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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. Revelation
Suggestive of earlier event
Casual reference
Possible
Act of revealing

2. Secular
Distinguished
Admit
Long-term
To venerate

3. Contend
Ordinary
Argue
To assume
Representative example

4. Revere
Clear; connect logically
To venerate
Period of history
Having no equal

5. Predominant
Most important
Having no equal
Very
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

6. Inextricable
Reverberated
Short account of interesting event
Complicated
Period of history

7. Feasible
Possible
The domain of a certain abstraction
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Prominent; clear

8. Objectivity
The reality of something
Distinguished
Most important
Admit

9. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Scrupulous inspection
Possible
Terse saying embodying general truth

10. Legitimacy
Problem
Validity
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
False

11. To Premise
To assume
Blame; Ascribe
Equalitarian
Goal

12. Exemplify
To venerate
Imply
Saying expressing common experience
Epitomize

13. Ephemeral
Possible
Lasting a short time
Without ending; incessant
Affirm; Back up a statement

14. Inevitable
Established
Possible
To be equivalent to
Impossible to prevent

15. Viable
Lasting a short time
Firm Belief
Possible
Assumption

16. Concede
To be or make an epitome of
Natural
Validity
Admit

17. orthodox
Imply
Distinguished
Relevant; quick and direct
Conformed

18. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Imply
Very
An assumption

19. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Show
Natural
Directing

20. Scrutiny
Difference
Act of Implying
Very
Scrupulous inspection

21. Aphorism
Disagreement; tension
Never expected or before seen
Act of revealing
Terse saying embodying general truth

22. Ethical
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Expression of grief
Quality
Good

23. Anecdote
Speed up
Without ending; incessant
Self-contradictory statement
Short account of interesting event

24. Incongruous
Deep; pervading
To be equivalent to
Composed of different elements
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

25. Quagmire
Endanger; Hurt
Validity
Bad situation
Example; Epitome

26. Incontrovertible
Established
Prominent; clear
Distinguished
To solve

27. Thesis
Statement supported by arguments
Established
Deep; pervading
Most important

28. Acute
An assumption
To Exhibit
Crucial
Clear; connect logically

29. Assess
Specific and Clear
Period of history
Possible
Judge importance of

30. Compromise
Independence
Endanger; Hurt
To solve
Show

31. addressing
Directing
Unselfishness
Unfair; Unjust
Assumption

32. Incisive
Lacking in substance or reality
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Insightful; perceptive
Practical; down-to-earth

33. Rhetorical
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Difficult
An assumption
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

34. Dichotomy
To Exhibit
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Important
Disagreement; separation

35. Allusion
Casual reference
To be or make an epitome of
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Similar

36. Resolve
To solve
Casual reference
To Exhibit
Innate; inherent

37. Coherent
Opposite
Clear; connect logically
The domain of a certain abstraction
Firm Belief

38. Egalitarian
Cunning; hard to grasp
Long-term
Durable; prevailing
Equalitarian

39. Premise
Innate; inherent
An assumption
Sabotage
Unselfishness

40. Notion
Act of revealing
Idea
Apparently
Speed up

41. Dilemma
To Exhibit
Short account of interesting event
Possible
Problem

42. Pervasive
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Manifested throughout
The reality of something
Illustrate

43. Acute
Clever
Established
Never expected or before seen
Example; Epitome

44. Presupposition
Assumption
Composed of different elements
To be or make an epitome of
Argue

45. Proposition
Insightful; perceptive
Unchangeable
Statement supported by arguments
Proposal;idea

46. Epitome
Practical
Representative example
Distinguished
Suggestive of earlier event

47. Disparate
Unfortunately
Composed of different elements
Equalitarian
The domain of a certain abstraction

48. Expedite
Brought for
To be or make an epitome of
Speed up
Apathetic

49. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Epitomize
Practical
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

50. Nuance
Brought for
Minor distinction
Disagreement; separation
Composed of different elements