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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. Quagmire
Bad situation
Composed of different elements
Casual reference
Being everywhere at once

2. Pervasive
Blame; Ascribe
Unparalleled significance
Deep; pervading
Manifested throughout

3. Antithesis
Bad situation
Opposite
Independence
Validity

4. Subtle
Most important
To Exhibit
Cunning; hard to grasp
Having no equal

5. Dissension
Disagreement
Important
Insightful; perceptive
Short account of interesting event

6. Momentous
Unselfishness
Excel; To pass limits
An assumption
Unparalleled significance

7. Notion
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Equalitarian
Saying expressing common experience
Idea

8. Ethical
Excel; To pass limits
Good
Possible
Unparalleled significance

9. Manifest
Show
Firm Belief
Practical; down-to-earth
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

10. Dilemma
To be equivalent to
Crucial
Idea
Problem

11. Premise
Prominent; clear
Endanger; Hurt
An assumption
Insightful; perceptive

12. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Act of Implying
Unparalleled significance
Durable; prevailing

13. Rhetorical
Period of history
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Proposal;idea
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

14. Conventional
Ordinary
Epitomize
The reality of something
Natural

15. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Unfortunately
Self-contradictory statement
Important

16. Poignant
Terse saying embodying general truth
Relevant; quick and direct
Independence
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

17. Discrepancy
Difference
Assumption
As a focus
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

18. Adage
Saying expressing common experience
Large in quantity; a lot
Apparently
Manifested throughout

19. Inequitable
Show
Difficult
To Exhibit
Unfair; Unjust

20. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Short account of interesting event
Blame; Ascribe
To be or make an epitome of

21. Manifest
Admit
Idea
To Exhibit
Example; Epitome

22. Epitomize
Help
Suggestive of earlier event
To be or make an epitome of
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

23. Incontrovertible
Illustrate
Show
Opposite
Established

24. Incongruous
Composed of different elements
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Apparently
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

25. Conviction
Quality
Terse saying embodying general truth
Conformed
Firm Belief

26. Prodigious
Endanger; Hurt
Innate; inherent
Large in quantity; a lot
Difference

27. Subjective
Independence
Lacking in substance or reality
Composed of different elements
Speed up

28. Ramification
Statement supported by arguments
Consequence
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Expression of grief

29. Paradigm
Apathetic
Long-term
Impossible to prevent
Example; Epitome

30. Intrinsic
Speed up
Problem
To be equivalent to
Innate; inherent

31. Paramount/Momentous
Consequence
To be or make an epitome of
Opposite
Important

32. Ephemeral
The domain of a certain abstraction
Established
Lasting a short time
Composed of different elements

33. Ostensibly
To be or make an epitome of
Insightful; perceptive
Affirm; Back up a statement
Apparently

34. Lament
Affirm; Back up a statement
Disagreement; tension
Suggestive of earlier event
Expression of grief

35. Fallacious
To be or make an epitome of
A natural part of something
False
Blame; Ascribe

36. Secular
Equalitarian
Long-term
Conformed
Protagonist

37. Revere
Lacking in substance or reality
Pertaining to experience
Possible
To venerate

38. Empirical
Terse saying embodying general truth
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Good
Pertaining to experience

39. Discord
To assume
Self-contradictory statement
Important
Disagreement; tension

40. Acute
Self-contradictory statement
Illustrate
The domain of a certain abstraction
Clever

41. Concede
Directing
Endanger; Hurt
Conformed
Admit

42. Viable
Unparalleled significance
Excel; To pass limits
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Possible

43. Aphorism
Show
Something not in correct time
Innate; inherent
Terse saying embodying general truth

44. Epoch
Period of history
Impossible to prevent
Apparently
Difficult

45. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
The reality of something
Goal
Validity

46. Enduring
Clear; connect logically
To assume
Important
Durable; prevailing

47. Profound
Deep; pervading
Unfortunately
Validity
Goal

48. Exemplify
Epitomize
Saying expressing common experience
Short account of interesting event
Similar

49. Aspect
To be or make an epitome of
Important
Quality
Possible

50. Prominent
Innate; inherent
Speed up
Distinguished
Show