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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. Feasible
Possible
Insightful; perceptive
Directing
Lasting a short time

2. Aspiration
Goal
Deep; pervading
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
False

3. Substantiate
The domain of a certain abstraction
Affirm; Back up a statement
Being everywhere at once
Durable; prevailing

4. Paramount/Momentous
Similar
Insightful; perceptive
Important
To venerate

5. Reminiscent
Without ending; incessant
Suggestive of earlier event
Long-term
Show

6. Provocative
Clear; connect logically
Opposite
Directing
Serving to stimulate

7. Pragmatic
Practical
Independence
Unfair; Unjust
To be or make an epitome of

8. Main Character
Long-term
Protagonist
Idea
Unchangeable

9. Inherent
Independence
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Admit

10. Dogmatic
To solve
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Period of history
Consequence

11. Ubiquitous
Specific and Clear
Excel; To pass limits
Being everywhere at once
Act of Implying

12. Indifferent
Advocate; supporter
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Apathetic
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

13. Ostensibly
Practical
Apparently
Statement supported by arguments
Lacking in substance or reality

14. Inextricable
Complicated
Having no equal
Distinguished
Disagreement; tension

15. Acute
Clever
Difference
Goal
Long-term

16. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Without ending; incessant
Affirm; Back up a statement
Self-contradictory statement

17. Proponent
Argue
Consequence
Having as final result
Advocate; supporter

18. Arduous
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Possible
Difficult
An assumption

19. Evoked
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Assumption
Composed of different elements
Brought for

20. Tantamount
Unfair; Unjust
Difference
To be equivalent to
Equalitarian

21. Quagmire
Without ending; incessant
Opposite
Bad situation
Reverberated

22. Paradox
Relevant; quick and direct
Self-contradictory statement
To be equivalent to
Argue

23. Inherent
Similar
Deep; pervading
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Natural

24. Distinct
Distinguished
Prominent; clear
Act of revealing
Imply

25. Allusion
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Casual reference
Directing
Distinguished

26. Parallel
Similar
Composed of different elements
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To Exhibit

27. Profound
Serving to stimulate
Very
Deep; pervading
Clever

28. Ramification
Brought for
Directing
Consequence
Equalitarian

29. Unparalleled
Having no equal
Directing
Practical; down-to-earth
Proposal;idea

30. Revelation
Equalitarian
Minor distinction
Firm Belief
Act of revealing

31. Epoch
Act of revealing
Period of history
Insightful; perceptive
Cunning; hard to grasp

32. Resolve
Argue
Epitomize
Proposal;idea
To solve

33. Depict
To Cause
Idea
Illustrate
Excel; To pass limits

34. To Premise
To assume
Example; Epitome
Suggestive of earlier event
Imply

35. Notably
Specific and Clear
As a focus
To be or make an epitome of
Self-contradictory statement

36. Relentless
Without ending; incessant
Manifested throughout
Opposite
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

37. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Scrupulous inspection
Equalitarian
Sabotage

38. Transcend
To be or make an epitome of
Excel; To pass limits
The reality of something
Deep; pervading

39. Notion
Speed up
Able to be sensibly predicted
Unselfishness
Idea

40. Incisive
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Deep; pervading
Insightful; perceptive
Important

41. Implication
Act of Implying
Independence
A natural part of something
Crucial

42. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Specific and Clear
Help
Serving to stimulate

43. Secular
Long-term
Help
Suggestive of earlier event
Epitomize

44. Eminent
Imply
Distinguished
Epitomize
Most important

45. Egalitarian
Disagreement
Equalitarian
Being everywhere at once
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

46. Engender
To Cause
Opposite
The reality of something
Distinguished

47. Indigenous
Large in quantity; a lot
A natural part of something
Casual reference
Able to be sensibly predicted

48. Aspect
Quality
To Exhibit
Apathetic
Equalitarian

49. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Something not in correct time
Terse saying embodying general truth
Natural

50. Rhetorical
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Large in quantity; a lot
Representative example
Long-term