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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. Quintessential
Disagreement; tension
Composed of different elements
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Prominent; clear

2. Immutable
Act of revealing
Expression of grief
Unchangeable
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

3. Antithesis
Most important
To assume
Opposite
Never expected or before seen

4. Parallel
Similar
Opposite
Endanger; Hurt
Affirm; Back up a statement

5. Pragmatic
Practical
Saying expressing common experience
Apparently
Complicated

6. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Minor distinction
Clever
To be equivalent to

7. Depict
Independence
Illustrate
Composed of different elements
Epitomize

8. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Help
Complicated
Opposite

9. addressing
Difficult
To Exhibit
Directing
Illustrate

10. Expedite
Natural
Speed up
A natural part of something
Help

11. Inherent
To be equivalent to
Natural
Having as final result
Terse saying embodying general truth

12. Paradigm
Disagreement; separation
Crucial
Example; Epitome
Judge importance of

13. Subtle
Epitomize
Opposite
Serving to stimulate
Cunning; hard to grasp

14. Dogmatic
Having as final result
Opposite
Argue
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

15. Revere
To venerate
Assumption
Serving to stimulate
Long-term

16. Discrepancy
To solve
Casual reference
Difference
Difficult

17. Distinct
Prominent; clear
Lacking in substance or reality
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Durable; prevailing

18. Anachronism
Specific and Clear
Something not in correct time
Crucial
Large in quantity; a lot

19. Aspect
Quality
Specific and Clear
Reverberated
Disagreement; separation

20. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Short account of interesting event
Complicated
Very

21. Objectivity
An assumption
Goal
Something not in correct time
The reality of something

22. Unparalleled
Practical
Having no equal
Admit
Act of Implying

23. Incisive
Practical; down-to-earth
Insightful; perceptive
Judge importance of
Composed of different elements

24. Provocative
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Goal
Insightful; perceptive
Serving to stimulate

25. Inevitable
An assumption
Impossible to prevent
Disagreement; tension
Act of Implying

26. Contend
Argue
Composed of different elements
Admit
Difficult

27. Acute
Show
Most important
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Clever

28. Conviction
Never expected or before seen
Statement supported by arguments
Firm Belief
Act of Implying

29. Echoed
Reverberated
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
As a focus
Very

30. Feasible
Insightful; perceptive
Ordinary
To be equivalent to
Possible

31. Pragmatic
Impossible to prevent
Innate; inherent
Practical; down-to-earth
Lasting a short time

32. Paramount/Momentous
Important
The reality of something
Unselfishness
Having no equal

33. Ostensibly
Idea
Imply
Excel; To pass limits
Apparently

34. Assess
Judge importance of
Possible
Period of history
Terse saying embodying general truth

35. Autonomy
Argue
Pertaining to experience
Independence
Idea

36. Proposition
Proposal;idea
Ordinary
Short account of interesting event
Unfair; Unjust

37. Predominant
Most important
Impossible to prevent
Goal
Argue

38. Scrutiny
Difference
Minor distinction
Practical
Scrupulous inspection

39. Arduous
Unfair; Unjust
To venerate
Without ending; incessant
Difficult

40. Aspiration
Difference
Goal
Impossible to prevent
Innate; inherent

41. Viable
Brought for
Difference
Casual reference
Possible

42. Conventional
Disagreement; separation
Ordinary
Opposite
Without ending; incessant

43. Exceptionally
Very
Unfair; Unjust
Distinguished
Statement supported by arguments

44. Presupposition
Similar
Assumption
Ordinary
Durable; prevailing

45. Unprecedented
Judge importance of
Specific and Clear
To assume
Never expected or before seen

46. Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
Opposite
Minor distinction
The reality of something

47. Dissension
Assumption
Disagreement
Important
Affirm; Back up a statement

48. Inextricable
Endanger; Hurt
To be equivalent to
Proposal;idea
Complicated

49. Implication
Help
Impossible to prevent
Composed of different elements
Act of Implying

50. Proponent
Specific and Clear
Advocate; supporter
Affirm; Back up a statement
Lacking in substance or reality