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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. Great disorder or confusion






2. Aggressiveness; ferocity






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






4. To plunge or drop straight down






5. Lacking funds; without money






6. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form






7. Disprove






8. Riddle; difficult problem






9. Adorn; ornament; enhance - as a story






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






11. Arrogant presumption or pride






12. Limited; restricted






13. Soothing - esp. to the skin; making less harsh






14. Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious






15. To dry out thoroughly






16. Implied; not explicitly stated






17. Cursory; done without care or interest






18. Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood






19. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






20. Split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)






21. Revere






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






23. Abusive; scolding






24. Departing from norms or conventions






25. Capable of being shaped






26. Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention






27. Harmful; injurious






28. Burdensome






29. To perceive; to recognize






30. Someone easily fooled






31. Approve; ratify






32. Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep






33. Associated with war and the armed forces






34. Turmoil; bewildering jumble






35. Able to be molded - altered - or bent






36. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






37. Filled with truth and accuracy






38. Abnormal or deviant






39. To make larger; to expand






40. To lie or deviate from the truth






41. Acting in an indifferent or slow - sluggish manner






42. Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure






43. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve






44. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






45. A recent convert; a beginner; novice






46. To calm or make less severe






47. Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe






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






49. Soothe






50. Blacken