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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. Prominent
Expression of grief
Practical
Distinguished
Scrupulous inspection

2. Conviction
Consequence
Firm Belief
Large in quantity; a lot
Independence

3. Coherent
Clear; connect logically
Very
Apparently
Validity

4. orthodox
Having no equal
Conformed
To venerate
Judge importance of

5. Acute
Scrupulous inspection
Clever
Speed up
The domain of a certain abstraction

6. Empirical
Act of revealing
Pertaining to experience
Practical; down-to-earth
Affirm; Back up a statement

7. Indigenous
Cunning; hard to grasp
A natural part of something
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Saying expressing common experience

8. Fallacious
Short account of interesting event
False
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Most important

9. Incisive
Clear; connect logically
Insightful; perceptive
To Exhibit
Able to be sensibly predicted

10. Arduous
Difficult
Large in quantity; a lot
Equalitarian
Minor distinction

11. To Premise
To assume
Suggestive of earlier event
To Exhibit
Unfortunately

12. Resolve
To solve
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Insightful; perceptive
Expression of grief

13. Evoke
Advocate; supporter
Insightful; perceptive
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Act of Implying

14. Secular
Specific and Clear
Long-term
Judge importance of
Having as final result

15. Poignant
Blame; Ascribe
Relevant; quick and direct
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Distinguished

16. Feasible
Difficult
Lacking in substance or reality
Expression of grief
Possible

17. Compromise
Protagonist
Unfair; Unjust
Directing
Endanger; Hurt

18. Dogmatic
Assumption
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Imply
Distinguished

19. Notably
To be equivalent to
Problem
As a focus
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

20. Viable
Saying expressing common experience
Disagreement
Ordinary
Possible

21. Profound
Deep; pervading
Independence
Help
Durable; prevailing

22. Ramification
Unfortunately
Innate; inherent
Minor distinction
Consequence

23. Engender
To Cause
Assumption
Durable; prevailing
Opposite

24. Incontrovertible
Established
Unparalleled significance
Very
Affirm; Back up a statement

25. Explicit
Specific and Clear
Short account of interesting event
Blame; Ascribe
To be equivalent to

26. Adage
Speed up
Opposite
Saying expressing common experience
Never expected or before seen

27. Unprecedented
Never expected or before seen
Possible
To Exhibit
Act of Implying

28. Indifferent
Apathetic
Very
Affirm; Back up a statement
Composed of different elements

29. Epoch
Act of Implying
Endanger; Hurt
Act of revealing
Period of history

30. Ubiquitous
To Cause
Crucial
Being everywhere at once
Having as final result

31. Disparate
Statement supported by arguments
Very
Lacking in substance or reality
Composed of different elements

32. Intrinsic
Minor distinction
Insightful; perceptive
Excel; To pass limits
Innate; inherent

33. Paradigm
To assume
Disagreement; tension
Example; Epitome
To venerate

34. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Difference
An assumption
Disagreement; tension

35. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Conformed
Quality
Possible

36. Epitome
Epitomize
Representative example
Unchangeable
Expression of grief

37. Culminate
Large in quantity; a lot
To solve
To Cause
Having as final result

38. Nuance
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Protagonist
Impossible to prevent
Minor distinction

39. Facet
To be or make an epitome of
Blame; Ascribe
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Consequence

40. Notion
To Cause
Independence
Natural
Idea

41. Implication
Proposal;idea
Act of Implying
Firm Belief
Opposite

42. Pervasive
Manifested throughout
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Illustrate
As a focus

43. Presupposition
Suggestive of earlier event
Assumption
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Illustrate

44. Discrepancy
To be equivalent to
Difference
Innate; inherent
Blame; Ascribe

45. Inevitable
Important
Impossible to prevent
Equalitarian
Innate; inherent

46. Dilemma
Blame; Ascribe
Saying expressing common experience
The domain of a certain abstraction
Problem

47. Antithesis
Minor distinction
Having no equal
Opposite
Long-term

48. Assess
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Established
Having as final result
Judge importance of

49. Pragmatic
Distinguished
Serving to stimulate
Natural
Practical; down-to-earth

50. Epitomize
Unchangeable
To be or make an epitome of
Conformed
Relevant; quick and direct