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






2. Portray; depict; sketch






3. Pompous; grandiloquent






4. To make larger; to expand






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






6. Lazy






7. Unyielding; hardhearted; intractable






8. Power to produce desired effect






9. Pompous; using inflated language






10. Easily deceived






11. To annoy






12. Appease






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






14. Shining; issuing light






15. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






16. One who opposes established beliefs - customs - and institutions






17. A funeral hymn or mournful speech






18. Thrift; economy






19. Concerned and attentive; eager






20. Uncertain; risky






21. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one






22. Person competent to act as a judge of art - etc.; a lover of an art






23. An expression of praise






24. Great disorder or confusion






25. Brief and concise in wording






26. To remove blame






27. Characterized by or given to pretentiousness






28. Violation of a law; sin






29. Rude; insensitive






30. Inactive; lacking power to move






31. Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment






32. Contradict; give a false impression






33. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






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






35. Healthful






36. Eliminate from consideration; reject






37. Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable






38. Intensely emotional; feverish






39. Sharp and irritating to the senses






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






41. Wandering and unpredictable






42. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes






43. To loudly attack or denounce






44. Coiled around; involved; intricate






45. Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous






46. The combination of parts to make a whole






47. Hint; imply; creep in






48. Lofty or grand






49. To overwhelm; to cover with water






50. Fearless and daring