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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pompous speech or expression






2. Unchangeable






3. Peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing






4. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






5. One who practices rigid self-denial - esp. as an act of religious devotion






6. Inexperienced






7. Agreeable; responsive to suggestion






8. Poverty; destitution






9. Composed of elements drawn from various sources






10. Forerunner; harbinger






11. To reject the validity of






12. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating






13. To stop up; to prevent the passage of






14. Lofty or grand






15. Pompous; grandiloquent






16. To grow rapidly or flourish






17. To make impure






18. To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill






19. Marked by - feeling - or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect






20. Spread throughout






21. Riddle; difficult problem






22. Increase; improve






23. Abundant in size - force - or extent; extraordinary






24. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






25. Stubborn - unyielding






26. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






27. To forcibly assign - esp. to a lower place or position






28. Adorn; ornament; enhance - as a story






29. Calm; placid






30. Inactive; lacking power to move






31. Respectful; worshipful






32. A sorrowful poem or speech






33. Kindly; doing good






34. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






35. Justified; authorized






36. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






37. Concerned and attentive; eager






38. To disprove; to successfully argue against






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






40. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






41. To overwhelm; to cover with water






42. Urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention






43. Alertly watchful






44. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






45. Easily understood; clear; intelligible






46. Grow forth; send out buds






47. Basically different; unrelated






48. Agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction - development - or change






49. To count - list - or itemize






50. To conciliate; to appease