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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. Compromise
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Endanger; Hurt
Unselfishness
To Cause

2. Acute
Crucial
Brought for
Distinguished
Proposal;idea

3. Subtle
Clever
Cunning; hard to grasp
Statement supported by arguments
To Cause

4. Revelation
Short account of interesting event
Period of history
Having no equal
Act of revealing

5. Intrinsic
Example; Epitome
Act of Implying
Very
Innate; inherent

6. Rhetorical
Self-contradictory statement
Insightful; perceptive
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Lasting a short time

7. Antithesis
Opposite
Epitomize
Clever
Lasting a short time

8. Scrutiny
Consequence
Endanger; Hurt
Scrupulous inspection
Relevant; quick and direct

9. Proponent
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Brought for
Difficult
Advocate; supporter

10. Lamentably
Something not in correct time
Manifested throughout
Endanger; Hurt
Unfortunately

11. Fallacious
Composed of different elements
Illustrate
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
False

12. Dogmatic
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To be equivalent to
Being everywhere at once
Assumption

13. Facilitate
Help
Terse saying embodying general truth
Short account of interesting event
Prominent; clear

14. Inevitable
Impossible to prevent
Suggestive of earlier event
Assumption
Similar

15. Tantamount
Unselfishness
Something not in correct time
Proposal;idea
To be equivalent to

16. Adage
Show
Problem
To assume
Saying expressing common experience

17. Aphorism
The domain of a certain abstraction
Terse saying embodying general truth
Deep; pervading
Equalitarian

18. Discrepancy
Difference
Minor distinction
Lasting a short time
Help

19. Secular
Good
Long-term
Idea
Composed of different elements

20. Incisive
Important
Disagreement; separation
Insightful; perceptive
Short account of interesting event

21. Notion
Apparently
Idea
Imply
Prominent; clear

22. Indigenous
Suggestive of earlier event
Manifested throughout
A natural part of something
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

23. Ramification
Judge importance of
Example; Epitome
Consequence
Able to be sensibly predicted

24. Concede
Composed of different elements
Admit
Statement supported by arguments
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

25. Feasible
Possible
Endanger; Hurt
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
To Cause

26. Quintessential
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Having no equal
Durable; prevailing
Complicated

27. Immutable
Casual reference
Unchangeable
Specific and Clear
Consequence

28. Attribute
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Lasting a short time
Blame; Ascribe
Disagreement

29. Dilemma
Act of revealing
Cunning; hard to grasp
Problem
Independence

30. Relentless
Without ending; incessant
Suggestive of earlier event
Established
Protagonist

31. Incongruous
Independence
Complicated
Composed of different elements
Quality

32. Lament
Expression of grief
Specific and Clear
Act of Implying
Very

33. Reminiscent
Suggestive of earlier event
Relevant; quick and direct
Quality
Specific and Clear

34. Proposition
Conformed
Epitomize
Act of Implying
Proposal;idea

35. Nuance
Blame; Ascribe
Minor distinction
Speed up
Help

36. Dissension
Conformed
Practical; down-to-earth
Disagreement
Practical

37. Evoke
Never expected or before seen
Large in quantity; a lot
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Equalitarian

38. Culminate
Illustrate
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Having as final result
Lacking in substance or reality

39. Altruism
Scrupulous inspection
False
Unselfishness
To solve

40. Manifest
Apparently
Goal
To Exhibit
Imply

41. orthodox
Speed up
Serving to stimulate
Opposite
Conformed

42. Presupposition
Casual reference
Clear; connect logically
Help
Assumption

43. Coherent
Act of revealing
Innate; inherent
Clear; connect logically
Statement supported by arguments

44. Evoked
Problem
Natural
Brought for
The reality of something

45. Inequitable
Very
Casual reference
Suggestive of earlier event
Unfair; Unjust

46. Momentous
Important
Protagonist
Unparalleled significance
Act of Implying

47. Main Character
Protagonist
Show
Having no equal
Act of Implying

48. Substantiate
Goal
Affirm; Back up a statement
Help
Example; Epitome

49. Expedite
Pertaining to experience
Speed up
Terse saying embodying general truth
Disagreement; separation

50. Parallel
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Distinguished
Similar
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories