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SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ethical
Composed of different elements
Good
Very
Something not in correct time

2. Inequitable
Serving to stimulate
Unfair; Unjust
Validity
Unselfishness

3. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Reverberated
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Having no equal

4. Paradox
Proposal;idea
Unchangeable
Affirm; Back up a statement
Self-contradictory statement

5. Quintessential
Composed of different elements
Terse saying embodying general truth
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Short account of interesting event

6. Depict
Durable; prevailing
Illustrate
Self-contradictory statement
Show

7. Eminent
Distinguished
Validity
Long-term
Cunning; hard to grasp

8. Dogmatic
The reality of something
Unselfishness
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Lacking in substance or reality

9. Antithesis
Epitomize
Opposite
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Impossible to prevent

10. Epitomize
Quality
To be or make an epitome of
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Reverberated

11. Dissension
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Practical
Disagreement
Expression of grief

12. Implication
Example; Epitome
Act of Implying
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

13. Resolve
Proposal;idea
Show
Period of history
To solve

14. addressing
Practical
Directing
Goal
Natural

15. Incisive
Insightful; perceptive
Innate; inherent
Lacking in substance or reality
Example; Epitome

16. Epoch
Manifested throughout
False
Independence
Period of history

17. Notion
Innate; inherent
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Difference
Idea

18. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Unparalleled significance
Excel; To pass limits
Impossible to prevent

19. Conviction
Possible
Firm Belief
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Reverberated

20. To Premise
To be or make an epitome of
Excel; To pass limits
To assume
Opposite

21. Facet
Validity
Example; Epitome
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

22. Manifest
Unfortunately
Long-term
Show
Lasting a short time

23. Revere
Terse saying embodying general truth
To venerate
Durable; prevailing
Admit

24. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
To assume
Complicated
Argue

25. Incongruous
The domain of a certain abstraction
Composed of different elements
Brought for
Serving to stimulate

26. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
Never expected or before seen
Crucial
Natural

27. Realm
To Exhibit
The domain of a certain abstraction
Able to be sensibly predicted
To be or make an epitome of

28. Ostensibly
Clear; connect logically
Lasting a short time
Apparently
Unfair; Unjust

29. Antithesis
Casual reference
Unchangeable
Consequence
Opposite

30. Contend
Illustrate
Argue
Statement supported by arguments
Difficult

31. Facilitate
Conformed
Most important
Minor distinction
Help

32. Thesis
Good
Statement supported by arguments
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
To assume

33. Aspiration
Cunning; hard to grasp
Goal
Complicated
Directing

34. Profound
Proposal;idea
Bad situation
Deep; pervading
To solve

35. Premise
To solve
To Exhibit
Casual reference
An assumption

36. orthodox
Unparalleled significance
Innate; inherent
Conformed
Unfortunately

37. Proposition
Terse saying embodying general truth
Affirm; Back up a statement
Proposal;idea
Saying expressing common experience

38. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
As a focus
Clear; connect logically
Durable; prevailing

39. Objectivity
Natural
Apathetic
Established
The reality of something

40. Entail
Prominent; clear
Self-contradictory statement
Imply
As a focus

41. Attribute
Clever
A natural part of something
Apparently
Blame; Ascribe

42. Altruism
Self-contradictory statement
Casual reference
Unselfishness
Impossible to prevent

43. Egalitarian
Blame; Ascribe
Opposite
Possible
Equalitarian

44. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
As a focus
Scrupulous inspection
Similar

45. Notably
Apathetic
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
As a focus
Most important

46. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Representative example
Apparently
Composed of different elements

47. Provocative
Sabotage
Representative example
Serving to stimulate
Impossible to prevent

48. Exceptionally
Imply
Very
Insightful; perceptive
To be equivalent to

49. Predominant
Difference
Most important
Advocate; supporter
Unparalleled significance

50. Tantamount
To be equivalent to
Possible
Similar
Something not in correct time