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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. Subtle
Impossible to prevent
Cunning; hard to grasp
Difficult
Clear; connect logically

2. Main Character
Pertaining to experience
Protagonist
False
The domain of a certain abstraction

3. To Premise
Affirm; Back up a statement
To assume
Unfair; Unjust
Possible

4. Feasible
Having no equal
Possible
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Statement supported by arguments

5. Quagmire
Judge importance of
Bad situation
Independence
Specific and Clear

6. Altruism
As a focus
Conformed
Unselfishness
Show

7. Resolve
Able to be sensibly predicted
To solve
Large in quantity; a lot
Distinguished

8. Dissension
Difference
Independence
Disagreement
Validity

9. Quintessential
Similar
Disagreement; tension
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Deep; pervading

10. Evoked
To be equivalent to
Brought for
Epitomize
Reverberated

11. Predominant
Suggestive of earlier event
Validity
Unfortunately
Most important

12. Epitome
As a focus
Ordinary
Act of Implying
Representative example

13. Distinct
Assumption
Prominent; clear
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Admit

14. Pragmatic
Apparently
Impossible to prevent
Practical; down-to-earth
Conformed

15. Inequitable
Affirm; Back up a statement
Crucial
Having as final result
Unfair; Unjust

16. Objectivity
The reality of something
Imply
To venerate
Practical; down-to-earth

17. Premise
Composed of different elements
An assumption
Affirm; Back up a statement
Ordinary

18. Explicit
Similar
Scrupulous inspection
Possible
Specific and Clear

19. Plausible
Help
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Period of history
Equalitarian

20. Revelation
Unchangeable
Pertaining to experience
Act of revealing
Practical

21. Discord
To solve
Disagreement; tension
Help
Apathetic

22. Arduous
Difficult
Excel; To pass limits
The domain of a certain abstraction
Practical

23. Presupposition
Natural
Assumption
Unfair; Unjust
Disagreement

24. Conviction
Admit
The domain of a certain abstraction
Firm Belief
Established

25. Antithesis
Judge importance of
Having no equal
Opposite
Complicated

26. Ramification
Consequence
Complicated
Statement supported by arguments
Self-contradictory statement

27. Assess
Judge importance of
Idea
To solve
Durable; prevailing

28. Depict
Brought for
Illustrate
Disagreement
Reverberated

29. Poignant
Difference
Short account of interesting event
Argue
Relevant; quick and direct

30. Exceptionally
Very
Most important
Durable; prevailing
Practical

31. Echoed
Illustrate
Unselfishness
Reverberated
Difference

32. Paradigm
Able to be sensibly predicted
Example; Epitome
Deep; pervading
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

33. Undermine
Judge importance of
Sabotage
Protagonist
Equalitarian

34. Egalitarian
Important
Disagreement; tension
Equalitarian
Consequence

35. Coherent
Clear; connect logically
Never expected or before seen
Suggestive of earlier event
Short account of interesting event

36. Enduring
Something not in correct time
Example; Epitome
Durable; prevailing
Blame; Ascribe

37. orthodox
Representative example
Conformed
Unchangeable
Suggestive of earlier event

38. Fallacious
False
Similar
Most important
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

39. Pragmatic
Admit
Unparalleled significance
Practical
Composed of different elements

40. Acute
Scrupulous inspection
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Clever
Excel; To pass limits

41. Expedite
Opposite
Speed up
Illustrate
Practical; down-to-earth

42. Presumably
Excel; To pass limits
Able to be sensibly predicted
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Composed of different elements

43. Prodigious
Difficult
Large in quantity; a lot
Conformed
Unselfishness

44. Aphorism
Act of revealing
To be or make an epitome of
Terse saying embodying general truth
Admit

45. Unparalleled
Durable; prevailing
Equalitarian
Pertaining to experience
Having no equal

46. Contend
Cunning; hard to grasp
To solve
To be or make an epitome of
Argue

47. Aspect
Quality
Never expected or before seen
Pertaining to experience
Epitomize

48. Thesis
Statement supported by arguments
Very
Being everywhere at once
Consequence

49. Paramount/Momentous
Terse saying embodying general truth
Good
Clear; connect logically
Important

50. Proposition
Proposal;idea
To Cause
Expression of grief
Disagreement; tension