy
Clever
Disagreement; separation
Sabotage
Specific and Clear

26. Facet
Minor distinction
Speed up
Clear; connect logically
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

27. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Statement supported by arguments
Imply
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

28. Acute
Crucial
Ordinary
Possible
Short account of interesting event

29. Feasible
Disagreement; tension
Disagreement; separation
Possible
Serving to stimulate

30. Revelation
Act of revealing
Goal
Practical
A natural part of something

31. Explicit
Natural
Distinguished
Excel; To pass limits
Specific and Clear

32. Dissension
Admit
Disagreement
Idea
An assumption

33. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Unfortunately
Sabotage
Problem

34. Intrinsic
To Exhibit
Innate; inherent
Representative example
Admit

35. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Similar
Independence
Difference

36. Exceptionally
Difficult
Sabotage
Disagreement; tension
Very

37. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Lacking in substance or reality
Conformed
Innate; inherent

38. Assess
The domain of a certain abstraction
Most important
Never expected or before seen
Judge importance of

39. Premise
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Idea
Deep; pervading
An assumption

40. Anachronism
Protagonist
Something not in correct time
Having as final result
Unselfishness

41. Implication
Act of Implying
Expression of grief
Without ending; incessant
To assume

42. Facilitate
Short account of interesting event
Expression of grief
Help
Natural

43. Inevitable
Impossible to prevent
The reality of something
Independence
Example; Epitome

44. Profound
Deep; pervading
Help
To be equivalent to
Important

45. Inextricable
Protagonist
Complicated
Manifested throughout
Reverberated

46. Discord
Quality
Disagreement; tension
Unfair; Unjust
Bad situation

47. Anecdote
Independence
Unfair; Unjust
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Short account of interesting event

48. Incongruous
Ordinary
Impossible to prevent
Disagreement
Composed of different elements

49. Allusion
To Exhibit
Illustrate
Argue
Casual reference

50. Lament
To solve
Expression of grief
Most important
Very