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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. Enduring
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Long-term
Ordinary
Durable; prevailing

2. Tantamount
To be equivalent to
To solve
Having as final result
Impossible to prevent

3. To Premise
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To assume
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Self-contradictory statement

4. Facilitate
Protagonist
Help
Lacking in substance or reality
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

5. Manifest
Lacking in substance or reality
Argue
Statement supported by arguments
To Exhibit

6. Aphorism
Deep; pervading
Advocate; supporter
Terse saying embodying general truth
Opposite

7. Depict
Lacking in substance or reality
Illustrate
Never expected or before seen
Clear; connect logically

8. Objectivity
Unchangeable
The reality of something
An assumption
Equalitarian

9. Inherent
Most important
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Reverberated
Manifested throughout

10. Presupposition
To Cause
Complicated
Assumption
Possible

11. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Conformed
Composed of different elements
Possible

12. Pragmatic
Innate; inherent
Distinguished
Complicated
Practical; down-to-earth

13. Entail
Imply
Serving to stimulate
Lacking in substance or reality
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

14. Fallacious
Unselfishness
False
Judge importance of
Manifested throughout

15. Arduous
Difficult
Crucial
Composed of different elements
Affirm; Back up a statement

16. Aspect
Quality
Unparalleled significance
Never expected or before seen
Serving to stimulate

17. Distinct
Prominent; clear
The reality of something
Assumption
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

18. Incontrovertible
Problem
False
To assume
Established

19. Coherent
Very
Distinguished
Being everywhere at once
Clear; connect logically

20. Secular
Long-term
Practical
Large in quantity; a lot
Clear; connect logically

21. Viable
Possible
Specific and Clear
Act of Implying
Speed up

22. Relentless
Never expected or before seen
Goal
Without ending; incessant
Specific and Clear

23. Incisive
Unchangeable
Opposite
Insightful; perceptive
Good

24. Pragmatic
Argue
Practical
Distinguished
Validity

25. Nuance
Minor distinction
Difference
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Crucial

26. Immutable
To be or make an epitome of
Advocate; supporter
Sabotage
Unchangeable

27. Plausible
Crucial
An assumption
To Exhibit
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

28. Acute
Practical
Proposal;idea
Clever
Unfortunately

29. addressing
Directing
Difficult
Reverberated
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

30. Substantiate
Proposal;idea
Affirm; Back up a statement
Equalitarian
Practical; down-to-earth

31. Culminate
Having as final result
Cunning; hard to grasp
Something not in correct time
Terse saying embodying general truth

32. Contend
Excel; To pass limits
An assumption
Endanger; Hurt
Argue

33. Altruism
Opposite
Unselfishness
Ordinary
Speed up

34. Inherent
Suggestive of earlier event
Similar
A natural part of something
Natural

35. Dogmatic
Established
Practical; down-to-earth
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To Exhibit

36. Thesis
Crucial
Lasting a short time
Statement supported by arguments
To venerate

37. Prodigious
Large in quantity; a lot
Help
To venerate
Reverberated

38. Epoch
Judge importance of
Most important
Illustrate
Period of history

39. Eminent
Disagreement
Distinguished
Similar
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

40. Disparate
False
Disagreement; separation
Short account of interesting event
Composed of different elements

41. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
Independence
Statement supported by arguments
Equalitarian

42. Quintessential
Opposite
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Short account of interesting event
Never expected or before seen

43. Main Character
Directing
Illustrate
Protagonist
Most important

44. Evoked
Brought for
Statement supported by arguments
Saying expressing common experience
Difference

45. Presumably
Suggestive of earlier event
Unfortunately
Able to be sensibly predicted
Impossible to prevent

46. Conviction
Disagreement; separation
To solve
Excel; To pass limits
Firm Belief

47. Profound
Serving to stimulate
Problem
Deep; pervading
Equalitarian

48. Indigenous
Composed of different elements
Argue
Long-term
A natural part of something

49. Antithesis
Statement supported by arguments
A natural part of something
As a focus
Opposite

50. Allusion
Expression of grief
Casual reference
Cunning; hard to grasp
Speed up