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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. Make shiny by rubbing; polish






2. Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity






3. Trickery or subterfuge






4. Learned - scholarly - bookish






5. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






6. Dull; unimaginative






7. Depart secretly and hide






8. Purify; refine; concentrate






9. Implied; not explicitly stated






10. Easily understood; clear; intelligible






11. Daring; bold






12. Lofty or grand






13. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness






14. Wandering and unpredictable






15. Deceit or trickery






16. Causing sleep or lethargy






17. Lazy






18. Quick - keen - or accurate knowledge or insight






19. Stir up; instigate






20. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






21. Departing from norms or conventions






22. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






23. Composed of elements drawn from various sources






24. Long - passionate - and vehement speech






25. Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor






26. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






27. Capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable






28. Harmful; injurious






29. Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant






30. Agreeable; responsive to suggestion






31. At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive






32. Waver; fluctuate






33. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






34. Alertly watchful






35. Disintegration; looseness in morals






36. To reject the validity of






37. Eliminate from consideration; reject






38. Help bring about; make less difficult






39. Troubling; burdensome






40. Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden






41. To annoy






42. Trying to please by behaving obsequiously - flattering or cringing






43. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






44. Cause; produce






45. Blacken






46. Dry up






47. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth






48. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






49. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






50. To defame; to characterize harshly