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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. Arduous
An assumption
Disagreement; separation
Natural
Difficult

2. Ephemeral
Show
False
Lasting a short time
Unfair; Unjust

3. Predominant
Most important
Imply
Distinguished
Epitomize

4. Dilemma
Equalitarian
To Exhibit
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Problem

5. Presumably
Insightful; perceptive
Able to be sensibly predicted
To assume
To Cause

6. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Impossible to prevent
Equalitarian
Opposite

7. Resolve
Disagreement
Endanger; Hurt
To solve
As a focus

8. Allusion
Being everywhere at once
Casual reference
Apathetic
Equalitarian

9. Profound
An assumption
Saying expressing common experience
Practical; down-to-earth
Deep; pervading

10. Manifest
To Exhibit
To be equivalent to
To assume
Unparalleled significance

11. Eminent
Directing
Unfortunately
Example; Epitome
Distinguished

12. Implication
Act of Implying
Expression of grief
Difference
Endanger; Hurt

13. Epoch
Unchangeable
To venerate
Period of history
Lacking in substance or reality

14. Depict
Illustrate
Consequence
To assume
Possible

15. Aspect
Imply
Prominent; clear
Quality
Problem

16. Subjective
Practical
Proposal;idea
Self-contradictory statement
Lacking in substance or reality

17. Pragmatic
Endanger; Hurt
Good
Practical; down-to-earth
Deep; pervading

18. Adage
Scrupulous inspection
Excel; To pass limits
Saying expressing common experience
Impossible to prevent

19. Unparalleled
Clever
Natural
Possible
Having no equal

20. Objectivity
Pertaining to experience
Composed of different elements
The reality of something
To assume

21. Incisive
Judge importance of
Example; Epitome
A natural part of something
Insightful; perceptive

22. Provocative
Assumption
False
Important
Serving to stimulate

23. Unprecedented
Apparently
Never expected or before seen
Minor distinction
Apathetic

24. Dissension
Specific and Clear
Minor distinction
Disagreement
Disagreement; separation

25. Notion
Idea
Having no equal
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Firm Belief

26. Engender
To Cause
Unselfishness
Never expected or before seen
Act of revealing

27. Undermine
Self-contradictory statement
Important
Sabotage
Cunning; hard to grasp

28. Immutable
Important
Goal
Opposite
Unchangeable

29. Notably
Crucial
To Cause
Independence
As a focus

30. Secular
Long-term
Show
Very
Reverberated

31. Quagmire
Period of history
Bad situation
Cunning; hard to grasp
False

32. Incontrovertible
Expression of grief
Established
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Being everywhere at once

33. Entail
Having no equal
Sabotage
Help
Imply

34. Paramount/Momentous
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Long-term
Important
Composed of different elements

35. Momentous
Endanger; Hurt
Unparalleled significance
Having no equal
Opposite

36. Substantiate
Illustrate
Affirm; Back up a statement
Cunning; hard to grasp
The domain of a certain abstraction

37. Aphorism
Good
Casual reference
Terse saying embodying general truth
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

38. Concede
To assume
Pertaining to experience
Directing
Admit

39. Altruism
Directing
Idea
Unselfishness
Large in quantity; a lot

40. Inherent
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Equalitarian
Terse saying embodying general truth
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

41. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Suggestive of earlier event
Short account of interesting event
Possible

42. Evoke
Possible
Minor distinction
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Help

43. Nuance
Natural
Serving to stimulate
Possible
Minor distinction

44. Rhetorical
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Epitomize
Independence
To solve

45. Acute
Crucial
Unfortunately
To be or make an epitome of
Opposite

46. Ostensibly
Composed of different elements
Apparently
The domain of a certain abstraction
To Exhibit

47. Parallel
Impossible to prevent
Brought for
Affirm; Back up a statement
Similar

48. Pragmatic
Practical
Possible
Assumption
Illustrate

49. Distinct
Difficult
Prominent; clear
Similar
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

50. Revelation
Bad situation
Minor distinction
Act of revealing
Possible