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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. Dilemma
Difficult
Problem
The domain of a certain abstraction
Affirm; Back up a statement

2. Empirical
Statement supported by arguments
Impossible to prevent
Pertaining to experience
The domain of a certain abstraction

3. Attribute
Important
Blame; Ascribe
Excel; To pass limits
Assumption

4. Objectivity
Cunning; hard to grasp
The reality of something
Endanger; Hurt
An assumption

5. Undermine
Being everywhere at once
Imply
Sabotage
Goal

6. Anecdote
To assume
Short account of interesting event
Goal
As a focus

7. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Good
Serving to stimulate

8. Substantiate
Quality
Judge importance of
Affirm; Back up a statement
Cunning; hard to grasp

9. Epitome
Similar
Representative example
Sabotage
Large in quantity; a lot

10. Main Character
Unfortunately
Never expected or before seen
Having no equal
Protagonist

11. Inherent
Brought for
Unchangeable
Durable; prevailing
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

12. Parallel
Difficult
Excel; To pass limits
Deep; pervading
Similar

13. Revere
To assume
Clear; connect logically
Terse saying embodying general truth
To venerate

14. Evoke
Apathetic
Possible
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Blame; Ascribe

15. Prominent
Distinguished
Judge importance of
Composed of different elements
Terse saying embodying general truth

16. Anachronism
To solve
Short account of interesting event
Something not in correct time
Lacking in substance or reality

17. Indifferent
Act of revealing
Unfair; Unjust
Apathetic
To Cause

18. Secular
Long-term
Cunning; hard to grasp
Endanger; Hurt
Apathetic

19. Pragmatic
Crucial
Lasting a short time
Unfortunately
Practical; down-to-earth

20. Paradox
Goal
Self-contradictory statement
Relevant; quick and direct
Example; Epitome

21. Premise
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Disagreement; separation
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
An assumption

22. Legitimacy
Validity
Apparently
Complicated
To be equivalent to

23. Viable
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Minor distinction
Deep; pervading
Possible

24. Adage
Quality
Scrupulous inspection
Unfortunately
Saying expressing common experience

25. Aspect
Possible
Illustrate
Lasting a short time
Quality

26. Fallacious
Disagreement
To Cause
False
Having as final result

27. Scrutiny
Having as final result
Scrupulous inspection
To be equivalent to
Prominent; clear

28. To Premise
Saying expressing common experience
To assume
Opposite
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

29. Incontrovertible
Established
Brought for
Saying expressing common experience
Equalitarian

30. Provocative
Distinguished
Serving to stimulate
Assumption
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

31. Egalitarian
Distinguished
Equalitarian
Clear; connect logically
Blame; Ascribe

32. Paramount/Momentous
Short account of interesting event
Practical
Difference
Important

33. Pervasive
Endanger; Hurt
Protagonist
Manifested throughout
Prominent; clear

34. Thesis
Deep; pervading
Statement supported by arguments
Minor distinction
Firm Belief

35. Acute
Clever
Epitomize
Show
Unchangeable

36. Rhetorical
Act of Implying
Deep; pervading
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Having no equal

37. Evoked
Clear; connect logically
Idea
Brought for
Cunning; hard to grasp

38. Explicit
Specific and Clear
Show
Idea
Firm Belief

39. Ramification
Unfair; Unjust
Terse saying embodying general truth
Consequence
Deep; pervading

40. Exemplify
Firm Belief
Epitomize
Cunning; hard to grasp
Protagonist

41. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Equalitarian
Having no equal
Practical; down-to-earth

42. Notion
Example; Epitome
Idea
Proposal;idea
Bad situation

43. Predominant
Most important
Clear; connect logically
Unselfishness
Practical

44. Facilitate
Help
Complicated
Unparalleled significance
Good

45. Disparate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Speed up
Composed of different elements
Large in quantity; a lot

46. Ostensibly
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Practical; down-to-earth
Prominent; clear
Apparently

47. Exceptionally
Very
Act of Implying
Composed of different elements
Never expected or before seen

48. Lament
Insightful; perceptive
Argue
Endanger; Hurt
Expression of grief

49. Transcend
Having no equal
Reverberated
Protagonist
Excel; To pass limits

50. Discord
Large in quantity; a lot
Durable; prevailing
Disagreement; tension
Example; Epitome