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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. Lamentably
Suggestive of earlier event
Admit
Unfortunately
Unparalleled significance

2. Presumably
Long-term
Disagreement; separation
Able to be sensibly predicted
Apathetic

3. Discord
Disagreement; tension
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Apparently
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

4. Rhetorical
Sabotage
Important
Practical; down-to-earth
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

5. Pervasive
The reality of something
As a focus
Relevant; quick and direct
Manifested throughout

6. Objectivity
Long-term
The reality of something
To solve
Distinguished

7. Empirical
Natural
Composed of different elements
Pertaining to experience
Large in quantity; a lot

8. Poignant
Consequence
Cunning; hard to grasp
Relevant; quick and direct
Long-term

9. Intrinsic
Deep; pervading
Disagreement
Good
Innate; inherent

10. Contend
Able to be sensibly predicted
Argue
Being everywhere at once
Something not in correct time

11. Predominant
Something not in correct time
Speed up
Self-contradictory statement
Most important

12. Undermine
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Sabotage
Lasting a short time
Period of history

13. Adage
Insightful; perceptive
Saying expressing common experience
Manifested throughout
Affirm; Back up a statement

14. Immutable
Endanger; Hurt
Proposal;idea
Sabotage
Unchangeable

15. Manifest
To Exhibit
Directing
Representative example
Act of revealing

16. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Unparalleled significance
Unselfishness
Difficult

17. Ostensibly
Apparently
False
Being everywhere at once
Natural

18. Subjective
Opposite
Lacking in substance or reality
Prominent; clear
Natural

19. Echoed
Reverberated
Prominent; clear
Specific and Clear
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

20. Entail
Without ending; incessant
Period of history
Disagreement
Imply

21. Profound
Deep; pervading
Distinguished
Relevant; quick and direct
Independence

22. Presupposition
Assumption
Self-contradictory statement
Expression of grief
Protagonist

23. Exceptionally
To Exhibit
Very
Goal
Affirm; Back up a statement

24. Explicit
Scrupulous inspection
Specific and Clear
Epitomize
Judge importance of

25. Aspect
Having no equal
Blame; Ascribe
The domain of a certain abstraction
Quality

26. Ethical
Disagreement; tension
Illustrate
Terse saying embodying general truth
Good

27. addressing
Directing
To assume
Equalitarian
Specific and Clear

28. Notably
Important
Imply
Directing
As a focus

29. Anecdote
Very
Short account of interesting event
Period of history
Prominent; clear

30. Feasible
Possible
Crucial
Unselfishness
The domain of a certain abstraction

31. Provocative
Bad situation
To Cause
Serving to stimulate
Speed up

32. Egalitarian
Never expected or before seen
Difficult
Equalitarian
Representative example

33. Parallel
Judge importance of
Similar
Difference
To be or make an epitome of

34. Facilitate
Help
Terse saying embodying general truth
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Excel; To pass limits

35. Quagmire
Apparently
Bad situation
The reality of something
Possible

36. Attribute
The reality of something
Consequence
Possible
Blame; Ascribe

37. Eminent
Disagreement
Advocate; supporter
Pertaining to experience
Distinguished

38. Inequitable
Unfair; Unjust
Suggestive of earlier event
Unselfishness
Difference

39. Fallacious
False
Endanger; Hurt
Apathetic
Opposite

40. Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth
Act of Implying
Cunning; hard to grasp
Suggestive of earlier event

41. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Being everywhere at once
As a focus
Short account of interesting event

42. Transcend
To Exhibit
Excel; To pass limits
Unparalleled significance
Terse saying embodying general truth

43. Main Character
Apparently
Help
Consequence
Protagonist

44. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Saying expressing common experience
Insightful; perceptive
The domain of a certain abstraction

45. Revelation
Difficult
Prominent; clear
Relevant; quick and direct
Act of revealing

46. Epitome
Complicated
Established
Representative example
Similar

47. Incontrovertible
Conformed
Established
Directing
Validity

48. Tantamount
Long-term
To be equivalent to
Validity
Ordinary

49. Aphorism
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Terse saying embodying general truth
As a focus
Ordinary

50. Indifferent
To be equivalent to
The reality of something
Apathetic
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type