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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. Eminent
Distinguished
Protagonist
Statement supported by arguments
Composed of different elements

2. Contend
Impossible to prevent
Argue
Having no equal
Prominent; clear

3. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Similar
To be equivalent to
Specific and Clear

4. Paramount/Momentous
Terse saying embodying general truth
Important
Having no equal
Practical; down-to-earth

5. Nuance
Unfair; Unjust
Expression of grief
Minor distinction
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

6. Echoed
Most important
Reverberated
Large in quantity; a lot
To assume

7. Inherent
Natural
Cunning; hard to grasp
Apathetic
Independence

8. Dogmatic
Act of Implying
Good
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
A natural part of something

9. Anachronism
Disagreement; tension
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Something not in correct time
Goal

10. Ubiquitous
Practical
Short account of interesting event
Disagreement; tension
Being everywhere at once

11. Implication
Conformed
Equalitarian
Act of Implying
Terse saying embodying general truth

12. Explicit
Consequence
Specific and Clear
Apathetic
Unparalleled significance

13. Fallacious
False
Show
Unparalleled significance
Distinguished

14. Prominent
Established
Distinguished
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Admit

15. Plausible
Very
Cunning; hard to grasp
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Assumption

16. Incontrovertible
Conformed
Established
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Important

17. Conviction
Minor distinction
Firm Belief
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Clear; connect logically

18. Enduring
Validity
Proposal;idea
Scrupulous inspection
Durable; prevailing

19. Inequitable
Suggestive of earlier event
Complicated
Distinguished
Unfair; Unjust

20. Viable
Possible
Unchangeable
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Ordinary

21. Acute
To be equivalent to
Crucial
Difficult
As a focus

22. Evoked
Speed up
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Brought for
Composed of different elements

23. Assess
Short account of interesting event
An assumption
Lacking in substance or reality
Judge importance of

24. Proposition
Proposal;idea
Expression of grief
Opposite
Ordinary

25. Exceptionally
Short account of interesting event
Deep; pervading
Very
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

26. Epitomize
To be or make an epitome of
To be equivalent to
Good
Innate; inherent

27. Culminate
Unfair; Unjust
Having as final result
Having no equal
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

28. Dichotomy
A natural part of something
Validity
Practical; down-to-earth
Disagreement; separation

29. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
Sabotage
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Prominent; clear

30. Premise
Without ending; incessant
Brought for
An assumption
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

31. Aphorism
Illustrate
Terse saying embodying general truth
To assume
Period of history

32. Incisive
Composed of different elements
Blame; Ascribe
Insightful; perceptive
Having as final result

33. Main Character
Opposite
Unchangeable
Difficult
Protagonist

34. Entail
Idea
Imply
Opposite
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

35. Presumably
Judge importance of
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Unselfishness
Able to be sensibly predicted

36. Inextricable
Suggestive of earlier event
Lasting a short time
Crucial
Complicated

37. To Premise
Quality
To assume
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Manifested throughout

38. Aspiration
Excel; To pass limits
Serving to stimulate
Goal
Without ending; incessant

39. Discord
Having no equal
The reality of something
Show
Disagreement; tension

40. Coherent
An assumption
Clear; connect logically
To Cause
Act of revealing

41. Ramification
To Exhibit
Unselfishness
Consequence
Disagreement; separation

42. Pervasive
Saying expressing common experience
Lasting a short time
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Manifested throughout

43. Attribute
Blame; Ascribe
Bad situation
Advocate; supporter
Something not in correct time

44. Expedite
Complicated
Speed up
Excel; To pass limits
Act of revealing

45. Subjective
Practical
Lacking in substance or reality
Natural
Speed up

46. Objectivity
Cunning; hard to grasp
Composed of different elements
Conformed
The reality of something

47. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Natural
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Disagreement; separation

48. Concede
False
Show
Admit
Impossible to prevent

49. Parallel
Disagreement; separation
Firm Belief
Help
Similar

50. Altruism
Assumption
Disagreement
Unselfishness
Illustrate