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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. Conventional
Quality
Unfair; Unjust
Bad situation
Ordinary

2. Engender
Difference
Period of history
Unselfishness
To Cause

3. Relentless
Firm Belief
To Exhibit
Without ending; incessant
Unparalleled significance

4. Anachronism
Lasting a short time
Something not in correct time
Difficult
Example; Epitome

5. Dichotomy
Apathetic
Without ending; incessant
Disagreement; separation
Difficult

6. Dogmatic
Having as final result
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Specific and Clear
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

7. Manifest
To Exhibit
An assumption
Crucial
Most important

8. Disparate
Affirm; Back up a statement
Lacking in substance or reality
Composed of different elements
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

9. Lament
Apathetic
Unfortunately
Bad situation
Expression of grief

10. Thesis
Period of history
To be or make an epitome of
Statement supported by arguments
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

11. Incontrovertible
Established
Lacking in substance or reality
Lasting a short time
Unparalleled significance

12. Intrinsic
Deep; pervading
Equalitarian
Cunning; hard to grasp
Innate; inherent

13. Entail
Imply
Lacking in substance or reality
Clear; connect logically
Similar

14. Profound
Unchangeable
Brought for
Deep; pervading
Good

15. Depict
Disagreement; tension
Idea
Admit
Illustrate

16. Exceptionally
Help
Very
Independence
Proposal;idea

17. Realm
Most important
The domain of a certain abstraction
Representative example
Conformed

18. Conviction
Act of revealing
Show
Firm Belief
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

19. Paradox
Bad situation
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Protagonist
Self-contradictory statement

20. Inextricable
Never expected or before seen
Having no equal
Complicated
Pertaining to experience

21. Antithesis
Opposite
To venerate
Possible
Expression of grief

22. Predominant
To solve
Crucial
The reality of something
Most important

23. Provocative
Lacking in substance or reality
Serving to stimulate
Possible
Manifested throughout

24. Presumably
Similar
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
To solve
Able to be sensibly predicted

25. Ramification
Similar
Consequence
Large in quantity; a lot
To Exhibit

26. Tantamount
Short account of interesting event
Lasting a short time
Speed up
To be equivalent to

27. Viable
Short account of interesting event
Possible
Judge importance of
Directing

28. Empirical
Validity
Self-contradictory statement
Pertaining to experience
Endanger; Hurt

29. Expedite
Speed up
Period of history
Clever
Self-contradictory statement

30. Pervasive
Lasting a short time
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Manifested throughout
Very

31. Evoke
Opposite
Proposal;idea
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Endanger; Hurt

32. Anecdote
Short account of interesting event
Advocate; supporter
Apparently
Innate; inherent

33. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Imply
Crucial
Practical; down-to-earth

34. Feasible
Possible
Practical
Quality
Disagreement

35. Exemplify
Admit
Epitomize
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Innate; inherent

36. Incisive
Insightful; perceptive
Unparalleled significance
Independence
Blame; Ascribe

37. Contend
Argue
Bad situation
Independence
Validity

38. Eminent
Never expected or before seen
Imply
Distinguished
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

39. Acute
Durable; prevailing
Crucial
Sabotage
Established

40. Ethical
Good
Equalitarian
Complicated
Insightful; perceptive

41. Lamentably
Excel; To pass limits
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Unfortunately
Act of revealing

42. Immutable
To Cause
Unchangeable
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Important

43. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Independence
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Representative example

44. Ostensibly
Apparently
Expression of grief
To be or make an epitome of
Unfair; Unjust

45. Proposition
To venerate
Proposal;idea
Epitomize
Conformed

46. Indigenous
Statement supported by arguments
Excel; To pass limits
A natural part of something
Durable; prevailing

47. Revere
To venerate
Distinguished
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
False

48. Quagmire
Bad situation
Unparalleled significance
False
Prominent; clear

49. To Premise
Never expected or before seen
Able to be sensibly predicted
To assume
Minor distinction

50. Enduring
Durable; prevailing
Help
Affirm; Back up a statement
The reality of something