Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Dogmatic
Casual reference
Practical; down-to-earth
Bad situation
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

2. addressing
Imply
Argue
Representative example
Directing

3. Allusion
Idea
Good
Casual reference
Having no equal

4. Notion
Idea
Disagreement; tension
Ordinary
Innate; inherent

5. Unparalleled
Having as final result
Act of Implying
Practical; down-to-earth
Having no equal

6. Indigenous
Illustrate
Long-term
Independence
A natural part of something

7. Egalitarian
Distinguished
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Equalitarian
To Cause

8. Altruism
Self-contradictory statement
Unselfishness
Apathetic
Admit

9. Manifest
Opposite
Able to be sensibly predicted
Show
Example; Epitome

10. Momentous
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Most important
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unparalleled significance

11. Relentless
Without ending; incessant
Period of history
Saying expressing common experience
Good

12. Inextricable
Sabotage
Protagonist
Complicated
Validity

13. Viable
Possible
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Argue
Act of revealing

14. Substantiate
Independence
To venerate
Composed of different elements
Affirm; Back up a statement

15. Depict
An assumption
Practical; down-to-earth
The reality of something
Illustrate

16. Pragmatic
Practical
Insightful; perceptive
Prominent; clear
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

17. Incisive
Impossible to prevent
Reverberated
Ordinary
Insightful; perceptive

18. Ubiquitous
Short account of interesting event
Deep; pervading
Being everywhere at once
Unchangeable

19. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Disagreement
Opposite
Epitomize

20. Transcend
Possible
Opposite
Illustrate
Excel; To pass limits

21. Plausible
Bad situation
Being everywhere at once
Distinguished
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

22. Incontrovertible
Lasting a short time
Practical; down-to-earth
Representative example
Established

23. Conventional
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Ordinary
Casual reference
Unchangeable

24. Echoed
Reverberated
Established
Short account of interesting event
Very

25. Rhetorical
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Argue
Possible
Complicated

26. Dichotomy
Possible
Important
Consequence
Disagreement; separation

27. Secular
Natural
Long-term
Clever
Advocate; supporter

28. Unprecedented
Affirm; Back up a statement
Never expected or before seen
Large in quantity; a lot
Practical; down-to-earth

29. Provocative
Serving to stimulate
Blame; Ascribe
Example; Epitome
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

30. Acute
Possible
Crucial
Established
To be equivalent to

31. Dilemma
False
Composed of different elements
Statement supported by arguments
Problem

32. Predominant
To assume
To solve
Natural
Most important

33. Distinct
Lacking in substance or reality
Scrupulous inspection
Prominent; clear
To venerate

34. Ethical
Imply
Disagreement; tension
Bad situation
Good

35. Manifest
To Exhibit
A natural part of something
Epitomize
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

36. Undermine
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Possible
Problem
Sabotage

37. Realm
The domain of a certain abstraction
Pertaining to experience
Able to be sensibly predicted
Insightful; perceptive

38. Premise
Large in quantity; a lot
An assumption
Prominent; clear
Epitomize

39. Ostensibly
To Exhibit
Epitomize
Specific and Clear
Apparently

40. Revelation
Equalitarian
Act of revealing
Good
Quality

41. Paramount/Momentous
Proposal;idea
Important
Affirm; Back up a statement
Goal

42. Epoch
Period of history
Goal
A natural part of something
As a focus

43. Main Character
Disagreement; tension
Protagonist
Clever
Consequence

44. Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth
Disagreement; tension
Validity
Expression of grief

45. Adage
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Specific and Clear
Saying expressing common experience
Proposal;idea

46. Presupposition
Assumption
To venerate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

47. Parallel
Similar
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Being everywhere at once
Composed of different elements

48. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Argue
As a focus
Serving to stimulate

49. Arduous
Affirm; Back up a statement
To venerate
Prominent; clear
Difficult

50. Conviction
Affirm; Back up a statement
Firm Belief
Idea
Epitomize