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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. Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in several ways






2. Subside or moderate






3. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality






4. Shining; issuing light






5. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite






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






7. An established set of principles or code of laws - often religious in nature






8. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






9. Using few words






10. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication






11. To defame; to characterize harshly






12. Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant






13. Naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated






14. Stubborn; unmanageable






15. Pompous walk






16. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






17. Daring; bold






18. To judge a dispute between two opposing parties






19. Harmless






20. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






21. Violation of a law; sin






22. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






23. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






24. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






25. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






26. To leave secretly






27. Not fully formed; disorganized






28. Urge on






29. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






30. Recent convert; beginner






31. Abnormal or deviant






32. Showing off learning; bookish






33. Talkative






34. Winding; full of curves






35. Wisdom - caution - or restraint






36. Brainless; inane; foolish - yet smug






37. Concerned and attentive; eager






38. Excess; overindulgence






39. To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor






40. Poem or song expressing lamentation






41. Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals






42. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






43. Troubling; burdensome






44. Full of pores; like a sieve






45. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one






46. A funeral hymn or mournful speech






47. Cause; produce






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






49. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






50. To conciliate; to appease