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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. Exceptionally
Very
Representative example
Lasting a short time
Cunning; hard to grasp

2. Allusion
Casual reference
Never expected or before seen
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Crucial

3. Ephemeral
Very
Lasting a short time
Unselfishness
Judge importance of

4. Echoed
Directing
Disagreement; tension
Reverberated
Example; Epitome

5. Premise
An assumption
Saying expressing common experience
Very
Disagreement; separation

6. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Brought for
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Ordinary

7. Relentless
Imply
Without ending; incessant
Established
Pertaining to experience

8. Profound
As a focus
Deep; pervading
Argue
Cunning; hard to grasp

9. Quintessential
Bad situation
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
To solve
Unselfishness

10. Incongruous
Pertaining to experience
Minor distinction
Composed of different elements
Complicated

11. Altruism
Proposal;idea
Composed of different elements
Ordinary
Unselfishness

12. Inevitable
Impossible to prevent
Having as final result
To Cause
Very

13. Indifferent
Short account of interesting event
Disagreement; separation
Apathetic
Argue

14. Prominent
Distinguished
Serving to stimulate
Clever
False

15. Ethical
Innate; inherent
Unchangeable
Long-term
Good

16. Distinct
Bad situation
Prominent; clear
Relevant; quick and direct
Most important

17. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Having as final result
Act of Implying
Period of history

18. Notably
The domain of a certain abstraction
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
As a focus
Terse saying embodying general truth

19. Proponent
Lasting a short time
Good
Advocate; supporter
Durable; prevailing

20. Tantamount
To be equivalent to
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Quality
Manifested throughout

21. Expedite
Speed up
Illustrate
Cunning; hard to grasp
The reality of something

22. Sublime
Practical; down-to-earth
Saying expressing common experience
Assumption
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

23. Discord
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Composed of different elements
Important
Disagreement; tension

24. Viable
Having as final result
The reality of something
Possible
To be or make an epitome of

25. Manifest
Possible
Show
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Lacking in substance or reality

26. Lament
Disagreement; tension
Important
Being everywhere at once
Expression of grief

27. Implication
Without ending; incessant
Lasting a short time
Bad situation
Act of Implying

28. Rhetorical
Scrupulous inspection
Act of revealing
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Casual reference

29. Dogmatic
Long-term
Bad situation
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Good

30. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Period of history
Unparalleled significance
Minor distinction

31. Manifest
Being everywhere at once
To Exhibit
Affirm; Back up a statement
Complicated

32. Eminent
Endanger; Hurt
Most important
Distinguished
Terse saying embodying general truth

33. Egalitarian
Argue
Equalitarian
Having as final result
Unselfishness

34. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
Affirm; Back up a statement
Disagreement; separation
Representative example

35. Anecdote
Specific and Clear
Composed of different elements
Short account of interesting event
Apparently

36. Lamentably
Composed of different elements
Unfortunately
Period of history
To Cause

37. Anachronism
Durable; prevailing
Without ending; incessant
Something not in correct time
Long-term

38. Secular
Statement supported by arguments
Similar
Long-term
Validity

39. Contend
Argue
Relevant; quick and direct
Distinguished
Affirm; Back up a statement

40. Resolve
Period of history
Saying expressing common experience
Minor distinction
To solve

41. Unparalleled
Disagreement
Endanger; Hurt
Practical
Having no equal

42. Epoch
To Exhibit
Period of history
Apparently
Most important

43. Depict
Illustrate
Minor distinction
Serving to stimulate
Reverberated

44. Conviction
Able to be sensibly predicted
Idea
Firm Belief
Goal

45. Inherent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Impossible to prevent
Unfortunately
Most important

46. Arduous
Protagonist
Disagreement
Lasting a short time
Difficult

47. Empirical
Terse saying embodying general truth
Pertaining to experience
Disagreement; separation
Self-contradictory statement

48. Prodigious
Large in quantity; a lot
Sabotage
Ordinary
Blame; Ascribe

49. Acute
Established
Problem
Crucial
Argue

50. Facilitate
Help
Distinguished
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Cunning; hard to grasp