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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






2. To lie or deviate from the truth






3. Soothing - esp. to the skin; making less harsh






4. At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive






5. Full of pores; like a sieve






6. Improvised; done without preparation






7. To express sorrow; to grieve






8. Thick; sticky






9. Basically different; unrelated






10. To reject the validity of






11. Excessively decorated or embellished






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






13. Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy






14. Infamy; vilification






15. Warn; reprove






16. Quick - keen - or accurate knowledge or insight






17. Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion






18. Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring






19. Too trusting; gullible






20. An expression of praise






21. Implied; not explicitly stated






22. Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite






23. Fall sharply






24. Blacken






25. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






26. Abuse






27. Improve






28. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm






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






30. Generosity






31. Steadfast and courageous






32. Separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts






33. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion






34. Done without using words






35. Overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties






36. Cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete






37. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






38. Satisfy fully






39. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






40. Inactive; lacking power to move






41. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






42. Lacking genuine candor; insincere






43. Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language






44. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






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






46. Pompous speech or expression






47. Impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness






48. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing






49. Extreme dislike






50. To disclose something secret