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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. An exaggerated statement - often used as a figure of speech






2. To copy; to try to equal or excel






3. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth






4. A recent convert; a beginner; novice






5. Silent - reserved






6. Projection; superfluous






7. Power to produce desired effect






8. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






9. Intensely emotional; feverish






10. Lethargic; sluggish; dormant






11. Support; prop up






12. Hermit; loner






13. Peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing






14. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






15. Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure






16. Imitate; rival






17. To count - list - or itemize






18. Belittle






19. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal






20. A firmly held opinion - often a religious belief






21. In an initial stage; not fully formed






22. Questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations






23. Agreeable; responsive to suggestion






24. To praise highly






25. To reduce in amount - degree - or severity






26. Concerning the appreciation of beauty






27. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold






28. To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate






29. Worship of idols; excessive admiration






30. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






31. Grow forth; send out buds






32. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






33. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality






34. Calm; not easily disturbed






35. Full of pores; like a sieve






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






37. To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull






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






39. Able to be molded - altered - or bent






40. Combine; unite in one body






41. Lacking coherence






42. Too trusting; gullible






43. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






44. Natural inclination






45. Bright - brilliant - glowing






46. Of a similar kind






47. Comparable






48. Uprightness; incorruptibility






49. Wandering away from the subject






50. To undeceive; to set right