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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. Discrepancy
Difference
Unparalleled significance
Good
Disagreement; tension

2. Dissension
Manifested throughout
Equalitarian
Disagreement
Validity

3. Explicit
Opposite
Specific and Clear
Large in quantity; a lot
Help

4. Ramification
Practical; down-to-earth
Pertaining to experience
Consequence
Difference

5. Realm
The domain of a certain abstraction
Having no equal
Practical; down-to-earth
The reality of something

6. Predominant
Possible
Most important
Clever
To Exhibit

7. Subtle
Assumption
Cunning; hard to grasp
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Idea

8. Profound
Act of Implying
Deep; pervading
Reverberated
To Cause

9. Assess
False
Established
Deep; pervading
Judge importance of

10. Attribute
Relevant; quick and direct
Unfortunately
A natural part of something
Blame; Ascribe

11. Dogmatic
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Show
Equalitarian
Expression of grief

12. Viable
Directing
Possible
A natural part of something
Suggestive of earlier event

13. Quagmire
Argue
Bad situation
Specific and Clear
Disagreement; tension

14. Lamentably
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Scrupulous inspection
Endanger; Hurt
Unfortunately

15. Evoked
Reverberated
Help
Possible
Brought for

16. Compromise
Saying expressing common experience
Endanger; Hurt
Distinguished
As a focus

17. Conventional
Being everywhere at once
Never expected or before seen
Ordinary
Argue

18. Aspiration
Goal
Saying expressing common experience
Natural
Important

19. Arduous
Having as final result
Difficult
Quality
Judge importance of

20. Contend
Composed of different elements
Large in quantity; a lot
Argue
Terse saying embodying general truth

21. Lament
Terse saying embodying general truth
Act of revealing
Expression of grief
Possible

22. Engender
Example; Epitome
Firm Belief
To Cause
Show

23. Unprecedented
Composed of different elements
Argue
Never expected or before seen
Something not in correct time

24. Paradox
False
Pertaining to experience
Admit
Self-contradictory statement

25. Expedite
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Speed up
Directing
Difference

26. Undermine
Disagreement
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Affirm; Back up a statement
Sabotage

27. Objectivity
The reality of something
Saying expressing common experience
To Exhibit
Similar

28. Aspect
The domain of a certain abstraction
Apparently
Show
Quality

29. Echoed
Directing
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Reverberated
To Cause

30. Proposition
Imply
Sabotage
Innate; inherent
Proposal;idea

31. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Large in quantity; a lot
Saying expressing common experience
Crucial

32. Inherent
Important
To Exhibit
Crucial
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

33. Conviction
Firm Belief
Similar
Terse saying embodying general truth
Practical; down-to-earth

34. Allusion
Disagreement
Able to be sensibly predicted
Casual reference
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

35. Exceptionally
Distinguished
Representative example
Lasting a short time
Very

36. To Premise
As a focus
To Cause
Never expected or before seen
To assume

37. Epitomize
To be or make an epitome of
Having no equal
Unfair; Unjust
Lasting a short time

38. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Lacking in substance or reality
Speed up
Unfortunately

39. Nuance
Important
Minor distinction
Large in quantity; a lot
Specific and Clear

40. Thesis
Speed up
Casual reference
Apathetic
Statement supported by arguments

41. orthodox
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Conformed
Ordinary
Possible

42. Plausible
Act of revealing
Representative example
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Imply

43. Provocative
Statement supported by arguments
Serving to stimulate
Prominent; clear
Consequence

44. Inequitable
Imply
Deep; pervading
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Unfair; Unjust

45. Indigenous
A natural part of something
Practical; down-to-earth
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Ordinary

46. Main Character
Protagonist
Cunning; hard to grasp
Composed of different elements
Opposite

47. Ethical
Good
To venerate
Speed up
Opposite

48. Fallacious
Act of revealing
Good
Specific and Clear
False

49. Aphorism
Complicated
Statement supported by arguments
Terse saying embodying general truth
Assumption

50. Evoke
Statement supported by arguments
Large in quantity; a lot
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Impossible to prevent