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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. Presupposition
Assumption
Having no equal
Help
Unfortunately

2. Paradox
Bad situation
The domain of a certain abstraction
Self-contradictory statement
Opposite

3. Evoke
Complicated
Representative example
Unselfishness
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

4. Substantiate
Terse saying embodying general truth
Act of Implying
Affirm; Back up a statement
Short account of interesting event

5. Unparalleled
Established
Firm Belief
Having no equal
Important

6. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Saying expressing common experience
Assumption
Independence

7. Subjective
Never expected or before seen
Act of revealing
Directing
Lacking in substance or reality

8. Inevitable
Firm Belief
Practical; down-to-earth
Impossible to prevent
Something not in correct time

9. Aspiration
Disagreement; tension
Important
Goal
Self-contradictory statement

10. Pervasive
Manifested throughout
Complicated
Clever
Equalitarian

11. Aphorism
Able to be sensibly predicted
Terse saying embodying general truth
Prominent; clear
Act of revealing

12. Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth
Ordinary
Complicated
Insightful; perceptive

13. Legitimacy
The reality of something
Judge importance of
Insightful; perceptive
Validity

14. Ephemeral
Having as final result
Opposite
Lasting a short time
Casual reference

15. Nuance
Unselfishness
Minor distinction
To be equivalent to
An assumption

16. Inextricable
False
Representative example
Complicated
Unchangeable

17. Exceptionally
Without ending; incessant
Apparently
Very
Statement supported by arguments

18. Engender
Endanger; Hurt
To Cause
Having as final result
Epitomize

19. Dilemma
Problem
Casual reference
Deep; pervading
Complicated

20. Facet
Prominent; clear
Idea
To venerate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

21. Arduous
Goal
To Exhibit
Difficult
Unselfishness

22. Compromise
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Similar
Endanger; Hurt
The reality of something

23. Empirical
Blame; Ascribe
Pertaining to experience
Possible
Practical; down-to-earth

24. Conviction
Firm Belief
Established
Practical; down-to-earth
Being everywhere at once

25. Incongruous
Composed of different elements
Admit
Long-term
Complicated

26. Anecdote
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Casual reference
Short account of interesting event
Suggestive of earlier event

27. Plausible
Idea
Brought for
Disagreement; separation
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

28. Aspect
Opposite
To venerate
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Quality

29. Epitomize
Distinguished
Act of revealing
To be or make an epitome of
Statement supported by arguments

30. Altruism
Unselfishness
Insightful; perceptive
Pertaining to experience
Argue

31. Lament
Expression of grief
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Something not in correct time
Most important

32. Profound
Something not in correct time
Brought for
Blame; Ascribe
Deep; pervading

33. Notion
Excel; To pass limits
Blame; Ascribe
Idea
Practical; down-to-earth

34. Main Character
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Relevant; quick and direct
Protagonist
Excel; To pass limits

35. Subtle
Protagonist
The reality of something
To be equivalent to
Cunning; hard to grasp

36. Facilitate
Clear; connect logically
Help
Important
Firm Belief

37. Antithesis
Excel; To pass limits
Opposite
Show
An assumption

38. Indifferent
To be equivalent to
Apathetic
Possible
Long-term

39. Quintessential
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Something not in correct time
Representative example
Practical

40. Indigenous
As a focus
A natural part of something
Manifested throughout
Something not in correct time

41. Manifest
Disagreement
To Exhibit
Problem
The domain of a certain abstraction

42. Objectivity
Act of Implying
Proposal;idea
The reality of something
To assume

43. Autonomy
Quality
Something not in correct time
Expression of grief
Independence

44. Expedite
Sabotage
Unchangeable
Self-contradictory statement
Speed up

45. Revere
Casual reference
Manifested throughout
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
To venerate

46. Fallacious
False
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Affirm; Back up a statement
Impossible to prevent

47. Resolve
Long-term
To solve
False
Possible

48. Ethical
Good
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
The domain of a certain abstraction
A natural part of something

49. Acute
Speed up
To venerate
An assumption
Crucial

50. Implication
Act of Implying
Unparalleled significance
A natural part of something
Manifested throughout