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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead






2. Cancel out; nullify; deny






3. Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic






4. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic






5. Damaging; harmful; injurious






6. Disgrace; contempt; scorn






7. Sad; sullen; melancholy






8. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






9. Revere






10. To remove blame






11. Playful; humorous






12. Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity






13. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners






14. Not capable of change






15. Comparable






16. Harmless






17. Subside or moderate






18. Departing from norms or conventions






19. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






20. Too trusting; gullible






21. Natural inclination






22. Lacking in flavor; dull






23. Stubbornly opinionated






24. Overly submissive and eager to please






25. Inclined to prevent or forbid






26. Excess; overabundance






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






28. Deserving blame






29. Lying; habitually dishonest






30. Urge on






31. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






32. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






33. Abusive; scolding






34. Burdensome






35. Using few words; terse






36. Motionless






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






38. To anticipate and make unnecessary






39. Recent convert; beginner






40. In an initial stage; not fully formed






41. Abuse






42. Drowsy; dull






43. Settle down; descend; grow quiet






44. One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions






45. Trickery; deception






46. Minor objection or complaint






47. A figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol






48. Severe criticism or punishment






49. A puzzle; a mystery






50. Lacking interest or flavor