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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. Secular
Established
Equalitarian
Reverberated
Long-term

2. Empirical
Unfair; Unjust
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Suggestive of earlier event
Pertaining to experience

3. Depict
Disagreement
Validity
Illustrate
Difference

4. Paradox
Self-contradictory statement
To Cause
Serving to stimulate
Period of history

5. Incongruous
Opposite
Composed of different elements
Pertaining to experience
Clever

6. Aspiration
Goal
Important
Assumption
Manifested throughout

7. Scrutiny
Speed up
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Self-contradictory statement
Scrupulous inspection

8. Reminiscent
Ordinary
Suggestive of earlier event
Directing
Self-contradictory statement

9. Indifferent
Apathetic
Opposite
Lasting a short time
Problem

10. Exemplify
Epitomize
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Disagreement
Assumption

11. Inextricable
Equalitarian
Most important
As a focus
Complicated

12. addressing
Directing
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Distinguished
Distinguished

13. Concede
Admit
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
To be or make an epitome of
Possible

14. Unprecedented
Without ending; incessant
Able to be sensibly predicted
Serving to stimulate
Never expected or before seen

15. Paramount/Momentous
Having no equal
Important
Conformed
Innate; inherent

16. Allusion
Good
Cunning; hard to grasp
To solve
Casual reference

17. Undermine
Sabotage
Most important
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Apathetic

18. Quintessential
Very
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Terse saying embodying general truth

19. Predominant
Show
Casual reference
Unfair; Unjust
Most important

20. Inherent
Composed of different elements
Natural
Disagreement; tension
To solve

21. Intrinsic
Brought for
Innate; inherent
Assumption
Affirm; Back up a statement

22. Legitimacy
Manifested throughout
Bad situation
Validity
Most important

23. Feasible
Distinguished
Example; Epitome
Possible
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

24. Realm
Being everywhere at once
The domain of a certain abstraction
Argue
Composed of different elements

25. Paradigm
Independence
Goal
Example; Epitome
Short account of interesting event

26. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
The domain of a certain abstraction
Show
Endanger; Hurt

27. Parallel
Similar
The reality of something
Endanger; Hurt
Clever

28. Compromise
Complicated
Most important
Endanger; Hurt
Short account of interesting event

29. Fallacious
Epitomize
False
Natural
Having as final result

30. Lamentably
Minor distinction
Manifested throughout
To solve
Unfortunately

31. Epoch
Period of history
Consequence
Relevant; quick and direct
Distinguished

32. Dogmatic
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Minor distinction
Period of history
Disagreement

33. Inevitable
Possible
Epitomize
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Impossible to prevent

34. Echoed
Large in quantity; a lot
Imply
Bad situation
Reverberated

35. Pragmatic
Practical
Cunning; hard to grasp
Statement supported by arguments
Durable; prevailing

36. Facilitate
Important
Long-term
Help
Distinguished

37. Epitomize
Terse saying embodying general truth
Affirm; Back up a statement
As a focus
To be or make an epitome of

38. Objectivity
Serving to stimulate
The reality of something
Example; Epitome
Most important

39. Nuance
Minor distinction
Very
Opposite
Independence

40. Premise
Equalitarian
An assumption
Impossible to prevent
Practical; down-to-earth

41. Thesis
Possible
Statement supported by arguments
Expression of grief
Apathetic

42. Proposition
Proposal;idea
Most important
Goal
Without ending; incessant

43. Incontrovertible
Established
Minor distinction
Help
Having as final result

44. Revelation
Quality
Act of revealing
Unchangeable
Similar

45. Profound
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Self-contradictory statement
Impossible to prevent
Deep; pervading

46. Ephemeral
Idea
To be equivalent to
Large in quantity; a lot
Lasting a short time

47. Engender
To Exhibit
Unchangeable
Pertaining to experience
To Cause

48. Dichotomy
Expression of grief
Validity
Statement supported by arguments
Disagreement; separation

49. Ubiquitous
Disagreement; separation
Short account of interesting event
Relevant; quick and direct
Being everywhere at once

50. Facet
Unfair; Unjust
Unfortunately
Bad situation
Something similar but distinct from a group of things