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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. Scrutiny
Important
Scrupulous inspection
Proposal;idea
Period of history

2. Contend
To venerate
Clever
As a focus
Argue

3. Pragmatic
Insightful; perceptive
Practical
Equalitarian
Independence

4. Dichotomy
Argue
Disagreement; separation
Opposite
Unfair; Unjust

5. Prominent
Example; Epitome
Distinguished
Unselfishness
Independence

6. Exemplify
Act of Implying
To Exhibit
Epitomize
Bad situation

7. Attribute
Being everywhere at once
Blame; Ascribe
Opposite
A natural part of something

8. Discord
Independence
Disagreement; tension
Act of Implying
Blame; Ascribe

9. Proposition
Opposite
Composed of different elements
Proposal;idea
Difficult

10. Presupposition
Assumption
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Apathetic
Distinguished

11. Inherent
Prominent; clear
Natural
Quality
Imply

12. Explicit
Disagreement
Terse saying embodying general truth
Composed of different elements
Specific and Clear

13. Predominant
Disagreement; tension
Difficult
Most important
Composed of different elements

14. Ramification
Natural
Sabotage
Consequence
As a focus

15. Conviction
Firm Belief
As a focus
Bad situation
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade

16. Transcend
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Complicated
Excel; To pass limits
Lacking in substance or reality

17. Premise
Distinguished
An assumption
Scrupulous inspection
Able to be sensibly predicted

18. Antithesis
Opposite
To Exhibit
A natural part of something
Apathetic

19. Distinct
False
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs
Prominent; clear
Disagreement

20. Substantiate
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Affirm; Back up a statement
Something not in correct time
Self-contradictory statement

21. Implication
Act of Implying
Specific and Clear
Illustrate
Deep; pervading

22. Dissension
Disagreement
Self-contradictory statement
Impossible to prevent
Being everywhere at once

23. Altruism
Similar
Cunning; hard to grasp
Unselfishness
A natural part of something

24. Ephemeral
Firm Belief
Lasting a short time
To venerate
Rigid; stubborn to insufficiently proven beliefs

25. Secular
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
To venerate
Long-term
Illustrate

26. Autonomy
Independence
Protagonist
Possible
Problem

27. Notably
As a focus
Minor distinction
Never expected or before seen
Quality

28. Lament
Lasting a short time
Expression of grief
Equalitarian
Excel; To pass limits

29. Lamentably
Unfortunately
Problem
Disagreement; separation
Established

30. Revere
Excel; To pass limits
To venerate
Relevant; quick and direct
Established

31. Aspiration
Affirm; Back up a statement
Lasting a short time
Goal
Admit

32. Revelation
Practical
Good
Act of revealing
The domain of a certain abstraction

33. Realm
Goal
The domain of a certain abstraction
Clear; connect logically
Sabotage

34. Ostensibly
Impossible to prevent
Apparently
Clever
Long-term

35. Objectivity
Validity
Clever
Expression of grief
The reality of something

36. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Directing
Unparalleled significance
Help

37. Echoed
Casual reference
Epitomize
Good
Reverberated

38. Profound
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Practical; down-to-earth
The domain of a certain abstraction
Deep; pervading

39. Antithesis
Established
Practical; down-to-earth
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Opposite

40. Conventional
Distinguished
Ordinary
Unparalleled significance
Affirm; Back up a statement

41. Resolve
Excel; To pass limits
To solve
Having no equal
Consequence

42. Compromise
Scrupulous inspection
Reverberated
Endanger; Hurt
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type

43. Engender
Apathetic
To Cause
Disagreement; tension
Act of revealing

44. Notion
Established
Reverberated
Idea
Important

45. Presumably
Cunning; hard to grasp
Consequence
Unfortunately
Able to be sensibly predicted

46. Indigenous
Established
Crucial
A natural part of something
Representative example

47. Acute
Distinguished
Representative example
Self-contradictory statement
Crucial

48. Proponent
Advocate; supporter
To solve
Equalitarian
Opposite

49. Pervasive
Act of revealing
Manifested throughout
Unfair; Unjust
Protagonist

50. Rhetorical
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Excel; To pass limits
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Durable; prevailing