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SAT Essay Vocab

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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sublime
Relevant; quick and direct
Without ending; incessant
Inspiring; impressive; majestic
Important

2. Predominant
Ordinary
Excel; To pass limits
Most important
Sabotage

3. Undermine
Reverberated
Sabotage
Lasting a short time
Unchangeable

4. Epoch
Advocate; supporter
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Period of history
Similar

5. To Premise
Unparalleled significance
To assume
Terse saying embodying general truth
Disagreement; separation

6. Incontrovertible
Unparalleled significance
Distinguished
Sabotage
Established

7. Discrepancy
Apparently
Difference
Speed up
As a focus

8. Viable
Established
Bad situation
Possible
A natural part of something

9. Indifferent
Affirm; Back up a statement
Lasting a short time
Apathetic
Statement supported by arguments

10. Dilemma
Problem
Distinguished
Epitomizing; being perfect example of its type
Apathetic

11. Pragmatic
Directing
Established
As a focus
Practical; down-to-earth

12. Paramount/Momentous
Important
Possible
Blame; Ascribe
Proposal;idea

13. Autonomy
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Show
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Independence

14. Adage
Problem
Something similar but distinct from a group of things
Admit
Saying expressing common experience

15. Prominent
Judge importance of
Acceptable; Valid; Praiseworthy
Independence
Distinguished

16. Thesis
Unchangeable
Cunning; hard to grasp
Statement supported by arguments
To be equivalent to

17. Feasible
The domain of a certain abstraction
Possible
Argue
Having as final result

18. Entail
Epitomize
Bad situation
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Imply

19. Ephemeral
Possible
Lasting a short time
Specific and Clear
To assume

20. Eminent
Lacking in substance or reality
Distinguished
Expression of grief
Difference

21. Presumably
Cunning; hard to grasp
Able to be sensibly predicted
Opposite
Good

22. Pragmatic
Affirm; Back up a statement
Practical
Prominent; clear
Relevant; quick and direct

23. Rhetorical
To Cause
Excel; To pass limits
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Unselfishness

24. Immutable
Unchangeable
Problem
To be or make an epitome of
Admit

25. Expedite
Speed up
Bad situation
Admit
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories

26. Ostensibly
Proposal;idea
Difference
Apparently
Expression of grief

27. Discord
Disagreement; tension
Unfortunately
Crucial
Most important

28. Inequitable
Period of history
Self-contradictory statement
Natural
Unfair; Unjust

29. Quagmire
To venerate
Bad situation
Opposite
Distinguished

30. Evoked
To solve
Something not in correct time
Brought for
Most important

31. Parallel
Similar
A natural part of something; intrinsic; innate
Show
Casual reference

32. Conviction
Long-term
Saying expressing common experience
Very
Firm Belief

33. Anachronism
Something not in correct time
Distinguished
Statement supported by arguments
Assumption

34. Antithesis
Insightful; perceptive
Large in quantity; a lot
Clever
Opposite

35. Prodigious
Large in quantity; a lot
Apparently
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Unfortunately

36. Evoke
Opposite
To cause the manifestation of something in mind: Evoke memories
Bad situation
Similar

37. Distinct
The domain of a certain abstraction
Prominent; clear
Natural
Affirm; Back up a statement

38. Inextricable
Long-term
Possible
Expression of grief
Complicated

39. Epitomize
Endanger; Hurt
To be or make an epitome of
Quality
Long-term

40. Paradigm
Manifested throughout
Large in quantity; a lot
Specific and Clear
Example; Epitome

41. Enduring
Durable; prevailing
Scrupulous inspection
A natural part of something
Insightful; perceptive

42. Revelation
Difference
Clear; connect logically
Speed up
Act of revealing

43. Ramification
Blame; Ascribe
Consequence
Most important
Having no equal

44. Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Having no equal
Protagonist
Practical; down-to-earth

45. Intrinsic
Independence
Assumption
Innate; inherent
Problem

46. Reminiscent
Suggestive of earlier event
A natural part of something
Distinguished
Directing

47. Presupposition
Assumption
Deep; pervading
Composed of different elements
Pertaining to experience

48. Aspect
Pretentious; language as a means to persuade
Advocate; supporter
Quality
Protagonist

49. Subjective
Lacking in substance or reality
Large in quantity; a lot
Possible
Minor distinction

50. Relentless
Practical; down-to-earth
Without ending; incessant
Sabotage
Deep; pervading

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