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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. Dissension
Deep; pervading
Disagreement
False
Established

2. Revelation
Practical; down-to-earth
Self-contradictory statement
Act of revealing
Unchangeable

3. Quintessential
Having no equal
Judge importance of
Relevant; quick and direct
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

4. Fallacious
Composed of different elements
Something not in correct time
Casual reference
False

5. Dogmatic
Self-contradictory statement
Crucial
To be or make an epitome of
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

6. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Bad situation
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unchangeable

7. Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
Ordinary
Difference
Important

8. Disparate
Protagonist
Cunning; hard to grasp
Composed of different elements
To venerate

9. Allusion
Goal
Casual reference
Firm Belief
Independence

10. Assess
Example; Epitome
Judge importance of
Consequence
Having no equal

11. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
Reverberated
Apathetic
Crucial

12. Subjective
Argue
Lacking in substance or reality
Established
Without ending; incessant

13. Anecdote
Representative example
Endanger; Hurt
Cunning; hard to grasp
Short account of interesting event

14. Tantamount
Reverberated
Being everywhere at once
To be equivalent to
A natural part of something

15. Evoked
Brought for
Unfair; Unjust
Established
Terse saying embodying general truth

16. Antithesis
Problem
To be equivalent to
Opposite
To assume

17. Expedite
Imply
Speed up
To venerate
Brought for

18. Depict
Unfortunately
Conformed
Distinguished
Illustrate

19. Facet
Very
Terse saying embodying general truth
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Blame; Ascribe

20. Lament
Consequence
Clear; connect logically
Expression of grief
Difficult

21. Sublime
Problem
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Expression of grief

22. Unparalleled
To be or make an epitome of
Admit
Opposite
Having no equal

23. Profound
Never expected or before seen
Deep; pervading
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Short account of interesting event

24. Distinct
Self-contradictory statement
Prominent; clear
Proposal;idea
Disagreement

25. Rhetorical
Without ending; incessant
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Minor distinction
Unfortunately

26. Epitomize
To be or make an epitome of
Important
Judge importance of
The reality of something

27. Indigenous
Protagonist
Proposal;idea
Disagreement
A natural part of something

28. Immutable
Unchangeable
Short account of interesting event
Brought for
Expression of grief

29. Premise
Similar
Disagreement; tension
An assumption
Apathetic

30. Reminiscent
Unchangeable
Casual reference
Act of revealing
Suggestive of earlier event

31. addressing
Directing
Saying expressing common experience
Advocate; supporter
Durable; prevailing

32. Secular
Brought for
Help
Long-term
Large in quantity; a lot

33. Proponent
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Judge importance of
Advocate; supporter

34. Compromise
Reverberated
Excel; To pass limits
Endanger; Hurt
Judge importance of

35. Manifest
Being everywhere at once
To Exhibit
Lasting a short time
Long-term

36. orthodox
Conformed
The reality of something
An assumption
Without ending; incessant

37. Incongruous
Composed of different elements
Ordinary
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To be or make an epitome of

38. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
Assumption
Act of revealing
To be equivalent to

39. Ostensibly
Period of history
Admit
Unparalleled significance
Apparently

40. Parallel
Most important
Similar
As a focus
Proposal;idea

41. Ethical
Possible
Assumption
Good
Most important

42. Presupposition
Argue
To venerate
To Exhibit
Assumption

43. Epoch
Insightful; perceptive
Act of Implying
Period of history
Apparently

44. Discord
Advocate; supporter
Assumption
Clever
Disagreement; tension

45. Concede
Admit
Lacking in substance or reality
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Terse saying embodying general truth

46. Egalitarian
Cunning; hard to grasp
Distinguished
Complicated
Equalitarian

47. Attribute
Practical
Blame; Ascribe
Firm Belief
Epitomize

48. Nuance
Example; Epitome
Conformed
Minor distinction
Act of Implying

49. Pervasive
To be or make an epitome of
A natural part of something
Manifested throughout
Crucial

50. Culminate
Opposite
Having as final result
False
Difficult