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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. Wasteful; reckless with money






2. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






3. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






4. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly






5. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






6. Acting with excessive haste or impulse






7. A sorrowful poem or speech






8. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






9. Make express conditions - specify






10. Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect






11. Easily understood; clear; intelligible






12. Pompous; grandiloquent






13. Abnormal; irregular






14. Trickery or subterfuge






15. A speech honoring the dead






16. To grow rapidly or flourish






17. Of a similar kind






18. Inform






19. Provide written evidence






20. Draw out by discussion






21. Pompous walk






22. To yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor






23. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions






24. Limited; restricted






25. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






26. One who hates all other humans






27. Extremely harmful; potentially causing death






28. Controversial; argumentative






29. To remove blame






30. Soothe






31. Disown; disavow






32. Diligent; persistent; hard-working






33. Respectful; worshipful






34. Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome






35. Capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable






36. Reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence






37. To slight or belittle






38. Harsh - jarring noise






39. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






40. Accustomed; hardened






41. Cancel out; nullify; deny






42. To soften; to lessen






43. A firmly held opinion - often a religious belief






44. Unyielding; hardhearted; intractable






45. Incapable of being pacified






46. Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression






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






48. Fundamentally different; entirely unlike






49. To deliberately obscure; to make confusing






50. To praise highly