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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. Immutable
Short account of interesting event
To Cause
Apathetic
Unchangeable

2. Subjective
Important
Lacking in substance or reality
Sabotage
Durable; prevailing

3. Epoch
Period of history
Bad situation
Cunning; hard to grasp
The domain of a certain abstraction

4. Inequitable
Clear; connect logically
Opposite
Deep; pervading
Unfair; Unjust

5. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
Apathetic
Disagreement
Imply

6. Fallacious
Large in quantity; a lot
Blame; Ascribe
Unselfishness
False

7. Paradox
Natural
Idea
Self-contradictory statement
Lasting a short time

8. Reminiscent
Suggestive of earlier event
Having as final result
Unfair; Unjust
Terse saying embodying general truth

9. Notably
Having as final result
As a focus
Self-contradictory statement
Quality

10. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Able to be sensibly predicted
To be equivalent to
Difficult

11. Conventional
Ordinary
Possible
Idea
Unfortunately

12. Conviction
Imply
Possible
Firm Belief
Innate; inherent

13. Provocative
Statement supported by arguments
Serving to stimulate
Unfair; Unjust
Casual reference

14. Incontrovertible
Composed of different elements
Established
Speed up
Without ending; incessant

15. Substantiate
Serving to stimulate
Possible
Affirm; Back up a statement
Excel; To pass limits

16. Expedite
To Cause
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Speed up
Pertaining to experience

17. Inherent
Conformed
Insightful; perceptive
To assume
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

18. Contend
Deep; pervading
Equalitarian
Argue
Good

19. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Apathetic
Possible
Judge importance of

20. Ephemeral
Sabotage
The reality of something
Possible
Lasting a short time

21. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Able to be sensibly predicted
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Quality

22. Presupposition
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Terse saying embodying general truth
Assumption
To assume

23. Culminate
Quality
Having as final result
Relevant; quick and direct
Cunning; hard to grasp

24. Evoke
Pertaining to experience
Brought for
Firm Belief
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

25. Dichotomy
Established
Impossible to prevent
Disagreement; separation
Opposite

26. To Premise
An assumption
Having no equal
To assume
Opposite

27. Dissension
Disagreement
Validity
Example; Epitome
Argue

28. Pervasive
Admit
Manifested throughout
Practical; down-to-earth
Distinguished

29. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Practical
Practical; down-to-earth
Sabotage

30. Enduring
To venerate
A natural part of something
Durable; prevailing
To solve

31. Nuance
Minor distinction
Insightful; perceptive
Quality
Being everywhere at once

32. Anachronism
Composed of different elements
Something not in correct time
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
A natural part of something

33. Poignant
Advocate; supporter
Bad situation
Unfair; Unjust
Relevant; quick and direct

34. Aphorism
Specific and Clear
Affirm; Back up a statement
Terse saying embodying general truth
Practical; down-to-earth

35. Inextricable
Self-contradictory statement
Reverberated
Lacking in substance or reality
Complicated

36. Undermine
Sabotage
Long-term
Possible
Proposal;idea

37. Autonomy
Independence
Help
Opposite
Statement supported by arguments

38. Notion
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Idea
Affirm; Back up a statement
Most important

39. Antithesis
Admit
Excel; To pass limits
Opposite
Conformed

40. Aspiration
Show
Goal
Expression of grief
Composed of different elements

41. Viable
Possible
Reverberated
Difference
Independence

42. Discrepancy
Difference
Composed of different elements
Never expected or before seen
Minor distinction

43. Predominant
To assume
Most important
Argue
Statement supported by arguments

44. Eminent
Proposal;idea
Impossible to prevent
Distinguished
Epitomize

45. Adage
Clear; connect logically
Excel; To pass limits
Saying expressing common experience
Lasting a short time

46. Ubiquitous
To assume
Practical; down-to-earth
The domain of a certain abstraction
Being everywhere at once

47. Tantamount
Large in quantity; a lot
To be equivalent to
Able to be sensibly predicted
An assumption

48. Parallel
To venerate
Similar
Argue
Crucial

49. Ramification
Illustrate
To Exhibit
Advocate; supporter
Consequence

50. Rhetorical
The domain of a certain abstraction
Scrupulous inspection
Ordinary
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade