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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. A speech honoring the dead






2. Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy






3. A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony






4. To make worse






5. Something that discourages; hindrance






6. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner






7. Vibrate pendulumlike; waver






8. Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious






9. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






10. Burst inward






11. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion






12. Intended to delay






13. Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern






14. To invalidate; to repeal; to retract






15. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve






16. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form






17. Capable of being shaped






18. Turmoil; bewildering jumble






19. To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver






20. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






21. The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued






22. An extremely deep hole






23. Disguise; pretend






24. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






25. To perceive; to recognize






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






27. To make better; to improve






28. Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout






29. Not capable of being disturbed






30. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






31. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






32. Approach; tend to meet; come together






33. Relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter






34. Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language






35. Rude; insensitive






36. Silent - not talkative






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






38. Hint; imply; creep in






39. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






40. To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate






41. Lacking funds; without money






42. To provide support or reinforcement






43. Adherence to highest principles; uprightness






44. The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion






45. Violating accepted dogma or convention






46. To praise highly






47. Steadily increasing volume or force






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






49. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)






50. Tending to talk a lot