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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. Troubling; burdensome






2. Having or showing often vicious ill-will - spite - or hatred






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






4. To disclose something secret






5. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






6. Devotion to pleasurable pursuits - esp. to the pleasures of the senses






7. Approach; tend to meet; come together






8. Deviating from the norm






9. Brief and to the point






10. Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic






11. Showing off learning; bookish






12. Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding






13. Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs






14. Calm; not easily disturbed






15. A piece of broken pottery or glass






16. Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior






17. Wordy






18. Disown; disavow






19. To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise






20. Deviation form what is normal






21. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






22. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






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






24. Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals






25. Temporary - lasting a brief time






26. Steadily increasing volume or force






27. To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead






28. To praise highly






29. Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected






30. Steadfast and courageous






31. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






32. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






33. Fragment; generally of pottery






34. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






35. Deserving blame






36. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






37. A person or thing that causes change






38. Firmly established by nature or habit






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






40. Docile; easily managed






41. Understood; not put into words






42. Done in a routine way; indifferent






43. To grow rapidly or flourish






44. Learned; scholarly






45. To choose not to do something






46. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland






47. Fall sharply






48. Dry up






49. Aggressiveness; ferocity






50. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party