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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. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
To solve
Durable; prevailing
Terse saying embodying general truth

2. To Premise
Blame; Ascribe
Most important
Distinguished
To assume

3. Paramount/Momentous
The reality of something
Equalitarian
Distinguished
Important

4. Pragmatic
Good
Difficult
False
Practical; down-to-earth

5. Incongruous
Very
Composed of different elements
Quality
As a focus

6. Rhetorical
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Very
The domain of a certain abstraction
Good

7. Incisive
Minor distinction
Insightful; perceptive
Clever
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

8. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Prominent; clear
Deep; pervading
Representative example

9. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Clever
Apparently
Saying expressing common experience

10. Inherent
Directing
Illustrate
To be equivalent to
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

11. Aspect
Innate; inherent
Quality
Opposite
Prominent; clear

12. Manifest
Firm Belief
To be or make an epitome of
Show
Equalitarian

13. Revelation
Act of revealing
Minor distinction
Expression of grief
False

14. Substantiate
Excel; To pass limits
Act of revealing
Affirm; Back up a statement
Long-term

15. Presupposition
Able to be sensibly predicted
Assumption
Important
Scrupulous inspection

16. Notion
Idea
Composed of different elements
Possible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

17. Subtle
To be equivalent to
Cunning; hard to grasp
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Possible

18. Dogmatic
The reality of something
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Minor distinction
False

19. Sublime
Terse saying embodying general truth
Independence
Similar
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

20. Epitomize
Possible
To be or make an epitome of
Bad situation
Apparently

21. Subjective
Apathetic
An assumption
Distinguished
Lacking in substance or reality

22. Feasible
Protagonist
Speed up
Endanger; Hurt
Possible

23. Antithesis
Illustrate
Goal
Opposite
Prominent; clear

24. Profound
Relevant; quick and direct
Being everywhere at once
Deep; pervading
Advocate; supporter

25. Immutable
Never expected or before seen
Act of revealing
Unchangeable
Established

26. Epoch
Quality
Period of history
To be equivalent to
Statement supported by arguments

27. Exemplify
Pertaining to experience
Insightful; perceptive
Epitomize
Self-contradictory statement

28. Objectivity
Disagreement; tension
The reality of something
Ordinary
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

29. Legitimacy
Lasting a short time
Validity
Complicated
Consequence

30. Echoed
Apathetic
Difference
Reverberated
Assumption

31. Manifest
Apparently
To Exhibit
Proposal;idea
Something not in correct time

32. Thesis
Distinguished
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Most important
Statement supported by arguments

33. Conviction
Illustrate
Something not in correct time
Serving to stimulate
Firm Belief

34. Revere
Never expected or before seen
Equalitarian
To venerate
To solve

35. Ramification
An assumption
Consequence
To solve
Quality

36. Reminiscent
Disagreement; separation
Suggestive of earlier event
The reality of something
Unselfishness

37. Inextricable
Established
Complicated
Unchangeable
Having as final result

38. Adage
Important
Self-contradictory statement
Saying expressing common experience
Blame; Ascribe

39. Concede
False
Admit
Practical; down-to-earth
Independence

40. Parallel
Similar
Show
Proposal;idea
Disagreement

41. Enduring
Bad situation
Durable; prevailing
Lacking in substance or reality
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

42. Discrepancy
Difference
Imply
Sabotage
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

43. Realm
To Cause
The domain of a certain abstraction
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
An assumption

44. Ethical
Speed up
Good
Lasting a short time
Natural

45. Pervasive
The reality of something
Manifested throughout
Independence
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

46. Resolve
Minor distinction
The reality of something
To solve
Idea

47. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
Conformed
A natural part of something
As a focus

48. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Practical; down-to-earth
Independence
Having as final result

49. Indigenous
Distinguished
Being everywhere at once
A natural part of something
Apparently

50. Plausible
Opposite
Having as final result
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Never expected or before seen