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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. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






3. A universally recognized principle






4. Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion






5. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply






6. Admirable






7. Support; prop up






8. Deny






9. To plunge or drop straight down






10. To flatter or praise excessively






11. To court favor by a flattering manner






12. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary






13. Revealing no emotion






14. Wordy






15. Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant






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






17. Portray; depict; sketch






18. To clear of blame






19. Wordy






20. To combine - to mix together






21. An expression of approval or praise






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






23. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






24. Subside or moderate






25. Short-lived; fleeting






26. A speech honoring the dead






27. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view






28. To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise






29. Failure to act






30. A contradiction or dilemma






31. An established set of principles or code of laws - often religious in nature






32. Rebel; nonconformist






33. To slight or belittle






34. Be thrifty; set limits






35. Precise and brief






36. Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous






37. An expression of praise






38. A funeral hymn or mournful speech






39. Extreme mental and physical sluggishness






40. Hermit; loner






41. Kindly; doing good






42. Composed of elements drawn from various sources






43. Intended to teach or instruct






44. Filled with truth and accuracy






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






46. To anticipate and make unnecessary






47. Irritable; easily angered






48. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party






49. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable






50. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual