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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. To Premise
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Help
To assume
The reality of something

2. Pervasive
Manifested throughout
Something not in correct time
Argue
Natural

3. Acute
Quality
Good
Equalitarian
Clever

4. Assess
To Exhibit
Statement supported by arguments
Judge importance of
Similar

5. Objectivity
The reality of something
Distinguished
To be equivalent to
Complicated

6. Tantamount
Casual reference
To be equivalent to
Manifested throughout
Assumption

7. Prodigious
Excel; To pass limits
Disagreement; separation
Disagreement
Large in quantity; a lot

8. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Similar
Excel; To pass limits
Most important

9. Conventional
Ordinary
Consequence
Admit
Insightful; perceptive

10. Attribute
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Opposite
Speed up
Blame; Ascribe

11. Concede
Excel; To pass limits
Bad situation
Admit
Difficult

12. Notably
As a focus
Minor distinction
Impossible to prevent
Argue

13. Provocative
Saying expressing common experience
Self-contradictory statement
Serving to stimulate
Bad situation

14. orthodox
Help
Conformed
Consequence
Endanger; Hurt

15. Unparalleled
Self-contradictory statement
Having no equal
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Relevant; quick and direct

16. Prominent
Show
Conformed
Distinguished
Scrupulous inspection

17. Quagmire
Serving to stimulate
Without ending; incessant
Apathetic
Bad situation

18. Entail
Imply
Minor distinction
Having no equal
Specific and Clear

19. Epoch
Unchangeable
Clever
Period of history
Act of revealing

20. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Cunning; hard to grasp
Clear; connect logically
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

21. Enduring
Durable; prevailing
Unparalleled significance
Scrupulous inspection
Imply

22. Eminent
Suggestive of earlier event
Act of revealing
Unfortunately
Distinguished

23. Egalitarian
Brought for
Good
Consequence
Equalitarian

24. Incisive
Insightful; perceptive
Prominent; clear
To assume
Expression of grief

25. Depict
Illustrate
Epitomize
Specific and Clear
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

26. Undermine
Sabotage
Lacking in substance or reality
Unparalleled significance
To be or make an epitome of

27. Antithesis
Opposite
To venerate
Similar
Proposal;idea

28. Incontrovertible
Problem
As a focus
Having no equal
Established

29. Indigenous
Impossible to prevent
A natural part of something
Consequence
Unchangeable

30. Epitome
Unfortunately
Advocate; supporter
Representative example
Able to be sensibly predicted

31. Discord
To Exhibit
Illustrate
Disagreement; tension
Directing

32. Dogmatic
Established
Complicated
Casual reference
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

33. Contend
Short account of interesting event
Similar
Imply
Argue

34. Pragmatic
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Saying expressing common experience
Practical
Unfortunately

35. Dissension
Disagreement
Having as final result
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Period of history

36. Inextricable
Suggestive of earlier event
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Complicated
Idea

37. Evoked
Act of Implying
Unparalleled significance
Brought for
Consequence

38. Realm
Terse saying embodying general truth
Consequence
Crucial
The domain of a certain abstraction

39. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Brought for
Good
To Exhibit

40. Relentless
Without ending; incessant
Terse saying embodying general truth
Large in quantity; a lot
Apparently

41. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Never expected or before seen
Prominent; clear
Long-term

42. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Deep; pervading
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unchangeable

43. Culminate
Distinguished
Having as final result
Most important
Act of Implying

44. Manifest
To Exhibit
Durable; prevailing
Innate; inherent
Reverberated

45. Inevitable
Assumption
Prominent; clear
Impossible to prevent
Independence

46. Exemplify
Unfair; Unjust
Epitomize
Directing
Specific and Clear

47. Sublime
Clever
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Judge importance of

48. Nuance
Judge importance of
Minor distinction
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

49. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Practical
Established
False

50. Facilitate
Practical
Help
Difference
Quality