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






2. Sharing a border; touching; adjacent






3. To court favor by a flattering manner






4. To anticipate and make unnecessary






5. To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock






6. Fierce and cruel; eager to fight






7. Turmoil; bewildering jumble






8. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)






9. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






10. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






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






12. Hermit; loner






13. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






14. Full of pores; like a sieve






15. About to happen; impending






16. To question or oppose






17. Acquire; take possession of for one's own use






18. Gather; accumulate






19. Long - passionate - and vehement speech






20. Harmless






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






22. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






23. To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead






24. Done in a routine way; indifferent






25. Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed






26. To produce - cause - or bring about






27. Kindly; doing good






28. To punish or criticize harshly






29. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






30. Calm and peaceful






31. Acting in an indifferent or slow - sluggish manner






32. Easily deceived






33. Easily understood; clear; intelligible






34. To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate






35. Basically different; unrelated






36. Portray; depict; sketch






37. Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs






38. Lacking sophistication or experience






39. To disprove; to successfully argue against






40. To drink deeply






41. Respectful; worshipful






42. Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast






43. A firmly held opinion - often a religious belief






44. Happening by fortunate accident or chance






45. Inform






46. Provide written evidence






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






48. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






49. Disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error






50. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent