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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. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






2. Speech in praise of someone






3. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






4. Outgoing - sociable






5. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness






6. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual






7. Revealing no emotion






8. Not moving - active - or in motion; at rest






9. Radiant; shiny; brilliant






10. Lacking sophistication or experience






11. Intensely emotional; feverish






12. To remove blame






13. Reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence






14. Spread throughout






15. Brief and concise in wording






16. Sad; sullen; melancholy






17. Learned; scholarly






18. Inexperienced






19. Done in a routine way; indifferent






20. Controversial; argumentative






21. Calm and peaceful






22. Violating accepted dogma or convention






23. To prevent; to make unnecessary






24. Penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through






25. Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit






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






27. Confuse; puzzle






28. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






29. Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion






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






31. Superficial; not thorough; lacking interest - care - or enthusiasm






32. Peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing






33. Troubling; burdensome






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






35. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






36. Trickery; deception






37. To choose not to do something






38. Dealing with - appreciative of - or responsive to art or the beautiful






39. Be thrifty; set limits






40. Purify; refine; concentrate






41. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients






42. Pertaining to disease






43. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






44. To satisfy fully or overindulge






45. A natural predisposition or inclination






46. Using few words; terse






47. Shining; issuing light






48. Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden






49. Excess






50. Arrogant presumption or pride