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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. Expedite
Specific and Clear
Composed of different elements
Speed up
Lasting a short time

2. Ethical
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Most important
Good
Practical

3. Transcend
Excel; To pass limits
Terse saying embodying general truth
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Durable; prevailing

4. Notion
Assumption
Impossible to prevent
Epitomize
Idea

5. Rhetorical
Relevant; quick and direct
Validity
Judge importance of
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

6. Momentous
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Composed of different elements
Self-contradictory statement
Unparalleled significance

7. Eminent
Clever
Apathetic
Distinguished
Suggestive of earlier event

8. Contend
Argue
Excel; To pass limits
Help
Firm Belief

9. Epitomize
Equalitarian
To be or make an epitome of
Serving to stimulate
An assumption

10. Facilitate
Help
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Practical
Saying expressing common experience

11. Intrinsic
Innate; inherent
Being everywhere at once
Problem
Lacking in substance or reality

12. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Epitomize
Scrupulous inspection
A natural part of something

13. Culminate
Having as final result
Established
Opposite
Problem

14. Reminiscent
To Exhibit
Lasting a short time
Innate; inherent
Suggestive of earlier event

15. Assess
Judge importance of
To Exhibit
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Argue

16. Feasible
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Able to be sensibly predicted
Good
Possible

17. Objectivity
The reality of something
Relevant; quick and direct
Something not in correct time
Having as final result

18. Disparate
To be equivalent to
Composed of different elements
Long-term
Sabotage

19. Incontrovertible
Scrupulous inspection
Sabotage
Blame; Ascribe
Established

20. Manifest
Short account of interesting event
To venerate
Equalitarian
Show

21. Exceptionally
Act of revealing
Very
An assumption
Show

22. Implication
Able to be sensibly predicted
Possible
Act of Implying
Cunning; hard to grasp

23. Unprecedented
To be equivalent to
Never expected or before seen
Statement supported by arguments
Example; Epitome

24. Main Character
Deep; pervading
Crucial
Protagonist
Possible

25. Proponent
Blame; Ascribe
False
Cunning; hard to grasp
Advocate; supporter

26. Antithesis
Opposite
Help
Cunning; hard to grasp
False

27. Depict
Long-term
Unparalleled significance
Illustrate
Disagreement

28. Indifferent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Opposite
Apathetic

29. Entail
Being everywhere at once
Large in quantity; a lot
Disagreement; separation
Imply

30. Epoch
Disagreement; tension
Period of history
Blame; Ascribe
Ordinary

31. Notably
As a focus
Disagreement; tension
Lasting a short time
Opposite

32. orthodox
Conformed
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Expression of grief
Disagreement; separation

33. Viable
Lasting a short time
Expression of grief
Possible
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

34. Predominant
Clear; connect logically
Most important
To assume
Opposite

35. Evoke
Unparalleled significance
Disagreement; separation
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Firm Belief

36. Discrepancy
Distinguished
Difference
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Durable; prevailing

37. Conventional
Manifested throughout
Ordinary
Without ending; incessant
Large in quantity; a lot

38. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Endanger; Hurt
The domain of a certain abstraction

39. Manifest
Long-term
Unparalleled significance
To Exhibit
Unselfishness

40. Epitome
Opposite
Clever
Representative example
To venerate

41. Attribute
Minor distinction
Blame; Ascribe
Self-contradictory statement
Speed up

42. Prominent
Quality
Distinguished
Goal
Disagreement

43. Echoed
Reverberated
Example; Epitome
Minor distinction
Blame; Ascribe

44. Exemplify
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Epitomize
Similar
Unfair; Unjust

45. Facet
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

46. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
Being everywhere at once
Goal
Validity

47. Acute
Unchangeable
Clever
Long-term
Composed of different elements

48. Ostensibly
Durable; prevailing
Pertaining to experience
Complicated
Apparently

49. Subtle
Self-contradictory statement
Durable; prevailing
Cunning; hard to grasp
Sabotage

50. Empirical
Brought for
Pertaining to experience
Suggestive of earlier event
To Cause