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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. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality






2. Sociable






3. To make something unpleasant less sever






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






5. To perceive; to recognize






6. Naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated






7. Effective writing or speaking






8. Wandering away from the subject






9. Lack of harmony; absurdity






10. Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random






11. Reconciling; soothing






12. Unruly; stubborn; unyielding






13. Intended to teach or instruct






14. Firmly established by nature or habit






15. Disguise; pretend






16. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating






17. Model of excellence or perfection






18. To produce - cause - or bring about






19. Soothe






20. Lacking interest or flavor






21. Extended scolding; denunciation; harangue






22. To reduce in force or degree; to weaken






23. Wordy






24. Complex or complicated






25. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify






26. To disclose something secret






27. Characterized by filth - grime - or squalor; foul






28. Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one






29. A piece of broken pottery or glass






30. To obtain by deception or flattery






31. Exonerate; to clear of blame






32. Blacken






33. Greatly emotional or zealous






34. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






35. Claim; thesis






36. Treacherous; disloyal






37. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






38. Exaggeration; overstatement






39. Help bring about; make less difficult






40. One who hates all other humans






41. Lethargic; sluggish; dormant






42. Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants






43. Harsh - jarring noise






44. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






45. Adherence to highest principles; uprightness






46. To reduce in strength






47. To clear from blame; prove innocent






48. To give unsparingly (V); Extremely generous or extravagant (ADJ)






49. Poverty






50. Lacking in flavor; dull