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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sticky - gluey






2. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)






3. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve






4. Passion - excitement






5. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






6. Marked with parallel bands; grooved






7. Lofty or grand






8. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






9. Impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness






10. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes






11. Extremely careful about details






12. Promoting health or well-being






13. Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme - unquestioned devotion






14. Extreme mental and physical sluggishness






15. Departing from norms or conventions






16. To loudly attack or denounce






17. Bright - brilliant - glowing






18. Convincing






19. Kindly; doing good






20. Cursory; done without care or interest






21. Urgent; requiring immediate action






22. Penitent






23. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






24. Rash; premature; hasty; sudden






25. Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack






26. One who hates all other humans






27. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






28. To take the place of; supersede






29. To fluctuate between choices






30. Understood; not put into words






31. To speak in favor of






32. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form






33. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






34. Correct a false impression; undeceive






35. A mournful poem - esp. one lamenting the dead






36. Evoking intense aversion or dislike






37. Sad; sullen; melancholy






38. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






39. Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic






40. To make impure






41. To remove blame






42. Accustomed; hardened






43. Strip; deprive






44. Settle down; descend; grow quiet






45. Concerning the appreciation of beauty






46. To support; to prop up






47. Easily made angry






48. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






49. The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady - uninterrupted rhythm






50. Wordy