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SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Transcend
Independence
Possible
Representative example
Excel; To pass limits

2. Reminiscent
Large in quantity; a lot
Suggestive of earlier event
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

3. Evoked
Disagreement; separation
Brought for
Quality
Good

4. Dilemma
Argue
Problem
Apparently
The reality of something

5. Quagmire
Bad situation
Having no equal
Specific and Clear
Show

6. Unprecedented
Statement supported by arguments
Specific and Clear
Insightful; perceptive
Never expected or before seen

7. Enduring
A natural part of something
Show
Durable; prevailing
Composed of different elements

8. Secular
Idea
Clever
Conformed
Long-term

9. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Advocate; supporter
Distinguished
Opposite

10. Proposition
Durable; prevailing
Proposal;idea
To be or make an epitome of
Deep; pervading

11. Lament
Good
Act of revealing
Expression of grief
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

12. Implication
Expression of grief
Possible
Suggestive of earlier event
Act of Implying

13. Conventional
Validity
Something not in correct time
Saying expressing common experience
Ordinary

14. Revere
To venerate
The reality of something
Unchangeable
Illustrate

15. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Expression of grief
Cunning; hard to grasp
Clever

16. Anachronism
Good
Conformed
Something not in correct time
Validity

17. Dissension
Disagreement
Good
Casual reference
Admit

18. Presupposition
To Cause
Long-term
Assumption
Problem

19. Arduous
Difficult
Crucial
Judge importance of
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

20. addressing
A natural part of something
Period of history
Admit
Directing

21. Exceptionally
Complicated
Apathetic
Very
Difficult

22. Epitome
Problem
Representative example
Possible
Unfair; Unjust

23. Feasible
Speed up
Statement supported by arguments
Relevant; quick and direct
Possible

24. Premise
An assumption
Impossible to prevent
To be equivalent to
Clear; connect logically

25. Unparalleled
Disagreement; separation
Having no equal
Serving to stimulate
False

26. Lamentably
Opposite
Endanger; Hurt
Unfortunately
Crucial

27. Assess
Goal
Terse saying embodying general truth
Judge importance of
Having as final result

28. Egalitarian
Validity
Possible
Equalitarian
Unfortunately

29. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
To assume
Serving to stimulate
Brought for

30. Indigenous
Clear; connect logically
To Cause
A natural part of something
Impossible to prevent

31. Echoed
Reverberated
Excel; To pass limits
Saying expressing common experience
Long-term

32. Presumably
Terse saying embodying general truth
Able to be sensibly predicted
To solve
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

33. Ephemeral
Self-contradictory statement
False
Lasting a short time
Large in quantity; a lot

34. Fallacious
Quality
False
As a focus
Show

35. Inevitable
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Specific and Clear
Reverberated
Impossible to prevent

36. Culminate
Disagreement; tension
Composed of different elements
Prominent; clear
Having as final result

37. Altruism
Unselfishness
Pertaining to experience
Never expected or before seen
Composed of different elements

38. Entail
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Period of history
Imply
Innate; inherent

39. Undermine
Sabotage
Scrupulous inspection
Important
Disagreement; tension

40. Ramification
Quality
Lasting a short time
Proposal;idea
Consequence

41. Inherent
The domain of a certain abstraction
Natural
Example; Epitome
Lacking in substance or reality

42. Facet
Deep; pervading
Goal
Crucial
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

43. Incongruous
Statement supported by arguments
Clever
Composed of different elements
Short account of interesting event

44. Adage
Saying expressing common experience
Judge importance of
Being everywhere at once
Very

45. Coherent
Clear; connect logically
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Unchangeable
Minor distinction

46. Distinct
Self-contradictory statement
Crucial
To Exhibit
Prominent; clear

47. Paramount/Momentous
Lacking in substance or reality
Important
Relevant; quick and direct
Brought for

48. Inherent
Quality
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Possible
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

49. Aspiration
Disagreement; tension
Representative example
Goal
Protagonist

50. Empirical
Act of Implying
Having as final result
Difference
Pertaining to experience