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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. Assess
Clear; connect logically
Judge importance of
Suggestive of earlier event
Something not in correct time

2. Incisive
Period of history
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Insightful; perceptive
Speed up

3. Profound
A natural part of something
Specific and Clear
Deep; pervading
Serving to stimulate

4. Implication
Act of Implying
Help
To be equivalent to
Distinguished

5. Momentous
Argue
Unfair; Unjust
Unparalleled significance
Unselfishness

6. Dogmatic
Affirm; Back up a statement
To Cause
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Manifested throughout

7. Acute
Unchangeable
Practical; down-to-earth
Difference
Crucial

8. Subjective
Important
An assumption
Lacking in substance or reality
Protagonist

9. Concede
Without ending; incessant
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Crucial
Admit

10. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
Prominent; clear
Unparalleled significance
To be equivalent to

11. Presumably
Distinguished
Proposal;idea
Blame; Ascribe
Able to be sensibly predicted

12. Proponent
Consequence
Manifested throughout
Advocate; supporter
Period of history

13. Dissension
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Most important
To venerate
Disagreement

14. Paradigm
Opposite
Assumption
Having as final result
Example; Epitome

15. Plausible
Practical; down-to-earth
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Natural
Insightful; perceptive

16. Provocative
Assumption
Serving to stimulate
Natural
Disagreement; tension

17. Allusion
Important
Consequence
Casual reference
Excel; To pass limits

18. Antithesis
Distinguished
Opposite
Independence
Reverberated

19. Paramount/Momentous
Cunning; hard to grasp
Crucial
Scrupulous inspection
Important

20. Revelation
Disagreement; tension
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Act of revealing
Manifested throughout

21. Autonomy
Similar
Equalitarian
Independence
The domain of a certain abstraction

22. Epoch
Advocate; supporter
Practical; down-to-earth
Important
Period of history

23. Prominent
Distinguished
Goal
To be or make an epitome of
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

24. Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth
Illustrate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Opposite

25. Depict
Brought for
An assumption
To solve
Illustrate

26. Revere
Imply
Difficult
To venerate
Established

27. Resolve
Lasting a short time
Admit
To solve
The reality of something

28. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Problem

29. Disparate
To solve
Something not in correct time
Composed of different elements
Disagreement

30. To Premise
To assume
Casual reference
Period of history
Possible

31. Altruism
Able to be sensibly predicted
Unselfishness
Relevant; quick and direct
Opposite

32. Conventional
Difference
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Act of revealing
Ordinary

33. Nuance
Minor distinction
Composed of different elements
Pertaining to experience
Expression of grief

34. Reminiscent
Sabotage
Suggestive of earlier event
Independence
Judge importance of

35. Compromise
Brought for
Endanger; Hurt
Long-term
Short account of interesting event

36. Dichotomy
Crucial
Endanger; Hurt
Disagreement; separation
Proposal;idea

37. Proposition
Short account of interesting event
Imply
Proposal;idea
Apparently

38. Enduring
Durable; prevailing
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Very
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

39. Aspiration
Practical
Goal
Act of Implying
Specific and Clear

40. Evoked
Disagreement; separation
Brought for
Directing
Possible

41. Explicit
Equalitarian
Lasting a short time
Specific and Clear
Example; Epitome

42. orthodox
Terse saying embodying general truth
Period of history
Conformed
Brought for

43. Sublime
Disagreement; tension
Unfortunately
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Minor distinction

44. Arduous
Lasting a short time
Difficult
Short account of interesting event
Protagonist

45. Incontrovertible
Argue
Imply
Established
Innate; inherent

46. Aphorism
Unfortunately
Protagonist
Terse saying embodying general truth
Admit

47. Manifest
Show
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Bad situation
Lasting a short time

48. Exemplify
Epitomize
Insightful; perceptive
Serving to stimulate
Crucial

49. Inextricable
Reverberated
Complicated
Manifested throughout
Act of Implying

50. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Equalitarian
Conformed
Deep; pervading