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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. Substantiate
To Cause
Representative example
Affirm; Back up a statement
Distinguished

2. Sublime
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Composed of different elements
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Excel; To pass limits

3. Empirical
Manifested throughout
Pertaining to experience
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Relevant; quick and direct

4. Immutable
Ordinary
Representative example
Unchangeable
Difficult

5. Prodigious
Show
Something not in correct time
Large in quantity; a lot
Unparalleled significance

6. Pragmatic
Goal
Good
Deep; pervading
Practical; down-to-earth

7. Exemplify
Epitomize
The domain of a certain abstraction
Difficult
Independence

8. Arduous
Unfair; Unjust
Difficult
Manifested throughout
Ordinary

9. Inevitable
Unfair; Unjust
Impossible to prevent
Being everywhere at once
Representative example

10. Thesis
Possible
To assume
Excel; To pass limits
Statement supported by arguments

11. Acute
Clever
To be or make an epitome of
Ordinary
Possible

12. Manifest
Show
Quality
Saying expressing common experience
Deep; pervading

13. orthodox
Advocate; supporter
Brought for
Conformed
Act of Implying

14. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
A natural part of something
Scrupulous inspection
Similar

15. Quintessential
Statement supported by arguments
Brought for
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

16. Lament
To be equivalent to
Expression of grief
Minor distinction
Apparently

17. Altruism
Endanger; Hurt
To Cause
Unselfishness
Disagreement; separation

18. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
Terse saying embodying general truth
Problem
To be or make an epitome of

19. Legitimacy
Validity
Goal
Assumption
Durable; prevailing

20. Scrutiny
Composed of different elements
Possible
Scrupulous inspection
Proposal;idea

21. Aphorism
To Exhibit
Practical; down-to-earth
Expression of grief
Terse saying embodying general truth

22. Plausible
Composed of different elements
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Endanger; Hurt
The reality of something

23. Premise
Assumption
An assumption
Apparently
Self-contradictory statement

24. Egalitarian
Relevant; quick and direct
Possible
Equalitarian
To solve

25. Inextricable
Manifested throughout
Saying expressing common experience
Complicated
Possible

26. Realm
Practical; down-to-earth
Imply
The domain of a certain abstraction
Distinguished

27. Pervasive
Equalitarian
Protagonist
Speed up
Manifested throughout

28. Parallel
Unfortunately
Similar
Unparalleled significance
To assume

29. Indifferent
Apathetic
Complicated
Statement supported by arguments
The reality of something

30. Manifest
Firm Belief
Something not in correct time
Opposite
To Exhibit

31. Proposition
Firm Belief
Opposite
Proposal;idea
Distinguished

32. Allusion
False
Cunning; hard to grasp
Casual reference
Unfair; Unjust

33. Undermine
Act of Implying
Large in quantity; a lot
Representative example
Sabotage

34. Engender
To Cause
Clear; connect logically
Large in quantity; a lot
Lacking in substance or reality

35. Inequitable
To assume
Unfair; Unjust
Distinguished
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

36. Tantamount
Terse saying embodying general truth
Crucial
To be equivalent to
Without ending; incessant

37. Ubiquitous
Scrupulous inspection
Being everywhere at once
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Casual reference

38. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Disagreement
Distinguished
Difference

39. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Help
Composed of different elements
Cunning; hard to grasp

40. Paradox
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Affirm; Back up a statement
Self-contradictory statement
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

41. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Short account of interesting event
Judge importance of
Distinguished

42. Concede
Affirm; Back up a statement
Admit
Terse saying embodying general truth
Apparently

43. Viable
Minor distinction
Suggestive of earlier event
Possible
Unparalleled significance

44. Unparalleled
Minor distinction
Prominent; clear
Disagreement; tension
Having no equal

45. Aspiration
Distinguished
Brought for
Terse saying embodying general truth
Goal

46. Incongruous
Difference
Durable; prevailing
Composed of different elements
Assumption

47. Main Character
To venerate
To Cause
Ordinary
Protagonist

48. Aspect
Having as final result
Suggestive of earlier event
Distinguished
Quality

49. Incontrovertible
Long-term
Casual reference
Established
Similar

50. Quagmire
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Having as final result
Saying expressing common experience
Bad situation