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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. To present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character






2. A figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol






3. Respect - courtesy






4. An extremely deep hole






5. Injure; hurt






6. Something that brings about a change in something else






7. Having or showing often vicious ill-will - spite - or hatred






8. Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic






9. Vary; go in different directions from the same point






10. Overcharge






11. Drowsy; dull






12. Inform






13. One who spends money wastefully






14. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule; abnormality






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






16. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






17. Predictable - cliched - boring






18. A mournful poem - esp. one lamenting the dead






19. Exaggeration; overstatement






20. To deliberately obscure; to make confusing






21. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






22. To illegally use or reproduce






23. Wisdom - caution - or restraint






24. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






25. Stubborn - unyielding






26. To judge a dispute between two opposing parties






27. Prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome






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






29. Harmless; causing no damage






30. Intentional obstruction - esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action






31. To deceive; a person who is easily deceived






32. To give praise; to glorify






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






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






35. Capable of being shaped






36. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






37. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






38. Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious






39. Characterized by filth - grime - or squalor; foul






40. Willing to betray one's trust






41. The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty






42. The essential or central part






43. To disguise or conceal; to mislead






44. Strong inclination; liking






45. Languor; weariness






46. Satisfy fully






47. A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing






48. Dry up






49. Lack of variation






50. Lament with music