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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. Stubborn - unyielding






2. Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed






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






4. Trite remark; commonplace statement






5. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion






6. Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement






7. Thick; sticky






8. Excessive praise; intense adoration






9. Known or understood by only a few






10. Soothe






11. Disprove






12. To clear from blame; prove innocent






13. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






14. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






15. Something that brings about a change in something else






16. Occurring irregularly






17. Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish






18. Passion - excitement






19. Inform






20. To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor






21. Excessive showiness






22. To stop up; to prevent the passage of






23. Ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)






24. To block; thwart






25. Made less dense (of a gas)






26. Separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts






27. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






28. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






30. To make worse






31. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual






32. Marked with parallel bands; grooved






33. To increase in intensity - power - or prestige






34. Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep






35. Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure






36. Deep; not superficial; complete






37. Bitter scolding; invective






38. Natural inclination






39. Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy






40. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






41. Punishment; severe criticism






42. To judge a dispute between two opposing parties






43. Record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities






44. Limited; restricted






45. Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression






46. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






47. To make better or more tolerable






48. Eliminate from consideration; reject






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






50. One that precedes and indicates or announces another