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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. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Admit
An assumption
Natural

2. Epitomize
To venerate
Practical
To be or make an epitome of
Unselfishness

3. Proposition
Act of revealing
Quality
Proposal;idea
Unfortunately

4. Evoked
Brought for
Impossible to prevent
Imply
Protagonist

5. Tantamount
To be equivalent to
Terse saying embodying general truth
Relevant; quick and direct
False

6. Inherent
Conformed
Natural
Important
To Cause

7. Depict
Unselfishness
Speed up
Illustrate
Expression of grief

8. Thesis
To venerate
Able to be sensibly predicted
Statement supported by arguments
Lasting a short time

9. Objectivity
Cunning; hard to grasp
The reality of something
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Affirm; Back up a statement

10. Feasible
Possible
Admit
An assumption
Specific and Clear

11. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Firm Belief
Proposal;idea
Lasting a short time

12. Revere
A natural part of something
Clever
Speed up
To venerate

13. Unprecedented
Problem
Serving to stimulate
To venerate
Never expected or before seen

14. Autonomy
Example; Epitome
Serving to stimulate
Independence
The reality of something

15. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Clever
Possible
Directing

16. Antithesis
Idea
Validity
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Opposite

17. Prominent
Complicated
Distinguished
Minor distinction
Suggestive of earlier event

18. Ramification
Terse saying embodying general truth
To assume
Consequence
Apparently

19. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Very
Disagreement; separation
To venerate

20. Secular
Very
Unfortunately
Long-term
Established

21. Manifest
Example; Epitome
To Exhibit
Being everywhere at once
Composed of different elements

22. Main Character
Relevant; quick and direct
Protagonist
Similar
Insightful; perceptive

23. Conventional
Goal
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Ordinary
Conformed

24. Contend
Argue
Innate; inherent
Distinguished
To solve

25. Entail
Endanger; Hurt
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Imply
Epitomize

26. Arduous
Consequence
As a focus
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Difficult

27. Implication
Brought for
Reverberated
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Act of Implying

28. Plausible
Illustrate
Advocate; supporter
Never expected or before seen
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

29. Presupposition
Assumption
Sabotage
Casual reference
To Cause

30. Culminate
To assume
To venerate
Having as final result
Something not in correct time

31. Paradox
Expression of grief
Practical
Proposal;idea
Self-contradictory statement

32. Dogmatic
Terse saying embodying general truth
Difference
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Blame; Ascribe

33. Notion
Idea
Natural
Apathetic
Help

34. Allusion
Very
Unchangeable
Casual reference
To assume

35. Facet
To venerate
Proposal;idea
Important
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

36. Acute
Innate; inherent
Saying expressing common experience
Crucial
Unparalleled significance

37. Exceptionally
Apparently
Large in quantity; a lot
Very
Having no equal

38. Scrutiny
To be equivalent to
Scrupulous inspection
Disagreement
Relevant; quick and direct

39. Conviction
Minor distinction
Firm Belief
Expression of grief
Unchangeable

40. Empirical
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Firm Belief
Difference
Pertaining to experience

41. Fallacious
Affirm; Back up a statement
Suggestive of earlier event
False
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

42. Prodigious
Large in quantity; a lot
Relevant; quick and direct
Saying expressing common experience
Practical

43. Exemplify
Insightful; perceptive
To assume
Proposal;idea
Epitomize

44. Inherent
Blame; Ascribe
Most important
Being everywhere at once
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

45. Manifest
Durable; prevailing
Judge importance of
Unparalleled significance
Show

46. Incontrovertible
Brought for
Apathetic
Established
Practical; down-to-earth

47. orthodox
Conformed
To assume
False
Illustrate

48. Enduring
Self-contradictory statement
Deep; pervading
Durable; prevailing
Disagreement; separation

49. Indifferent
Opposite
Having no equal
Affirm; Back up a statement
Apathetic

50. Immutable
Protagonist
Being everywhere at once
Unchangeable
Period of history