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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. Ancient - old-fashioned






2. Suspended action






3. Power to produce desired effect






4. To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care






5. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view






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






7. Questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations






8. Thick; sticky






9. Irritable; easily angered






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






11. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






12. Exonerate; to clear of blame






13. The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady - uninterrupted rhythm






14. Languor; weariness






15. Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant






16. Using few words






17. Sleeping; lethargic; latent






18. Assert confidently or declare; as used in law - state formally as a fact






19. To examine with great care






20. Done without using words






21. Incapable of being pacified






22. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






23. Overwhelm; flood; submerge






24. Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic






25. Attacking cherished traditions






26. Practical as opposed to idealistic






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






28. To demonstrate contempt for - as in a rule or convention






29. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






30. Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious






31. A sorrowful poem or speech






32. To penetrate






33. Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep






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






35. Vary; go in different directions from the same point






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






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






38. Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light






39. Eliminate from consideration; reject






40. Diligent; persistent; hard-working






41. To perceive; to recognize






42. Brief and concise in wording






43. Brief - comprehensive summary






44. Changing one's mind quickly and often






45. Showing innocence or childlike simplicity






46. Quarrelsome






47. Sociable






48. Stubborn






49. Brief; fleeting






50. Grow forth; send out buds