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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. Objectivity
Judge importance of
The reality of something
Sabotage
Firm Belief

2. Reminiscent
Suggestive of earlier event
A natural part of something
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Complicated

3. Thesis
Statement supported by arguments
Excel; To pass limits
To be equivalent to
Casual reference

4. Egalitarian
Pertaining to experience
Established
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Equalitarian

5. Viable
Goal
Possible
The domain of a certain abstraction
Having as final result

6. Inherent
Established
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Lasting a short time
Natural

7. Compromise
Independence
Endanger; Hurt
Something not in correct time
Show

8. Pragmatic
Being everywhere at once
Natural
Practical
Manifested throughout

9. Intrinsic
To be or make an epitome of
Brought for
As a focus
Innate; inherent

10. Culminate
Having as final result
Statement supported by arguments
Good
Unselfishness

11. Aspiration
Admit
Goal
Endanger; Hurt
Conformed

12. Pervasive
Manifested throughout
Scrupulous inspection
Unchangeable
Unparalleled significance

13. Indifferent
Disagreement
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Apathetic

14. Evoked
Being everywhere at once
Judge importance of
Large in quantity; a lot
Brought for

15. Enduring
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Unchangeable
Durable; prevailing
Act of Implying

16. Manifest
Problem
Show
Expression of grief
Short account of interesting event

17. Presumably
Large in quantity; a lot
Able to be sensibly predicted
Serving to stimulate
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

18. Incisive
Disagreement; tension
Something not in correct time
Insightful; perceptive
To solve

19. Dogmatic
Self-contradictory statement
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Unfair; Unjust
Able to be sensibly predicted

20. Premise
Reverberated
Brought for
Clear; connect logically
An assumption

21. Prodigious
Illustrate
Large in quantity; a lot
Established
Advocate; supporter

22. Engender
Brought for
Advocate; supporter
Impossible to prevent
To Cause

23. Allusion
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Casual reference
To solve
Opposite

24. Altruism
Reverberated
Goal
Unselfishness
Apathetic

25. Paramount/Momentous
Independence
To be or make an epitome of
Show
Important

26. Presupposition
Assumption
Imply
Cunning; hard to grasp
Affirm; Back up a statement

27. Inequitable
Possible
Period of history
To be equivalent to
Unfair; Unjust

28. Quintessential
Affirm; Back up a statement
Advocate; supporter
The reality of something
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

29. Contend
Conformed
Proposal;idea
Most important
Argue

30. Dichotomy
Terse saying embodying general truth
Distinguished
Argue
Disagreement; separation

31. Inherent
Disagreement; tension
Possible
Never expected or before seen
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

32. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
False
Practical
Important

33. Entail
To solve
Difference
Cunning; hard to grasp
Imply

34. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Opposite
Act of Implying
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

35. Resolve
Self-contradictory statement
Similar
Long-term
To solve

36. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
Idea
Epitomize
Unparalleled significance

37. Acute
Ordinary
Self-contradictory statement
Crucial
Manifested throughout

38. Revelation
Most important
Act of revealing
Lacking in substance or reality
Having as final result

39. Autonomy
Independence
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
A natural part of something
As a focus

40. Assess
Suggestive of earlier event
The reality of something
Judge importance of
Independence

41. Antithesis
Apparently
Representative example
Disagreement
Opposite

42. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Validity
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Short account of interesting event

43. Explicit
Validity
Specific and Clear
Unfair; Unjust
Example; Epitome

44. Inevitable
Specific and Clear
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Crucial
Impossible to prevent

45. Expedite
Speed up
Able to be sensibly predicted
False
Saying expressing common experience

46. Ephemeral
To venerate
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Long-term
Lasting a short time

47. Exceptionally
Quality
Opposite
Very
Being everywhere at once

48. Pragmatic
Composed of different elements
Reverberated
Practical; down-to-earth
To venerate

49. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Established
Able to be sensibly predicted
Prominent; clear

50. Profound
Directing
As a focus
Deep; pervading
Bad situation