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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. Subtle
Cunning; hard to grasp
Never expected or before seen
Expression of grief
Impossible to prevent

2. Acute
Blame; Ascribe
Judge importance of
Crucial
Practical

3. Presupposition
An assumption
Blame; Ascribe
Epitomize
Assumption

4. Momentous
Unparalleled significance
Being everywhere at once
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Validity

5. To Premise
To assume
Terse saying embodying general truth
Relevant; quick and direct
A natural part of something

6. Pragmatic
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Practical
Similar
To solve

7. Pragmatic
Casual reference
Practical; down-to-earth
Established
False

8. Secular
Long-term
Impossible to prevent
To be or make an epitome of
Apparently

9. Paradox
Opposite
Ordinary
Self-contradictory statement
The domain of a certain abstraction

10. Ramification
To be equivalent to
Consequence
Apparently
Established

11. Assess
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Judge importance of
Lacking in substance or reality
Quality

12. Evoke
Admit
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Protagonist
Opposite

13. Immutable
Independence
Goal
Difficult
Unchangeable

14. Paramount/Momentous
Serving to stimulate
Deep; pervading
Important
Impossible to prevent

15. Manifest
Representative example
Show
Natural
Deep; pervading

16. Echoed
Reverberated
Manifested throughout
Protagonist
Quality

17. Discrepancy
Having as final result
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Short account of interesting event
Difference

18. Feasible
Possible
Bad situation
Specific and Clear
Distinguished

19. Implication
A natural part of something
Advocate; supporter
Act of Implying
Saying expressing common experience

20. Conventional
Unfortunately
Ordinary
Proposal;idea
Protagonist

21. Lamentably
Idea
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Directing
Unfortunately

22. Relentless
Terse saying embodying general truth
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Unselfishness
Without ending; incessant

23. Facet
Problem
Large in quantity; a lot
To venerate
Something similar but distinct from a group of things

24. Culminate
Having as final result
Difficult
To be or make an epitome of
Validity

25. Provocative
Brought for
Serving to stimulate
Proposal;idea
The reality of something

26. Ethical
Example; Epitome
Durable; prevailing
Good
To Cause

27. Evoked
Brought for
Something not in correct time
Distinguished
Insightful; perceptive

28. Subjective
Protagonist
Deep; pervading
Lacking in substance or reality
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

29. Ubiquitous
Brought for
Composed of different elements
Being everywhere at once
Having as final result

30. Inextricable
Example; Epitome
Complicated
Excel; To pass limits
Durable; prevailing

31. Revelation
Able to be sensibly predicted
Impossible to prevent
Excel; To pass limits
Act of revealing

32. Parallel
Similar
Having no equal
Apathetic
Established

33. Inherent
Disagreement
Insightful; perceptive
Judge importance of
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate

34. Dichotomy
Equalitarian
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Help
Disagreement; separation

35. Profound
Unfair; Unjust
Short account of interesting event
Natural
Deep; pervading

36. Compromise
Disagreement; separation
Difficult
Endanger; Hurt
Deep; pervading

37. Antithesis
Disagreement
Speed up
Composed of different elements
Opposite

38. Expedite
Specific and Clear
Blame; Ascribe
An assumption
Speed up

39. Discord
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Disagreement; tension
Apparently
Admit

40. Ephemeral
Directing
Quality
Opposite
Lasting a short time

41. Sublime
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Pertaining to experience
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Prominent; clear

42. Presumably
Judge importance of
Able to be sensibly predicted
Unchangeable
Saying expressing common experience

43. Anachronism
Quality
Something not in correct time
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Distinguished

44. Lament
Insightful; perceptive
Difference
Example; Epitome
Expression of grief

45. Disparate
Endanger; Hurt
Composed of different elements
Saying expressing common experience
Help

46. Objectivity
Short account of interesting event
Specific and Clear
To venerate
The reality of something

47. Adage
Saying expressing common experience
Ordinary
Excel; To pass limits
Act of revealing

48. Facilitate
Clever
Help
Large in quantity; a lot
Idea

49. Scrutiny
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Similar
Scrupulous inspection
Bad situation

50. Depict
Show
Serving to stimulate
Deep; pervading
Illustrate