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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
Important
Idea
Natural

2. Inextricable
Complicated
Judge importance of
Being everywhere at once
A natural part of something

3. Epitomize
Directing
Self-contradictory statement
Representative example
To be or make an epitome of

4. Acute
Innate; inherent
To Cause
Clever
Judge importance of

5. Quintessential
Lasting a short time
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
To be or make an epitome of
Problem

6. Intrinsic
Difference
Innate; inherent
Long-term
Natural

7. Lament
Impossible to prevent
Having as final result
Expression of grief
Relevant; quick and direct

8. Momentous
Problem
Independence
Unparalleled significance
Able to be sensibly predicted

9. Notion
Crucial
Composed of different elements
Independence
Idea

10. Depict
Apparently
Composed of different elements
Good
Illustrate

11. Objectivity
The reality of something
Lasting a short time
Apparently
Deep; pervading

12. Ubiquitous
Sabotage
Epitomize
Being everywhere at once
Having as final result

13. Altruism
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Serving to stimulate
Statement supported by arguments
Unselfishness

14. Epitome
Proposal;idea
Representative example
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

15. Unparalleled
Very
Suggestive of earlier event
Having no equal
Admit

16. Premise
Representative example
To be or make an epitome of
Terse saying embodying general truth
An assumption

17. Aspiration
Unparalleled significance
Composed of different elements
Goal
Prominent; clear

18. Manifest
Act of Implying
To Cause
Show
Excel; To pass limits

19. Scrutiny
To venerate
Scrupulous inspection
Representative example
Prominent; clear

20. Aspect
Disagreement; separation
Lasting a short time
Quality
Excel; To pass limits

21. Poignant
Relevant; quick and direct
Opposite
Unchangeable
Independence

22. Incongruous
Equalitarian
Composed of different elements
Self-contradictory statement
Practical; down-to-earth

23. Implication
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Act of Implying
Unchangeable
Pertaining to experience

24. Legitimacy
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
To venerate
Large in quantity; a lot
Validity

25. Realm
Deep; pervading
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Possible
The domain of a certain abstraction

26. Prominent
Distinguished
Difficult
Large in quantity; a lot
Deep; pervading

27. Arduous
Suggestive of earlier event
Large in quantity; a lot
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Difficult

28. Fallacious
Unfortunately
Goal
Crucial
False

29. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Durable; prevailing
False
To be or make an epitome of

30. Proposition
Proposal;idea
Serving to stimulate
Epitomize
Most important

31. Presupposition
Assumption
Difference
Act of Implying
Directing

32. Ethical
Lacking in substance or reality
Good
Argue
To be or make an epitome of

33. Notably
Goal
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
As a focus
Self-contradictory statement

34. Assess
Protagonist
Judge importance of
Long-term
Possible

35. Discord
Never expected or before seen
Disagreement; tension
Insightful; perceptive
Lacking in substance or reality

36. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
Self-contradictory statement
Crucial
Terse saying embodying general truth

37. Transcend
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Difference
Unchangeable
Excel; To pass limits

38. Feasible
Possible
Prominent; clear
Established
Sabotage

39. Rhetorical
Difficult
Unselfishness
Affirm; Back up a statement
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

40. addressing
Directing
Unfair; Unjust
Manifested throughout
Unfortunately

41. Dissension
Apathetic
Ordinary
Insightful; perceptive
Disagreement

42. Contend
Composed of different elements
Period of history
Argue
Representative example

43. Discrepancy
Complicated
Period of history
Difference
Directing

44. Parallel
Similar
Complicated
Disagreement; separation
Statement supported by arguments

45. Provocative
Opposite
To be or make an epitome of
Imply
Serving to stimulate

46. Adage
Disagreement; tension
Advocate; supporter
Admit
Saying expressing common experience

47. Predominant
Unfair; Unjust
Important
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Most important

48. Paramount/Momentous
To be equivalent to
Important
Insightful; perceptive
Apparently

49. Facet
Unfortunately
Good
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

50. Distinct
Period of history
Prominent; clear
Long-term
Goal