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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. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Admit
Excel; To pass limits
To assume

2. Facilitate
To be equivalent to
Help
Composed of different elements
Self-contradictory statement

3. Aspiration
Terse saying embodying general truth
Crucial
Statement supported by arguments
Goal

4. Epitome
Minor distinction
Equalitarian
Show
Representative example

5. Epoch
Opposite
Period of history
Advocate; supporter
To assume

6. Feasible
Argue
To solve
Pertaining to experience
Possible

7. Inherent
Disagreement; tension
Long-term
Statement supported by arguments
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

8. Enduring
Unparalleled significance
Similar
Durable; prevailing
Show

9. Immutable
Unchangeable
Act of revealing
Apparently
Representative example

10. Pragmatic
To assume
Validity
Good
Practical; down-to-earth

11. Predominant
Most important
Distinguished
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
To be equivalent to

12. Lament
Expression of grief
Disagreement; separation
Unparalleled significance
Brought for

13. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
As a focus
Assumption
Judge importance of

14. Profound
The reality of something
Deep; pervading
Practical
Illustrate

15. Legitimacy
Consequence
Validity
False
Admit

16. Contend
Apathetic
A natural part of something
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Argue

17. Nuance
Illustrate
Minor distinction
Opposite
Help

18. Thesis
Casual reference
Unfortunately
Statement supported by arguments
Serving to stimulate

19. Viable
Insightful; perceptive
Endanger; Hurt
Possible
Clever

20. Inherent
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Natural
False
Terse saying embodying general truth

21. Pragmatic
Affirm; Back up a statement
Opposite
Practical
Practical; down-to-earth

22. Tantamount
Distinguished
To be equivalent to
To Cause
Endanger; Hurt

23. Substantiate
Statement supported by arguments
Scrupulous inspection
Affirm; Back up a statement
Insightful; perceptive

24. Engender
To Cause
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Crucial

25. Disparate
Expression of grief
Unchangeable
Sabotage
Composed of different elements

26. Conviction
Firm Belief
Show
Similar
Insightful; perceptive

27. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Blame; Ascribe
To venerate
Something not in correct time

28. Rhetorical
Prominent; clear
Judge importance of
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Insightful; perceptive

29. Notably
Speed up
As a focus
To be or make an epitome of
Directing

30. Implication
Validity
Very
Firm Belief
Act of Implying

31. Premise
Unchangeable
Without ending; incessant
An assumption
Quality

32. Depict
To Exhibit
Illustrate
The reality of something
Expression of grief

33. Egalitarian
Act of revealing
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Lasting a short time
Equalitarian

34. Dichotomy
Judge importance of
Disagreement; separation
Lacking in substance or reality
Serving to stimulate

35. Entail
Imply
Serving to stimulate
Lasting a short time
Ordinary

36. Echoed
Durable; prevailing
Reverberated
Unchangeable
Disagreement

37. Manifest
To Exhibit
Problem
Apathetic
Epitomize

38. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Speed up
Reverberated
Expression of grief

39. Scrutiny
Pertaining to experience
False
Scrupulous inspection
Lacking in substance or reality

40. Reminiscent
Never expected or before seen
Apparently
Suggestive of earlier event
Protagonist

41. Undermine
Short account of interesting event
Composed of different elements
Protagonist
Sabotage

42. Prodigious
Clever
Saying expressing common experience
Large in quantity; a lot
False

43. Conventional
Ordinary
Illustrate
Natural
To be equivalent to

44. Ostensibly
Apparently
Apathetic
Being everywhere at once
Illustrate

45. Inequitable
To be equivalent to
Unfair; Unjust
Argue
The domain of a certain abstraction

46. Subtle
Terse saying embodying general truth
Cunning; hard to grasp
Practical; down-to-earth
Independence

47. Indigenous
A natural part of something
Protagonist
Period of history
To venerate

48. Compromise
Clever
Long-term
Practical
Endanger; Hurt

49. Empirical
Judge importance of
Prominent; clear
Pertaining to experience
Blame; Ascribe

50. Allusion
Something not in correct time
Composed of different elements
Argue
Casual reference