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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. Allusion
Casual reference
Insightful; perceptive
Firm Belief
Protagonist

2. Reminiscent
Practical; down-to-earth
Clear; connect logically
Problem
Suggestive of earlier event

3. Plausible
Independence
Disagreement
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Apparently

4. Attribute
Blame; Ascribe
Speed up
To be equivalent to
Having no equal

5. Legitimacy
Long-term
Very
Validity
Minor distinction

6. Unparalleled
Having no equal
A natural part of something
Very
Composed of different elements

7. Unprecedented
Equalitarian
Never expected or before seen
Directing
Similar

8. Inevitable
Admit
Minor distinction
Impossible to prevent
Prominent; clear

9. Undermine
A natural part of something
Sabotage
Consequence
Idea

10. Echoed
Innate; inherent
Reverberated
Important
Argue

11. Dichotomy
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Most important
Disagreement; separation
Crucial

12. Dogmatic
Cunning; hard to grasp
Serving to stimulate
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Distinguished

13. Presupposition
Deep; pervading
Ordinary
Established
Assumption

14. Exceptionally
Very
As a focus
Help
Opposite

15. Distinct
Illustrate
Prominent; clear
Lasting a short time
Disagreement

16. Contend
Epitomize
Argue
Firm Belief
Excel; To pass limits

17. Viable
Expression of grief
Possible
Bad situation
Disagreement; separation

18. Egalitarian
Casual reference
Consequence
Pertaining to experience
Equalitarian

19. Incongruous
An assumption
Brought for
Independence
Composed of different elements

20. Depict
Illustrate
Epitomize
Practical; down-to-earth
Admit

21. orthodox
Innate; inherent
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Speed up
Conformed

22. Main Character
Important
An assumption
Brought for
Protagonist

23. Entail
Assumption
Validity
Imply
Natural

24. Adage
Short account of interesting event
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Composed of different elements
Saying expressing common experience

25. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Difficult
Deep; pervading
Unfortunately

26. Culminate
Terse saying embodying general truth
Having as final result
Reverberated
Casual reference

27. Inherent
Serving to stimulate
Having no equal
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Natural

28. Anecdote
Clever
Endanger; Hurt
Manifested throughout
Short account of interesting event

29. Prodigious
Problem
Large in quantity; a lot
Clear; connect logically
The domain of a certain abstraction

30. Dilemma
Possible
Natural
Ordinary
Problem

31. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Long-term
Representative example
Complicated

32. Eminent
Cunning; hard to grasp
Distinguished
Manifested throughout
Innate; inherent

33. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
To venerate
Important
Ordinary

34. Acute
Casual reference
Equalitarian
Clever
Composed of different elements

35. Expedite
Having as final result
Cunning; hard to grasp
Speed up
Practical; down-to-earth

36. Tantamount
Goal
To be equivalent to
To venerate
Help

37. Arduous
Suggestive of earlier event
Composed of different elements
Apathetic
Difficult

38. Antithesis
To assume
Established
Opposite
Sabotage

39. Revelation
Distinguished
The domain of a certain abstraction
Act of revealing
Directing

40. Conviction
Imply
Natural
Crucial
Firm Belief

41. Inextricable
Complicated
An assumption
Consequence
Never expected or before seen

42. Manifest
Protagonist
Short account of interesting event
Proposal;idea
Show

43. Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
Clever
Short account of interesting event
Show

44. Realm
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Never expected or before seen
Consequence
The domain of a certain abstraction

45. Aspect
Apparently
Quality
Epitomize
Clever

46. Empirical
Durable; prevailing
Prominent; clear
Idea
Pertaining to experience

47. Fallacious
Durable; prevailing
Consequence
False
Representative example

48. Poignant
Firm Belief
Possible
Relevant; quick and direct
Inspiring; impressive; majestic

49. Acute
Show
Crucial
Possible
Act of revealing

50. Coherent
Validity
Clear; connect logically
Durable; prevailing
Able to be sensibly predicted