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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. Presumably
Being everywhere at once
Impossible to prevent
Able to be sensibly predicted
Firm Belief

2. Arduous
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Self-contradictory statement
Durable; prevailing
Difficult

3. Viable
Clever
Possible
Clear; connect logically
Expression of grief

4. Lamentably
Proposal;idea
Unfortunately
Deep; pervading
Large in quantity; a lot

5. Anecdote
Speed up
Large in quantity; a lot
Short account of interesting event
Most important

6. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
To be or make an epitome of

7. Revere
Durable; prevailing
Validity
Example; Epitome
To venerate

8. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Unchangeable
Disagreement
Affirm; Back up a statement

9. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Having as final result
Expression of grief
Lasting a short time

10. Paramount/Momentous
Example; Epitome
Important
To solve
Distinguished

11. Attribute
Casual reference
Blame; Ascribe
Brought for
Distinguished

12. Notion
Unfortunately
Idea
To be equivalent to
Clear; connect logically

13. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Unfortunately
Idea

14. Autonomy
Good
Practical
Opposite
Independence

15. Subtle
To solve
Cunning; hard to grasp
Clear; connect logically
Able to be sensibly predicted

16. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Having no equal
Disagreement; separation

17. Disparate
Having as final result
Difference
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Composed of different elements

18. Culminate
Disagreement
Short account of interesting event
Firm Belief
Having as final result

19. Empirical
To solve
Lacking in substance or reality
Pertaining to experience
Scrupulous inspection

20. Resolve
To solve
To assume
Proposal;idea
Good

21. Substantiate
Unselfishness
Affirm; Back up a statement
Being everywhere at once
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

22. Sublime
Unfortunately
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Difficult
Practical; down-to-earth

23. Evoked
Admit
Disagreement
Brought for
Having no equal

24. Inextricable
Epitomize
Deep; pervading
Never expected or before seen
Complicated

25. Provocative
Impossible to prevent
Similar
Judge importance of
Serving to stimulate

26. Dogmatic
Statement supported by arguments
Possible
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Reverberated

27. Altruism
Unselfishness
A natural part of something
Prominent; clear
An assumption

28. Aphorism
Insightful; perceptive
To Exhibit
Terse saying embodying general truth
Self-contradictory statement

29. Exceptionally
Very
Difficult
The reality of something
Apathetic

30. Relentless
Goal
Composed of different elements
Without ending; incessant
Important

31. Quintessential
Speed up
Disagreement
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Casual reference

32. Manifest
To Exhibit
Without ending; incessant
Help
Clever

33. Undermine
Sabotage
Help
Brought for
Expression of grief

34. Proposition
Opposite
Unselfishness
Proposal;idea
Argue

35. Ephemeral
Good
Epitomize
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Lasting a short time

36. Epitome
Representative example
Conformed
Protagonist
Most important

37. Inequitable
Composed of different elements
Show
Unfair; Unjust
Practical

38. Rhetorical
To solve
Unparalleled significance
Clear; connect logically
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

39. Paradox
Natural
Self-contradictory statement
Independence
Opposite

40. Acute
Crucial
To Cause
The reality of something
A natural part of something

41. Epoch
Possible
Unfair; Unjust
Period of history
Never expected or before seen

42. Poignant
Validity
Relevant; quick and direct
Never expected or before seen
An assumption

43. Indigenous
A natural part of something
Endanger; Hurt
Specific and Clear
False

44. addressing
Apathetic
Prominent; clear
Suggestive of earlier event
Directing

45. Concede
Disagreement; tension
Unparalleled significance
Admit
Pertaining to experience

46. Exemplify
Without ending; incessant
To solve
Epitomize
Consequence

47. Explicit
Specific and Clear
Casual reference
Endanger; Hurt
Assumption

48. Contend
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Casual reference
Advocate; supporter
Argue

49. Proponent
Innate; inherent
Advocate; supporter
Validity
Apathetic

50. Feasible
Validity
Durable; prevailing
Possible
Clear; connect logically