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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. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






2. A piece of broken pottery or glass






3. Precise and brief






4. One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge






5. To set right; to free from error






6. Characterized by bitter - long-lasting resentment






7. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






8. Worship of idols; excessive admiration






9. Comparable






10. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






11. Increase; improve






12. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services






13. Mentally quick and observant; having insight






14. Courteous regard for another's wish






15. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






16. Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants






17. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules






18. Exaggeration; overstatement






19. Unconscious; unresponsive






20. Penitent






21. Revealing no emotion






22. Bright - brilliant - glowing






23. Practical rather than idealistic






24. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






25. Filled with truth and accuracy






26. Public disgrace






27. Indifferent; free from self-interest






28. Irritable; easily angered






29. To defame; to characterize harshly






30. Reconciling; soothing






31. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients






32. Agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction - development - or change






33. Brief and concise in wording






34. Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context






35. A new word - expression - or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses






36. Strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort






37. Purify; refine; concentrate






38. Draw out by discussion






39. Lack of harmony; absurdity






40. To yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor






41. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve






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






43. Warn; reprove






44. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity and steadiness






45. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






46. Long - passionate - and vehement speech






47. Excess; overindulgence






48. Wasteful; reckless with money






49. To support; to prop up






50. To make something unpleasant less sever