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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. Rebel; nonconformist






2. Ancient - old-fashioned






3. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






4. To make better or more tolerable






5. Deviation form what is normal






6. Determination






7. To deceive; a person who is easily deceived






8. A puzzle; a mystery






9. Lack of variation






10. Not fully formed; disorganized






11. To reduce in force or degree; to weaken






12. Be thrifty; set limits






13. Effective writing or speaking






14. Excess






15. Help bring about; make less difficult






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






17. Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light






18. Without deceit






19. Something that discourages; hindrance






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






21. Easily made angry






22. Temporary - lasting a brief time






23. Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated






24. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous






25. To grow rapidly or flourish






26. Unchangeable






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






28. Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive






29. The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady - uninterrupted rhythm






30. Harmless






31. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






32. To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock






33. Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness






34. Support; reinforce






35. Lacking sophistication or experience






36. Cursory; done without care or interest






37. Abusive; scolding






38. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






39. Sleeping; lethargic; latent






40. To illegally use or reproduce






41. Practical or workable; capable of maintaining life






42. Coiled around; involved; intricate






43. Acting in an indifferent or slow - sluggish manner






44. Fundamentally different; entirely unlike






45. To choose not to do something






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






47. Lethargic; sluggish; dormant






48. To take the place of; supersede






49. To invalidate; to repeal; to retract






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