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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. Disparate
Manifested throughout
Without ending; incessant
Composed of different elements
Problem

2. Dissension
An assumption
False
Disagreement
To be or make an epitome of

3. Echoed
Apathetic
Reverberated
Unselfishness
Specific and Clear

4. Pragmatic
Advocate; supporter
Protagonist
Show
Practical; down-to-earth

5. Transcend
Practical; down-to-earth
Excel; To pass limits
To venerate
Impossible to prevent

6. Inevitable
Impossible to prevent
Difficult
Difference
Having as final result

7. Unparalleled
Having no equal
Goal
Opposite
Epitomize

8. Paradox
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Distinguished
Self-contradictory statement
Composed of different elements

9. Nuance
Established
Saying expressing common experience
Minor distinction
Opposite

10. Reminiscent
Period of history
Practical
Suggestive of earlier event
Affirm; Back up a statement

11. Secular
Pertaining to experience
Idea
Long-term
As a focus

12. Relentless
Advocate; supporter
Scrupulous inspection
Without ending; incessant
The reality of something

13. Pervasive
Period of history
Serving to stimulate
To Cause
Manifested throughout

14. Arduous
Lacking in substance or reality
Insightful; perceptive
To venerate
Difficult

15. Ephemeral
Being everywhere at once
Judge importance of
Lasting a short time
Apparently

16. Resolve
Imply
A natural part of something
Disagreement; tension
To solve

17. Dichotomy
Disagreement; separation
Distinguished
The reality of something
As a focus

18. Ramification
A natural part of something
Prominent; clear
Consequence
Ordinary

19. Prodigious
The reality of something
Distinguished
Large in quantity; a lot
Consequence

20. Fallacious
False
A natural part of something
Insightful; perceptive
Never expected or before seen

21. addressing
As a focus
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
To solve
Directing

22. Objectivity
Complicated
The reality of something
Able to be sensibly predicted
Endanger; Hurt

23. Tantamount
Advocate; supporter
Long-term
To be equivalent to
Very

24. Explicit
Something not in correct time
Specific and Clear
To assume
Disagreement

25. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Self-contradictory statement
Imply
Ordinary

26. Immutable
Something not in correct time
Never expected or before seen
Unchangeable
Bad situation

27. Epitomize
Having as final result
Durable; prevailing
To be or make an epitome of
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

28. Substantiate
Crucial
Lasting a short time
Relevant; quick and direct
Affirm; Back up a statement

29. Undermine
Short account of interesting event
Composed of different elements
Sabotage
Unfortunately

30. Manifest
Suggestive of earlier event
Deep; pervading
To Exhibit
Conformed

31. Aphorism
Example; Epitome
Distinguished
Terse saying embodying general truth
Composed of different elements

32. Aspect
Terse saying embodying general truth
A natural part of something
Quality
Unparalleled significance

33. Lamentably
An assumption
Disagreement
Most important
Unfortunately

34. Expedite
As a focus
Being everywhere at once
Speed up
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

35. Predominant
Having as final result
Blame; Ascribe
Deep; pervading
Most important

36. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Crucial
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Unfair; Unjust

37. Enduring
Able to be sensibly predicted
Bad situation
Something not in correct time
Durable; prevailing

38. Antithesis
Opposite
Saying expressing common experience
Practical
Scrupulous inspection

39. Unprecedented
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Being everywhere at once
Never expected or before seen

40. Ostensibly
Distinguished
Possible
Complicated
Apparently

41. Notion
Unparalleled significance
Idea
Lacking in substance or reality
Problem

42. To Premise
Unselfishness
Practical; down-to-earth
Assumption
To assume

43. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Apathetic
Period of history
To solve

44. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Act of revealing
An assumption
Imply

45. Engender
Distinguished
Self-contradictory statement
To Cause
Brought for

46. Adage
Deep; pervading
Saying expressing common experience
Lacking in substance or reality
The domain of a certain abstraction

47. Culminate
Lacking in substance or reality
Having as final result
Excel; To pass limits
Large in quantity; a lot

48. Pragmatic
Help
Protagonist
Brought for
Practical

49. Inherent
Affirm; Back up a statement
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Crucial
Validity

50. Main Character
Protagonist
Assumption
Terse saying embodying general truth
Specific and Clear