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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. Engender
Opposite
To assume
Very
To Cause

2. Entail
Unfair; Unjust
Imply
Act of revealing
Long-term

3. Inherent
Natural
Possible
Saying expressing common experience
Reverberated

4. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Validity
Representative example
Composed of different elements

5. Pervasive
Endanger; Hurt
Manifested throughout
Conformed
Epitomize

6. Autonomy
Independence
Bad situation
Equalitarian
Able to be sensibly predicted

7. Anachronism
Period of history
Speed up
Something not in correct time
Most important

8. Exemplify
Epitomize
Affirm; Back up a statement
Manifested throughout
Lasting a short time

9. Nuance
Excel; To pass limits
Minor distinction
Opposite
Composed of different elements

10. Ephemeral
Serving to stimulate
Proposal;idea
Lasting a short time
Act of revealing

11. Echoed
Practical
Serving to stimulate
Reverberated
Having no equal

12. Explicit
Large in quantity; a lot
Protagonist
Specific and Clear
Unparalleled significance

13. Paradox
Disagreement; tension
Self-contradictory statement
Unparalleled significance
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

14. Evoked
Brought for
Apparently
Unfortunately
Opposite

15. Adage
Practical
Clever
Complicated
Saying expressing common experience

16. Paradigm
Distinguished
Example; Epitome
Idea
Apparently

17. Manifest
Natural
Pertaining to experience
Show
False

18. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Casual reference
Protagonist
As a focus

19. Paramount/Momentous
Composed of different elements
Firm Belief
Proposal;idea
Important

20. Objectivity
Clear; connect logically
Suggestive of earlier event
The reality of something
Difference

21. addressing
Without ending; incessant
To assume
Expression of grief
Directing

22. Undermine
Example; Epitome
Sabotage
Having no equal
Specific and Clear

23. Momentous
Period of history
Apathetic
To solve
Unparalleled significance

24. Facet
An assumption
Prominent; clear
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
To be or make an epitome of

25. Prodigious
Statement supported by arguments
Show
Manifested throughout
Large in quantity; a lot

26. Inequitable
Assumption
Unfair; Unjust
To Exhibit
Good

27. Antithesis
Opposite
Equalitarian
Expression of grief
Good

28. Dilemma
Durable; prevailing
Specific and Clear
Composed of different elements
Problem

29. Conviction
Firm Belief
Problem
Assumption
Practical; down-to-earth

30. Assess
Lacking in substance or reality
Affirm; Back up a statement
Problem
Judge importance of

31. Parallel
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To assume
Similar
Lasting a short time

32. Conventional
Ordinary
Having as final result
Large in quantity; a lot
Deep; pervading

33. Antithesis
Opposite
Innate; inherent
Admit
Ordinary

34. Revere
Self-contradictory statement
To venerate
Show
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

35. Quintessential
Having no equal
Disagreement; separation
Impossible to prevent
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

36. Pragmatic
Disagreement
Practical; down-to-earth
To assume
Clever

37. Prominent
Consequence
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Distinguished
Able to be sensibly predicted

38. Main Character
Protagonist
Disagreement; tension
False
Innate; inherent

39. Facilitate
Help
Very
Unfortunately
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

40. Culminate
Suggestive of earlier event
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Having as final result
Prominent; clear

41. Distinct
Durable; prevailing
Prominent; clear
Equalitarian
Unfortunately

42. Reminiscent
A natural part of something
Disagreement; separation
Practical; down-to-earth
Suggestive of earlier event

43. Lament
Cunning; hard to grasp
Innate; inherent
Expression of grief
Imply

44. Exceptionally
Opposite
Very
Good
Disagreement; tension

45. To Premise
To assume
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Equalitarian

46. Ethical
Act of Implying
Suggestive of earlier event
Good
Pertaining to experience

47. Inextricable
Consequence
Example; Epitome
Complicated
Statement supported by arguments

48. Indifferent
Similar
Proposal;idea
Apathetic
Sabotage

49. Aspect
To venerate
Statement supported by arguments
Insightful; perceptive
Quality

50. Allusion
Casual reference
Specific and Clear
Unfortunately
Example; Epitome