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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. Distinct
Prominent; clear
Established
Statement supported by arguments
Impossible to prevent

2. Concede
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Able to be sensibly predicted
Judge importance of
Admit

3. Exceptionally
Specific and Clear
Very
Deep; pervading
Unfair; Unjust

4. Predominant
To be or make an epitome of
Most important
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

5. Revere
Possible
Epitomize
To venerate
Insightful; perceptive

6. Profound
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Disagreement
Bad situation
Deep; pervading

7. Eminent
Distinguished
Act of revealing
Judge importance of
Having no equal

8. Ramification
Short account of interesting event
Without ending; incessant
Consequence
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

9. Expedite
Speed up
Imply
Practical
Crucial

10. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Advocate; supporter
Being everywhere at once
Terse saying embodying general truth

11. Enduring
Distinguished
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Durable; prevailing
Equalitarian

12. Revelation
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Act of revealing
False
To venerate

13. Intrinsic
Idea
Casual reference
Innate; inherent
Manifested throughout

14. Reminiscent
Short account of interesting event
Blame; Ascribe
Suggestive of earlier event
Epitomize

15. orthodox
Similar
Established
Conformed
Representative example

16. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Assumption
Possible
Equalitarian

17. Conviction
Firm Belief
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Unparalleled significance
Distinguished

18. Evoked
Without ending; incessant
Brought for
Having as final result
Excel; To pass limits

19. Lament
Expression of grief
Admit
Assumption
Directing

20. To Premise
Pertaining to experience
Unchangeable
To assume
Help

21. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Independence
Very
To solve

22. Paramount/Momentous
To Cause
Speed up
Important
False

23. Objectivity
Unselfishness
The reality of something
Practical; down-to-earth
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

24. Conventional
Representative example
Possible
To be equivalent to
Ordinary

25. Facilitate
The reality of something
Long-term
Casual reference
Help

26. Subjective
Terse saying embodying general truth
Lacking in substance or reality
Excel; To pass limits
Period of history

27. Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
Representative example
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Self-contradictory statement

28. Allusion
Established
Casual reference
Disagreement; tension
Self-contradictory statement

29. Prodigious
A natural part of something
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Minor distinction
Large in quantity; a lot

30. Ethical
Period of history
Possible
To venerate
Good

31. Subtle
Complicated
Composed of different elements
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unfair; Unjust

32. Exemplify
Manifested throughout
Cunning; hard to grasp
Epitomize
Equalitarian

33. Secular
Long-term
Apathetic
The reality of something
Disagreement; separation

34. Epitome
Difficult
Representative example
Unfortunately
Relevant; quick and direct

35. Entail
Composed of different elements
Imply
Illustrate
Clever

36. Premise
An assumption
Very
Argue
Unchangeable

37. Assess
Judge importance of
Deep; pervading
Quality
Established

38. Pervasive
Relevant; quick and direct
Manifested throughout
Prominent; clear
Distinguished

39. Dissension
Possible
Disagreement
Having as final result
Suggestive of earlier event

40. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
Unfortunately
Established
Independence

41. Implication
Act of Implying
Opposite
Statement supported by arguments
Idea

42. Depict
Illustrate
Disagreement
Natural
Cunning; hard to grasp

43. Relentless
Blame; Ascribe
Advocate; supporter
Able to be sensibly predicted
Without ending; incessant

44. Aspiration
Composed of different elements
Expression of grief
Goal
Reverberated

45. Fallacious
Distinguished
False
Prominent; clear
The domain of a certain abstraction

46. Empirical
Being everywhere at once
Reverberated
Pertaining to experience
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

47. Echoed
Reverberated
Expression of grief
Unfortunately
Idea

48. Scrutiny
Self-contradictory statement
Scrupulous inspection
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Clear; connect logically

49. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Assumption
Crucial
Period of history

50. Inherent
Natural
Cunning; hard to grasp
Possible
The domain of a certain abstraction