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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Learned; scholarly






2. Thick; sticky






3. Lack of variation






4. About to happen; impending






5. Vary; go in different directions from the same point






6. An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief






7. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






8. Beginning to come into being or to become apparent






9. Respectful; worshipful






10. A recent convert; a beginner; novice






11. Extremely talkative






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






13. Wary; cautious; sparing






14. Cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete






15. Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings






16. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






17. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






18. Wordy






19. Approval






20. A tendency to be thrifty or cheap






21. Extremely careful about details






22. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






23. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






24. Given to intense or excessive devotion to something






25. Discord; opposite of harmony






26. Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism






27. To overwhelm; to cover with water






28. Approve; ratify






29. Sophisticated; refined; elegant






30. Limited; restricted






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






32. A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision






33. Pompous walk






34. To provide supporting evidence






35. To clear of blame






36. Scarcity






37. Arrogant presumption or pride






38. Unemotional; lacking sensitivity






39. Calm; not easily disturbed






40. Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy






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






42. Basically different; unrelated






43. Done in a routine way; indifferent






44. Quarrelsome






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






46. Uprightness; incorruptibility






47. Lack of harmony; absurdity






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






49. Willing to betray one's trust






50. Improve