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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 stop up; to prevent the passage of






2. Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic






3. Lack of variation






4. Riddle; difficult problem






5. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






6. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






7. To invalidate; to repeal; to retract






8. Lethargic; sluggish; dormant






9. An abusive - condemnatory speech






10. Impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness






11. Controversial; argumentative






12. Hard; strenuous






13. A universally recognized principle






14. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)






15. To count - list - or itemize






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






17. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






18. Praise






19. To clear of blame






20. A funeral hymn or mournful speech






21. Pompous; using inflated language






22. Model of perfection






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






24. Given to intense or excessive devotion to something






25. Deviating from the norm






26. Effective writing or speaking






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






28. To block; thwart






29. Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme - unquestioned devotion






30. To speak in favor of






31. To give unsparingly (V); Extremely generous or extravagant (ADJ)






32. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death






33. Poverty; destitution






34. Steadfast and courageous






35. To set right; to free from error






36. Lacking genuine candor; insincere






37. Characterized by or given to pretentiousness






38. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






39. Learned - scholarly - bookish






40. Hint; imply; creep in






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






42. To disprove; to successfully argue against






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






44. Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention






45. Unruly; stubborn; unyielding






46. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






47. Incapable of being pacified






48. Extreme dislike






49. Make express conditions - specify






50. Person hardened by sin - devoid of a sense of decency