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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. Indigenous
To be or make an epitome of
A natural part of something
Possible
Opposite

2. Evoke
Manifested throughout
Having as final result
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Imply

3. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Blame; Ascribe
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Bad situation

4. Evoked
Show
An assumption
Quality
Brought for

5. Plausible
Difference
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Never expected or before seen
Suggestive of earlier event

6. Transcend
Unfortunately
Long-term
Unparalleled significance
Excel; To pass limits

7. Nuance
Minor distinction
Expression of grief
Difficult
To be or make an epitome of

8. Viable
Distinguished
Established
Firm Belief
Possible

9. Pragmatic
Composed of different elements
Practical
Bad situation
Possible

10. Incongruous
Impossible to prevent
Quality
Composed of different elements
Most important

11. Inequitable
Ordinary
Independence
Unfair; Unjust
Having no equal

12. Fallacious
Short account of interesting event
Suggestive of earlier event
False
Unfair; Unjust

13. Empirical
Something not in correct time
Unchangeable
Crucial
Pertaining to experience

14. Manifest
To Exhibit
Terse saying embodying general truth
Example; Epitome
False

15. Presupposition
Assumption
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Having no equal
Unselfishness

16. Premise
Act of Implying
The domain of a certain abstraction
Statement supported by arguments
An assumption

17. Attribute
Blame; Ascribe
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Epitomize

18. Profound
Pertaining to experience
Opposite
Deep; pervading
Being everywhere at once

19. Prominent
Distinguished
Bad situation
Possible
Cunning; hard to grasp

20. Contend
Argue
Saying expressing common experience
A natural part of something
Scrupulous inspection

21. Facilitate
Help
Apathetic
Problem
Difference

22. Unprecedented
Similar
Unselfishness
Suggestive of earlier event
Never expected or before seen

23. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Conformed
Impossible to prevent
Illustrate

24. Compromise
Disagreement; tension
Endanger; Hurt
Bad situation
Long-term

25. Ethical
Argue
Durable; prevailing
Ordinary
Good

26. Intrinsic
Unparalleled significance
Innate; inherent
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Show

27. Resolve
Most important
To solve
Directing
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

28. Paradox
Self-contradictory statement
Blame; Ascribe
Lasting a short time
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

29. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Example; Epitome
Manifested throughout
Suggestive of earlier event

30. Conviction
Scrupulous inspection
Help
Firm Belief
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

31. addressing
Cunning; hard to grasp
Directing
Judge importance of
Composed of different elements

32. Pragmatic
Representative example
Saying expressing common experience
Imply
Practical; down-to-earth

33. Paramount/Momentous
Relevant; quick and direct
Brought for
Disagreement
Important

34. Culminate
Having as final result
Practical
Lasting a short time
Difference

35. Epoch
Consequence
Scrupulous inspection
Period of history
Insightful; perceptive

36. Epitome
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Pertaining to experience
Representative example
Distinguished

37. Incontrovertible
Difficult
Established
False
The domain of a certain abstraction

38. Subjective
To assume
Able to be sensibly predicted
Lacking in substance or reality
Help

39. Antithesis
Opposite
Most important
Proposal;idea
Distinguished

40. Egalitarian
Complicated
Possible
Cunning; hard to grasp
Equalitarian

41. Aspect
Established
Quality
Apparently
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

42. Dilemma
Lasting a short time
Having as final result
Problem
Act of Implying

43. Sublime
Apathetic
Lasting a short time
Brought for
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

44. Realm
Manifested throughout
The domain of a certain abstraction
As a focus
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

45. Notion
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
An assumption
Idea
Unfortunately

46. Pervasive
Bad situation
Having as final result
Apathetic
Manifested throughout

47. Indifferent
Apathetic
Idea
Blame; Ascribe
A natural part of something

48. Engender
Protagonist
Crucial
To Cause
Imply

49. Inevitable
Very
Impossible to prevent
Conformed
Relevant; quick and direct

50. Objectivity
Relevant; quick and direct
The reality of something
Endanger; Hurt
Show