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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
putrefy
terse
cacophony
reticent
2. Fervent; ardent; impassioned
spendthrift
zealous
distend
complaisant
3. Dull; unimaginative
inchoate
exonerate
prosaic
hubris
4. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual
prevaricate
specious
futile
disparate
5. Existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
relegate
preen
ubiquitous
obstinate
6. To disguise or conceal; to mislead
dissemble
guileless
candid
disparate
7. Spread throughout
pervasive
anachronism
dissonance
taciturn
8. Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in several ways
latent
solicious
ambiguous
exacerbate
9. Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
pious
abate
insipid
daunt
10. Droop; grow feeble
flag
garrulous
abyss
pathological
11. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
antipathy
prattle
meticulous
adulterate
12. To combine several elements into a whole
gainsay
evanescent
dissemble
amalgamate
13. Confuse; puzzle
dilettante
disingenuous
anarchy
confound
14. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
stoic
mitigate
lassitude
prevaricate
15. To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
discrete
malinger
indigence
guile
16. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
connoisseur
salubrious
refractory
commensurate
17. Limited; restricted
sordid
spectrum
qualified
chary
18. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
mollify
corroborate
glib
abscond
19. Dull; impassive
irascible
stolid
reticent
profuse
20. The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
taciturn
ubiquitous
aesthetic
ebullience
21. A mark of shame or discredit
soporific
anomalous
stigma
tractable
22. Extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
endemic
misanthrope
tirade
voracious
23. Harmless; causing no damage
soporific
distend
aesthetic
innocuous
24. Burst inward
levity
disseminate
dearth
implode
25. Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
verbose
homogenous
explicit
inimical
26. Combine; unite in one body
lavish
intransigent
felicitous
amalgamate
27. Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
eclectic
abscond
perspicacious
piety
28. Appease
propitiate
immutable
inchoate
eclectic
29. To make better; to improve
ameliorate
misanthrope
secrete
desultory
30. Plan of a trip
loquacious
itinerary
exacerbate
abyss
31. Quick - keen - or accurate knowledge or insight
relegate
acumen
perfunctory
obviate
32. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
cynicism
cacophonous
exacerbate
soporific
33. Obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
torque
fervent
impecunious
recalcitrant
34. To reject the validity of
repudiate
vacillate
antipathy
erratic
35. To plunge or drop straight down
facilitate
prattle
plummet
zealot
36. Lacking funds; without money
tirade
impecunious
distend
imperturbable
37. Express disapproval or disappointment
bucolic
reproach
ardor
compendium
38. Greed - esp. for wealth
garrulous
impecunious
precarious
avarice
39. Sad; sullen; melancholy
inimical
morose
mundane
tenacity
40. To disprove; to successfully argue against
distill
inherent
pervasive
refute
41. A mournful poem - esp. one lamenting the dead
imminent
elegy
apathy
supposition
42. To clear from blame; prove innocent
exculpate
dogmatic
alacrity
subtle
43. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply
diffident
proliferate
aesthetic
sparse
44. Characterized by bitter - long-lasting resentment
rhetoric
rancorous
plethora
deference
45. In an initial stage; not fully formed
exigent
inchoate
tractable
quaff
46. Based on observation or experiment
oscillate
squalid
plethora
empirical
47. Eager and enthusiastic willingness
implacable
rarefy
alacrity
qualms
48. Intended to teach or instruct
engender
inchoate
renege
didactic
49. To lie or deviate from the truth
disparate
guile
prevaricate
whimsical
50. Make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density - force - degree)
eloquent
intransigence
attenuate
enigma