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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. Evoking intense aversion or dislike






2. Brief; concise






3. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






4. Beginning to come into being or to become apparent






5. Corresponding in extent - degree - amount - etc.; proportionate






6. Fitness; correct conduct






7. Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)






8. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






9. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






10. Brief and concise in wording






11. Unemotional; lacking sensitivity






12. Without feeling; imperturbable; stoical






13. Lethargic; sluggish; dormant






14. To annoy or provoke to anger






15. To reduce in force or degree; to weaken






16. Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression






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






18. Stubborn; unmanageable






19. Implied; not explicitly stated






20. Projection; superfluous






21. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






22. Devotion to pleasurable pursuits - esp. to the pleasures of the senses






23. Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light






24. Tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing






25. Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern






26. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






27. Complex or complicated






28. Silent - reserved






29. Given to intense or excessive devotion to something






30. To illegally use or reproduce






31. Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure






32. To forcibly assign - esp. to a lower place or position






33. To increase in intensity - power - or prestige






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






35. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






36. Admirable






37. Full of pores; like a sieve






38. Talkative






39. Fleeting; passing quickly; brief






40. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity






41. Refusing to compromise






42. Lament with music






43. Pacify or soothe; relieve






44. Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings






45. Ridicule; make fun of






46. Cowardly






47. Provide written evidence






48. Wary; cautious; sparing






49. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






50. Cheerful promptness; eagerness