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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. Engender
To Cause
Impossible to prevent
An assumption
Statement supported by arguments

2. Facilitate
Unfortunately
Disagreement; tension
Help
Apparently

3. Enduring
Durable; prevailing
Expression of grief
Never expected or before seen
Speed up

4. Premise
Practical; down-to-earth
Consequence
Being everywhere at once
An assumption

5. Discord
Having no equal
Show
Long-term
Disagreement; tension

6. Objectivity
Directing
Problem
The reality of something
Distinguished

7. Undermine
Complicated
Durable; prevailing
Sabotage
Firm Belief

8. Concede
Able to be sensibly predicted
Judge importance of
Apathetic
Admit

9. Attribute
Terse saying embodying general truth
Possible
Blame; Ascribe
Insightful; perceptive

10. Antithesis
Clever
Sabotage
Opposite
Affirm; Back up a statement

11. Quintessential
Difference
Problem
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Expression of grief

12. Explicit
Specific and Clear
Able to be sensibly predicted
To Exhibit
Proposal;idea

13. Manifest
Scrupulous inspection
Show
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Disagreement; tension

14. Adage
Example; Epitome
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Most important
Saying expressing common experience

15. Paradox
Expression of grief
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Reverberated
Self-contradictory statement

16. Incontrovertible
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Self-contradictory statement
Established
Example; Epitome

17. Entail
Imply
As a focus
Natural
Serving to stimulate

18. Manifest
To be equivalent to
Example; Epitome
To Exhibit
Possible

19. Expedite
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Help
Proposal;idea
Speed up

20. Presupposition
To venerate
Unchangeable
A natural part of something
Assumption

21. Eminent
Distinguished
Long-term
Lacking in substance or reality
An assumption

22. Main Character
Cunning; hard to grasp
Representative example
Protagonist
Possible

23. Epoch
Unselfishness
Period of history
Self-contradictory statement
Lasting a short time

24. Ephemeral
Apparently
Representative example
Lasting a short time
Serving to stimulate

25. Implication
Unfair; Unjust
Act of Implying
Statement supported by arguments
To assume

26. Ostensibly
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Show
Unchangeable
Apparently

27. Revere
Argue
Relevant; quick and direct
To venerate
Ordinary

28. Intrinsic
Pertaining to experience
Innate; inherent
Judge importance of
Bad situation

29. Dilemma
Disagreement; separation
Problem
Validity
Distinguished

30. Scrutiny
Insightful; perceptive
Endanger; Hurt
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Scrupulous inspection

31. Exemplify
False
Act of Implying
Goal
Epitomize

32. Legitimacy
Validity
Specific and Clear
Distinguished
Crucial

33. Conviction
Clear; connect logically
Never expected or before seen
Firm Belief
Protagonist

34. Acute
Crucial
Goal
Assumption
Possible

35. Nuance
To venerate
Minor distinction
Crucial
Clever

36. Dichotomy
Admit
Prominent; clear
Possible
Disagreement; separation

37. Reminiscent
Period of history
To be or make an epitome of
Representative example
Suggestive of earlier event

38. Fallacious
Casual reference
False
Admit
Validity

39. Dissension
Durable; prevailing
Distinguished
Disagreement
To assume

40. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
Suggestive of earlier event
Help
Long-term

41. Viable
Possible
Complicated
Problem
Equalitarian

42. Distinct
Validity
Prominent; clear
Difficult
Terse saying embodying general truth

43. Incongruous
Composed of different elements
Without ending; incessant
Firm Belief
Minor distinction

44. orthodox
Judge importance of
Problem
Conformed
Representative example

45. Echoed
Act of revealing
Disagreement
Reverberated
Composed of different elements

46. Unprecedented
Clever
Never expected or before seen
Goal
Admit

47. Arduous
Composed of different elements
Difficult
Conformed
Good

48. Lament
Expression of grief
Goal
Opposite
Unselfishness

49. Contend
Durable; prevailing
Show
Excel; To pass limits
Argue

50. Acute
Clever
Conformed
Reverberated
Most important