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SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
To be or make an epitome of
Quality
Having no equal

2. Conventional
Ordinary
Similar
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Large in quantity; a lot

3. Ostensibly
Act of Implying
Independence
Distinguished
Apparently

4. Predominant
Casual reference
Most important
Endanger; Hurt
Able to be sensibly predicted

5. Eminent
Proposal;idea
Unfair; Unjust
Innate; inherent
Distinguished

6. Paradigm
To Exhibit
Example; Epitome
Assumption
A natural part of something

7. Legitimacy
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Lacking in substance or reality
Validity
Large in quantity; a lot

8. Indigenous
Natural
Durable; prevailing
A natural part of something
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

9. Aphorism
Reverberated
Most important
Never expected or before seen
Terse saying embodying general truth

10. Resolve
Casual reference
Act of Implying
Possible
To solve

11. Pervasive
Distinguished
Advocate; supporter
An assumption
Manifested throughout

12. Explicit
The domain of a certain abstraction
Specific and Clear
Most important
Scrupulous inspection

13. Momentous
Pertaining to experience
Without ending; incessant
Unparalleled significance
Validity

14. Plausible
Pertaining to experience
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To solve
Help

15. Aspiration
Conformed
Manifested throughout
Practical; down-to-earth
Goal

16. Substantiate
To solve
Affirm; Back up a statement
Speed up
Minor distinction

17. Dichotomy
Specific and Clear
Short account of interesting event
Disagreement; separation
Ordinary

18. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Assumption
Crucial
Relevant; quick and direct

19. Provocative
Help
Firm Belief
Judge importance of
Serving to stimulate

20. Proposition
Proposal;idea
Validity
Disagreement; tension
Cunning; hard to grasp

21. Presupposition
Assumption
Act of revealing
Quality
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

22. Pragmatic
Practical
Short account of interesting event
A natural part of something
Illustrate

23. Anachronism
Disagreement
Distinguished
Something not in correct time
Opposite

24. Rhetorical
Similar
Opposite
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Assumption

25. Inherent
Show
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Clever
Specific and Clear

26. Facet
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Clear; connect logically
Show
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

27. Contend
Brought for
Expression of grief
Casual reference
Argue

28. Compromise
Act of revealing
Endanger; Hurt
Directing
Natural

29. Inequitable
The reality of something
Act of Implying
Consequence
Unfair; Unjust

30. Dissension
Ordinary
Disagreement
The domain of a certain abstraction
Natural

31. Undermine
Advocate; supporter
Serving to stimulate
Expression of grief
Sabotage

32. Manifest
Ordinary
To Exhibit
Advocate; supporter
Established

33. Immutable
Unchangeable
Lacking in substance or reality
Having as final result
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

34. Dilemma
Conformed
Consequence
Advocate; supporter
Problem

35. Quintessential
Goal
Unfair; Unjust
Apathetic
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

36. Acute
Disagreement; tension
Affirm; Back up a statement
Crucial
Brought for

37. Aspect
Durable; prevailing
Quality
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Relevant; quick and direct

38. Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth
Consequence
Opposite
Possible

39. Nuance
Natural
Established
To solve
Minor distinction

40. Notion
Example; Epitome
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Idea
Specific and Clear

41. Quagmire
Validity
Advocate; supporter
Bad situation
Short account of interesting event

42. Reminiscent
Suggestive of earlier event
Possible
Quality
Representative example

43. Depict
Saying expressing common experience
Act of revealing
Similar
Illustrate

44. To Premise
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To assume
Opposite
Innate; inherent

45. Unprecedented
Opposite
Reverberated
Never expected or before seen
Crucial

46. Epoch
Most important
Expression of grief
Period of history
Impossible to prevent

47. Revere
To venerate
Assumption
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Able to be sensibly predicted

48. Lament
To solve
Validity
Blame; Ascribe
Expression of grief

49. Ramification
Period of history
Distinguished
Consequence
Composed of different elements

50. Entail
Imply
Distinguished
Saying expressing common experience
Something not in correct time