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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. Ubiquitous
Impossible to prevent
Being everywhere at once
Deep; pervading
Self-contradictory statement

2. Exceptionally
Similar
Very
Established
Crucial

3. Nuance
Minor distinction
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
A natural part of something
Bad situation

4. Notably
Period of history
Quality
As a focus
Minor distinction

5. Fallacious
Prominent; clear
False
Terse saying embodying general truth
Impossible to prevent

6. Unprecedented
Difficult
To Cause
Never expected or before seen
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

7. Paradigm
Example; Epitome
Self-contradictory statement
Distinguished
Consequence

8. Predominant
Self-contradictory statement
Opposite
Practical; down-to-earth
Most important

9. Disparate
Deep; pervading
Composed of different elements
Prominent; clear
Large in quantity; a lot

10. Pragmatic
Bad situation
Disagreement; tension
Equalitarian
Practical; down-to-earth

11. Incontrovertible
Established
Representative example
Serving to stimulate
Consequence

12. Presupposition
Possible
Idea
Assumption
Apparently

13. Entail
Act of revealing
Imply
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
A natural part of something

14. Tantamount
Possible
To be equivalent to
To solve
Difficult

15. Profound
Period of history
To be equivalent to
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Deep; pervading

16. Aspiration
Goal
Help
Idea
Unfortunately

17. Viable
Similar
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Apparently
Possible

18. Substantiate
Self-contradictory statement
Advocate; supporter
Affirm; Back up a statement
Serving to stimulate

19. Facet
Possible
Something not in correct time
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Clever

20. orthodox
The reality of something
To Cause
Conformed
Protagonist

21. Aspect
Quality
To Cause
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Unchangeable

22. Contend
Practical; down-to-earth
Specific and Clear
Independence
Argue

23. Inherent
Conformed
Speed up
Natural
Unparalleled significance

24. Lament
Act of revealing
Disagreement; tension
Opposite
Expression of grief

25. Discord
Independence
Disagreement; tension
Very
Unchangeable

26. Arduous
Composed of different elements
Difficult
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Possible

27. Premise
An assumption
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Representative example
Large in quantity; a lot

28. Coherent
Clear; connect logically
Having as final result
Quality
Act of revealing

29. Epoch
Apathetic
Having as final result
Period of history
Expression of grief

30. Assess
Judge importance of
Scrupulous inspection
Proposal;idea
To venerate

31. Legitimacy
Specific and Clear
Statement supported by arguments
Problem
Validity

32. Anecdote
Cunning; hard to grasp
Short account of interesting event
An assumption
Large in quantity; a lot

33. Ostensibly
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Apparently
Saying expressing common experience
To Exhibit

34. Relentless
Endanger; Hurt
Distinguished
Without ending; incessant
Insightful; perceptive

35. Anachronism
The domain of a certain abstraction
Proposal;idea
Something not in correct time
Blame; Ascribe

36. Inevitable
Epitomize
Impossible to prevent
Directing
Distinguished

37. Inherent
Consequence
Complicated
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Epitomize

38. Engender
Lacking in substance or reality
To Cause
Never expected or before seen
Good

39. Distinct
Prominent; clear
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Being everywhere at once
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

40. Implication
Sabotage
Something not in correct time
Act of Implying
Period of history

41. addressing
To assume
Directing
Very
Illustrate

42. Expedite
Speed up
Unfair; Unjust
Imply
Lacking in substance or reality

43. Altruism
Endanger; Hurt
Unselfishness
Self-contradictory statement
Disagreement; separation

44. Resolve
To solve
Difference
Act of revealing
Example; Epitome

45. Conventional
Ordinary
Statement supported by arguments
Show
Innate; inherent

46. Explicit
Admit
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Problem
Specific and Clear

47. Pervasive
To solve
Manifested throughout
Similar
Quality

48. Ephemeral
Scrupulous inspection
Lasting a short time
Expression of grief
An assumption

49. Eminent
Validity
Distinguished
Cunning; hard to grasp
Deep; pervading

50. Provocative
Manifested throughout
Serving to stimulate
Proposal;idea
Without ending; incessant