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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. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






2. To respect deeply






3. Self-important or pompous writing or speech






4. A mark of shame or discredit






5. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






6. One who feigns illness to escape duty






7. Deviation from the normal order - form - or rule; abnormality






8. Make shiny by rubbing; polish






9. Strip; deprive






10. Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic






11. Truthful






12. Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious






13. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






14. To increase in intensity - power - or prestige






15. Help bring about; make less difficult






16. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






17. One who hates mankind






18. An expression of praise






19. To grow rapidly or flourish






20. A sorrowful poem or speech






21. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






22. Approach; tend to meet; come together






23. Harsh - jarring - discordant sound; dissonance






24. Abnormal or deviant






25. Disintegration; looseness in morals






26. One who hates all other humans






27. To anticipate and make unnecessary






28. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






29. To reject the validity of






30. False; misleading






31. Urge on






32. To clear of blame






33. Of the same kind






34. An expression of approval or praise






35. Showing off learning; bookish






36. Wandering and unpredictable






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






38. Impartial and honest in speech






39. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






40. Unruly; stubborn; unyielding






41. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






42. Showing innocence or childlike simplicity






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






44. Hinder - block






45. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy






46. Intended to teach or instruct






47. Talkative






48. Winding; full of curves






49. Marked by - feeling - or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect






50. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much