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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. Indigenous
Without ending; incessant
Advocate; supporter
A natural part of something
Show

2. Coherent
Difficult
Clear; connect logically
Blame; Ascribe
Unselfishness

3. Aphorism
Terse saying embodying general truth
Cunning; hard to grasp
The domain of a certain abstraction
Clever

4. Proponent
Able to be sensibly predicted
To Exhibit
Advocate; supporter
A natural part of something

5. Depict
Scrupulous inspection
As a focus
Illustrate
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

6. Resolve
Prominent; clear
Composed of different elements
Representative example
To solve

7. Feasible
Possible
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Example; Epitome
To venerate

8. Acute
Clever
Very
Being everywhere at once
Casual reference

9. Subtle
Casual reference
Conformed
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Cunning; hard to grasp

10. Inherent
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Pertaining to experience
The reality of something
Firm Belief

11. Pragmatic
Prominent; clear
Practical; down-to-earth
Disagreement; separation
Statement supported by arguments

12. Indifferent
Insightful; perceptive
Apathetic
Deep; pervading
Without ending; incessant

13. Undermine
Terse saying embodying general truth
Ordinary
Sabotage
Never expected or before seen

14. Enduring
Serving to stimulate
Durable; prevailing
Able to be sensibly predicted
Having no equal

15. Presumably
Able to be sensibly predicted
Scrupulous inspection
Assumption
Distinguished

16. Pragmatic
Opposite
The domain of a certain abstraction
Practical
Statement supported by arguments

17. Eminent
Equalitarian
Similar
Large in quantity; a lot
Distinguished

18. Epitome
To Exhibit
The domain of a certain abstraction
Representative example
To Cause

19. Quintessential
Brought for
To be or make an epitome of
Opposite
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

20. Distinct
Scrupulous inspection
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Saying expressing common experience
Prominent; clear

21. Contend
Disagreement
Blame; Ascribe
Argue
Excel; To pass limits

22. Intrinsic
As a focus
Important
Similar
Innate; inherent

23. Implication
An assumption
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Very
Act of Implying

24. Revere
To solve
Innate; inherent
Distinguished
To venerate

25. Dichotomy
Complicated
Reverberated
Very
Disagreement; separation

26. addressing
Lasting a short time
Independence
Directing
Composed of different elements

27. Aspiration
Crucial
Goal
Opposite
Illustrate

28. Profound
Prominent; clear
Serving to stimulate
Deep; pervading
Good

29. Notably
Distinguished
As a focus
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Affirm; Back up a statement

30. Inherent
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Natural
Proposal;idea
Show

31. Relentless
Cunning; hard to grasp
Composed of different elements
Without ending; incessant
Important

32. Dissension
Established
Possible
Apathetic
Disagreement

33. Incisive
Prominent; clear
Problem
Endanger; Hurt
Insightful; perceptive

34. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Independence
Clear; connect logically
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

35. Dilemma
Distinguished
Opposite
Expression of grief
Problem

36. Ephemeral
Able to be sensibly predicted
Impossible to prevent
Lasting a short time
Proposal;idea

37. Immutable
Unchangeable
Possible
Difference
Being everywhere at once

38. Manifest
Blame; Ascribe
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Show

39. Scrutiny
Scrupulous inspection
Composed of different elements
Saying expressing common experience
Crucial

40. Presupposition
Unselfishness
Never expected or before seen
Illustrate
Assumption

41. Conventional
Important
As a focus
Representative example
Ordinary

42. Disparate
Similar
Disagreement; tension
Composed of different elements
Judge importance of

43. Engender
To Cause
Lacking in substance or reality
The reality of something
Long-term

44. Facet
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Statement supported by arguments
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Insightful; perceptive

45. Compromise
Endanger; Hurt
The domain of a certain abstraction
Representative example
Established

46. Evoke
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Excel; To pass limits
Reverberated
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

47. Altruism
Unselfishness
Clear; connect logically
Deep; pervading
Innate; inherent

48. Allusion
Conformed
Casual reference
Validity
Having no equal

49. Exemplify
Epitomize
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Serving to stimulate
To Exhibit

50. Attribute
Opposite
Blame; Ascribe
Representative example
Expression of grief