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SAT Essay Vocab

Subjects : sat, english, writing-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Concede
Protagonist
Innate; inherent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Admit

2. Inevitable
Impossible to prevent
To solve
Example; Epitome
Insightful; perceptive

3. Notably
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Possible
Independence
As a focus

4. Thesis
Idea
Statement supported by arguments
Impossible to prevent
Lasting a short time

5. Ramification
Consequence
Something not in correct time
Proposal;idea
Crucial

6. Manifest
Natural
Show
Proposal;idea
Saying expressing common experience

7. Incisive
Problem
As a focus
Insightful; perceptive
Endanger; Hurt

8. Manifest
Something not in correct time
Short account of interesting event
Apparently
To Exhibit

9. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unfair; Unjust
Saying expressing common experience
Lacking in substance or reality

10. Pervasive
Important
Casual reference
Manifested throughout
Argue

11. Ethical
Clear; connect logically
Good
Long-term
Distinguished

12. Engender
Similar
Act of Implying
To Cause
Complicated

13. Notion
Without ending; incessant
Disagreement; tension
Idea
Unparalleled significance

14. Altruism
Unselfishness
Opposite
Impossible to prevent
To Exhibit

15. Compromise
Crucial
Long-term
Judge importance of
Endanger; Hurt

16. Revere
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
To venerate
Opposite
Sabotage

17. Distinct
Imply
Composed of different elements
Manifested throughout
Prominent; clear

18. Objectivity
To solve
The reality of something
Excel; To pass limits
Manifested throughout

19. Viable
Possible
Very
Bad situation
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

20. Paradigm
Show
Apathetic
Natural
Example; Epitome

21. Attribute
Able to be sensibly predicted
Without ending; incessant
Judge importance of
Blame; Ascribe

22. Legitimacy
Disagreement; tension
Validity
Lasting a short time
Manifested throughout

23. Antithesis
A natural part of something
Similar
Opposite
Possible

24. Plausible
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Casual reference
Disagreement; separation
Period of history

25. Dichotomy
Disagreement; separation
Most important
Suggestive of earlier event
Prominent; clear

26. Entail
Imply
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Apathetic
As a focus

27. Profound
A natural part of something
Deep; pervading
Innate; inherent
Being everywhere at once

28. Ephemeral
Disagreement; tension
Period of history
As a focus
Lasting a short time

29. Lament
Expression of grief
Lacking in substance or reality
Apathetic
Cunning; hard to grasp

30. Evoked
Brought for
Disagreement
Composed of different elements
Most important

31. Eminent
Equalitarian
Distinguished
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Directing

32. Proponent
Possible
Clever
Advocate; supporter
Bad situation

33. Unprecedented
Opposite
Epitomize
Show
Never expected or before seen

34. Inherent
Natural
Possible
An assumption
To Cause

35. Provocative
Durable; prevailing
Serving to stimulate
Something not in correct time
Representative example

36. addressing
Affirm; Back up a statement
To venerate
Illustrate
Directing

37. Presupposition
Unparalleled significance
Assumption
To Cause
Opposite

38. Adage
Disagreement
Saying expressing common experience
Reverberated
Equalitarian

39. Ubiquitous
Act of revealing
Being everywhere at once
Lacking in substance or reality
Excel; To pass limits

40. Revelation
Act of revealing
Practical
Deep; pervading
Illustrate

41. Inextricable
Difference
To solve
Complicated
Similar

42. Paramount/Momentous
Proposal;idea
Distinguished
Important
Unchangeable

43. Incongruous
Manifested throughout
Unparalleled significance
False
Composed of different elements

44. Pragmatic
Practical
Blame; Ascribe
Help
Firm Belief

45. Prominent
Distinguished
Prominent; clear
Sabotage
Lasting a short time

46. Sublime
Good
Endanger; Hurt
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

47. Facet
Being everywhere at once
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Suggestive of earlier event
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

48. Discord
Consequence
Self-contradictory statement
Advocate; supporter
Disagreement; tension

49. Antithesis
Argue
Opposite
As a focus
Having as final result

50. To Premise
Disagreement; separation
Terse saying embodying general truth
To assume
Show