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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. Concede
Admit
Distinguished
Self-contradictory statement
Expression of grief

2. Premise
Important
Idea
An assumption
Short account of interesting event

3. Lament
Excel; To pass limits
Unchangeable
Goal
Expression of grief

4. Aspiration
Goal
Casual reference
Statement supported by arguments
Independence

5. Paradox
Self-contradictory statement
Minor distinction
Advocate; supporter
Affirm; Back up a statement

6. Facet
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Unparalleled significance
To be or make an epitome of
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

7. Proposition
False
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
An assumption
Proposal;idea

8. Eminent
Distinguished
Deep; pervading
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Speed up

9. Conviction
The domain of a certain abstraction
To Exhibit
Firm Belief
Assumption

10. Contend
Terse saying embodying general truth
Problem
Argue
Equalitarian

11. Dissension
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Admit
Disagreement
Period of history

12. Distinct
Very
Prominent; clear
Epitomize
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

13. Empirical
Pertaining to experience
To be or make an epitome of
Protagonist
To solve

14. Notably
Insightful; perceptive
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
As a focus
Terse saying embodying general truth

15. Subtle
A natural part of something
Cunning; hard to grasp
Advocate; supporter
Unfortunately

16. Viable
Suggestive of earlier event
Specific and Clear
Possible
Brought for

17. Unprecedented
Distinguished
Argue
Never expected or before seen
Cunning; hard to grasp

18. Disparate
Composed of different elements
Ordinary
Durable; prevailing
Idea

19. Paradigm
Endanger; Hurt
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
To Cause
Example; Epitome

20. Allusion
Endanger; Hurt
Casual reference
Insightful; perceptive
Opposite

21. Poignant
Idea
Relevant; quick and direct
Assumption
Lasting a short time

22. Aspect
Illustrate
Complicated
Quality
Judge importance of

23. Engender
To Exhibit
Sabotage
To Cause
Large in quantity; a lot

24. Evoked
Brought for
Sabotage
Being everywhere at once
Unchangeable

25. Conventional
Ordinary
Expression of grief
Terse saying embodying general truth
Self-contradictory statement

26. orthodox
Opposite
Conformed
Practical; down-to-earth
Show

27. Implication
Lacking in substance or reality
Sabotage
Unfair; Unjust
Act of Implying

28. Echoed
Blame; Ascribe
Established
Reverberated
Very

29. Ubiquitous
Act of Implying
Disagreement
The domain of a certain abstraction
Being everywhere at once

30. Acute
Having no equal
Difficult
Opposite
Crucial

31. Quintessential
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Directing
Quality
Unfair; Unjust

32. Intrinsic
Possible
Innate; inherent
Distinguished
Apparently

33. Antithesis
Large in quantity; a lot
Short account of interesting event
Opposite
Something not in correct time

34. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Similar
Natural
Difference

35. Exceptionally
Impossible to prevent
Opposite
Unparalleled significance
Very

36. Momentous
Help
Unchangeable
Disagreement
Unparalleled significance

37. Legitimacy
Validity
Short account of interesting event
Statement supported by arguments
Natural

38. Inequitable
Show
Representative example
Unfair; Unjust
Imply

39. Plausible
Protagonist
Natural
Saying expressing common experience
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy

40. Anecdote
Apparently
Endanger; Hurt
Short account of interesting event
Apathetic

41. Antithesis
Opposite
Judge importance of
Innate; inherent
The reality of something

42. Entail
Insightful; perceptive
Difference
Show
Imply

43. Manifest
Apathetic
Clear; connect logically
Show
Good

44. Objectivity
Cunning; hard to grasp
Complicated
Large in quantity; a lot
The reality of something

45. Rhetorical
An assumption
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Composed of different elements
Short account of interesting event

46. Epoch
Speed up
To Exhibit
Practical; down-to-earth
Period of history

47. Secular
The reality of something
Long-term
Pertaining to experience
Specific and Clear

48. Resolve
Illustrate
Clever
To solve
Conformed

49. Anachronism
Distinguished
Insightful; perceptive
Good
Something not in correct time

50. Discord
To solve
Disagreement; tension
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
A natural part of something