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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. Inevitable
Illustrate
Good
Unparalleled significance
Impossible to prevent

2. Subjective
Act of Implying
Clever
Lacking in substance or reality
Deep; pervading

3. Immutable
The reality of something
Lasting a short time
Large in quantity; a lot
Unchangeable

4. Arduous
Firm Belief
Cunning; hard to grasp
Difficult
Conformed

5. Autonomy
Able to be sensibly predicted
Cunning; hard to grasp
Independence
Proposal;idea

6. Acute
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
To Exhibit
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Clever

7. Distinct
An assumption
Practical
Prominent; clear
Speed up

8. Contend
Independence
To assume
Self-contradictory statement
Argue

9. Incisive
Speed up
Insightful; perceptive
Clear; connect logically
Representative example

10. Nuance
Minor distinction
Deep; pervading
Casual reference
To solve

11. Premise
Possible
An assumption
Casual reference
Clever

12. Expedite
Clever
Speed up
Apathetic
Prominent; clear

13. Lamentably
To Exhibit
Advocate; supporter
Pertaining to experience
Unfortunately

14. Inherent
Terse saying embodying general truth
Durable; prevailing
Saying expressing common experience
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

15. Revere
To venerate
Lacking in substance or reality
To be equivalent to
Natural

16. Presupposition
Without ending; incessant
Assumption
Difficult
Lacking in substance or reality

17. Incongruous
Self-contradictory statement
Composed of different elements
Validity
Unchangeable

18. Anecdote
Show
Blame; Ascribe
Distinguished
Short account of interesting event

19. Echoed
Reverberated
Unchangeable
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
An assumption

20. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
To be or make an epitome of
Possible
Opposite

21. Fallacious
Blame; Ascribe
Specific and Clear
False
Clever

22. Allusion
Statement supported by arguments
To solve
Casual reference
Clever

23. Resolve
Very
Large in quantity; a lot
Crucial
To solve

24. Unprecedented
Excel; To pass limits
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Never expected or before seen
Minor distinction

25. Assess
Judge importance of
Having no equal
Conformed
Directing

26. Egalitarian
Established
Equalitarian
Show
Reverberated

27. Objectivity
The domain of a certain abstraction
Similar
The reality of something
Advocate; supporter

28. Parallel
Most important
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Similar
Having no equal

29. Secular
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
To be equivalent to
Long-term
To solve

30. Realm
Bad situation
Established
The domain of a certain abstraction
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

31. Thesis
Admit
Directing
Statement supported by arguments
Without ending; incessant

32. Disparate
Disagreement; tension
Important
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Composed of different elements

33. Engender
Terse saying embodying general truth
Composed of different elements
To be or make an epitome of
To Cause

34. Explicit
Very
Specific and Clear
Brought for
Cunning; hard to grasp

35. Facet
Affirm; Back up a statement
Crucial
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Judge importance of

36. Epoch
Period of history
To be equivalent to
Proposal;idea
Terse saying embodying general truth

37. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Disagreement
Representative example

38. Manifest
Opposite
Judge importance of
To Exhibit
Advocate; supporter

39. Concede
Insightful; perceptive
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Deep; pervading
Admit

40. To Premise
Never expected or before seen
Unfair; Unjust
Composed of different elements
To assume

41. Prodigious
Large in quantity; a lot
Being everywhere at once
Relevant; quick and direct
Never expected or before seen

42. Dilemma
Directing
Expression of grief
Problem
As a focus

43. Predominant
Cunning; hard to grasp
To be equivalent to
Firm Belief
Most important

44. Exemplify
Disagreement; tension
Speed up
Epitomize
Suggestive of earlier event

45. Evoked
The reality of something
Speed up
Composed of different elements
Brought for

46. Dissension
Disagreement; separation
Disagreement
Admit
Protagonist

47. Inextricable
Important
Brought for
Complicated
To Exhibit

48. Entail
Imply
Suggestive of earlier event
Admit
Endanger; Hurt

49. Paradigm
Argue
Good
Example; Epitome
Relevant; quick and direct

50. Paramount/Momentous
Having as final result
Statement supported by arguments
Important
Being everywhere at once