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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. Aspect
Firm Belief
Act of Implying
Quality
Sabotage

2. Unprecedented
Assumption
Scrupulous inspection
Never expected or before seen
Imply

3. Culminate
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Having as final result
Advocate; supporter
Crucial

4. Incontrovertible
Quality
Conformed
Without ending; incessant
Established

5. Ethical
Clear; connect logically
Unchangeable
Composed of different elements
Good

6. Anachronism
Crucial
Complicated
Something not in correct time
Representative example

7. Inevitable
Self-contradictory statement
Impossible to prevent
Minor distinction
Unparalleled significance

8. Inherent
Period of history
Practical
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Unparalleled significance

9. Profound
Independence
Deep; pervading
Problem
As a focus

10. Inequitable
Quality
Example; Epitome
Unfair; Unjust
Advocate; supporter

11. Aspiration
Suggestive of earlier event
Goal
Excel; To pass limits
To assume

12. Notably
Firm Belief
Conformed
As a focus
Serving to stimulate

13. Undermine
Able to be sensibly predicted
Serving to stimulate
Sabotage
Specific and Clear

14. Discrepancy
Possible
Suggestive of earlier event
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Difference

15. Egalitarian
Equalitarian
Quality
Serving to stimulate
A natural part of something

16. Intrinsic
Quality
Suggestive of earlier event
Good
Innate; inherent

17. Predominant
Most important
Innate; inherent
Durable; prevailing
Epitomize

18. Legitimacy
Example; Epitome
Disagreement; tension
Validity
To be equivalent to

19. Evoked
Brought for
Affirm; Back up a statement
Act of Implying
Similar

20. Viable
To Cause
Possible
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Most important

21. Exemplify
Sabotage
Clear; connect logically
Cunning; hard to grasp
Epitomize

22. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Important
Self-contradictory statement
An assumption

23. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
Serving to stimulate
Firm Belief
As a focus

24. Antithesis
Opposite
Cunning; hard to grasp
Help
Act of Implying

25. Ramification
The reality of something
Bad situation
Consequence
Judge importance of

26. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Distinguished
Argue
Scrupulous inspection

27. Quagmire
To Exhibit
Relevant; quick and direct
Bad situation
Saying expressing common experience

28. Coherent
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Clear; connect logically
Unfortunately
Goal

29. Arduous
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Difficult
Distinguished
Specific and Clear

30. Fallacious
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
False
Apparently
Prominent; clear

31. Substantiate
Affirm; Back up a statement
Clear; connect logically
Scrupulous inspection
Idea

32. Assess
Judge importance of
Quality
Pertaining to experience
Casual reference

33. Allusion
Lasting a short time
Cunning; hard to grasp
Casual reference
Unselfishness

34. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Advocate; supporter
Opposite
Unparalleled significance

35. Evoke
Durable; prevailing
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Deep; pervading
Show

36. Premise
An assumption
Practical; down-to-earth
Possible
Affirm; Back up a statement

37. Ostensibly
Advocate; supporter
Apparently
To assume
Conformed

38. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
Conformed
A natural part of something
Deep; pervading

39. Scrutiny
To venerate
Without ending; incessant
Scrupulous inspection
Disagreement; separation

40. addressing
Judge importance of
Deep; pervading
Composed of different elements
Directing

41. Immutable
Difficult
Unchangeable
Having as final result
Long-term

42. Lament
Conformed
Illustrate
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Expression of grief

43. Exceptionally
Durable; prevailing
Composed of different elements
Bad situation
Very

44. Concede
Help
Good
Lasting a short time
Admit

45. Ephemeral
Show
Goal
Able to be sensibly predicted
Lasting a short time

46. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Independence
Conformed
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

47. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Distinguished
Clever
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

48. Distinct
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Manifested throughout
Prominent; clear

49. Aphorism
Firm Belief
As a focus
Terse saying embodying general truth
Epitomize

50. Altruism
Directing
Unselfishness
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Minor distinction