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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. Acute
Having no equal
Consequence
Clever
Distinguished

2. Manifest
Unselfishness
To Exhibit
Specific and Clear
Large in quantity; a lot

3. Enduring
Sabotage
Affirm; Back up a statement
Durable; prevailing
Practical; down-to-earth

4. Realm
Natural
Good
The domain of a certain abstraction
To assume

5. Prominent
Help
Goal
An assumption
Distinguished

6. Facet
Possible
Consequence
Excel; To pass limits
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

7. Pragmatic
Composed of different elements
Act of Implying
Practical
Saying expressing common experience

8. orthodox
Example; Epitome
Conformed
Affirm; Back up a statement
Reverberated

9. To Premise
Lasting a short time
To assume
False
Crucial

10. Inherent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Lasting a short time
Good
Validity

11. Legitimacy
Validity
False
Distinguished
Brought for

12. Engender
To Cause
To be or make an epitome of
The reality of something
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

13. Altruism
Proposal;idea
Unselfishness
To Cause
Independence

14. Predominant
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To solve
Advocate; supporter
Most important

15. Undermine
Never expected or before seen
Distinguished
Sabotage
Ordinary

16. Unparalleled
Never expected or before seen
Terse saying embodying general truth
Conformed
Having no equal

17. Premise
Scrupulous inspection
Opposite
Validity
An assumption

18. Evoke
Blame; Ascribe
Distinguished
Admit
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

19. Pragmatic
Prominent; clear
Important
Having no equal
Practical; down-to-earth

20. Ostensibly
Scrupulous inspection
Example; Epitome
Composed of different elements
Apparently

21. Manifest
Disagreement; separation
Crucial
Argue
Show

22. Inextricable
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Complicated
Having as final result
Practical; down-to-earth

23. Entail
Scrupulous inspection
Cunning; hard to grasp
Imply
Excel; To pass limits

24. Feasible
To venerate
Possible
A natural part of something
The reality of something

25. Concede
Independence
Without ending; incessant
False
Admit

26. Paramount/Momentous
Distinguished
Opposite
Composed of different elements
Important

27. Lamentably
To Cause
Validity
Unfortunately
Possible

28. Evoked
Brought for
Apathetic
Scrupulous inspection
Independence

29. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
Argue
Ordinary
Complicated

30. Ramification
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Consequence
Serving to stimulate

31. Unprecedented
Distinguished
Cunning; hard to grasp
Never expected or before seen
Brought for

32. Parallel
Possible
The domain of a certain abstraction
Similar
To Exhibit

33. Dilemma
An assumption
Disagreement
Illustrate
Problem

34. Facilitate
Opposite
Problem
Help
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

35. Presumably
Illustrate
Act of Implying
Able to be sensibly predicted
Unfortunately

36. Implication
Act of Implying
Serving to stimulate
To assume
Most important

37. Dichotomy
Goal
Disagreement; separation
Apparently
Large in quantity; a lot

38. Scrutiny
Able to be sensibly predicted
Practical
Scrupulous inspection
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

39. Subtle
To solve
Cunning; hard to grasp
False
Prominent; clear

40. Distinct
Prominent; clear
Scrupulous inspection
Cunning; hard to grasp
The reality of something

41. Disparate
Statement supported by arguments
Act of revealing
Composed of different elements
Most important

42. Secular
Long-term
Speed up
Unselfishness
Quality

43. Resolve
To solve
Bad situation
Short account of interesting event
To be equivalent to

44. Notably
Illustrate
As a focus
Distinguished
Most important

45. Aspiration
Unparalleled significance
Validity
Something not in correct time
Goal

46. Tantamount
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Having as final result
To be equivalent to
Firm Belief

47. Antithesis
Opposite
Period of history
Example; Epitome
Protagonist

48. Discord
Possible
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Disagreement; tension
Complicated

49. Aphorism
Help
Distinguished
Terse saying embodying general truth
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

50. Rhetorical
Validity
Having as final result
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade