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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. To appease; to calm by making concessions






2. A new word - expression - or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses






3. Pompous; grandiloquent






4. Arrogant; taking liberties






5. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






6. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






7. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






8. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






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






10. Occurring only occasionally - or in scattered instances






11. Joking (often inappropriately); humorous






12. Thrift; economy






13. Separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts






14. Cancel






15. Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable






16. To examine with great care






17. Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs






18. To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor






19. Inclined to prevent or forbid






20. Aggressiveness; ferocity






21. Not capable of change






22. Pointlessly talkative; talking too much






23. To drink deeply






24. Lacking coherence






25. Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy






26. To plunge or drop straight down






27. Harmless; causing no damage






28. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth






29. Thick; sticky






30. Vibrate pendulumlike; waver






31. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






33. Too trusting; gullible






34. Rude; insensitive






35. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






36. A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision






37. Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious






38. Worsen; embitter






39. Agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction - development - or change






40. Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace






41. Made less dense (of a gas)






42. Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated






43. Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals






44. Indifferent; free from self-interest






45. Aversion; dislike






46. Dictatorial in one's opinions






47. Hint; imply; creep in






48. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






49. Deceit or trickery






50. Shining; issuing light






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