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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. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






2. Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment






3. Warn; reprove






4. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






5. To punish or criticize harshly






6. Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances






7. Having or showing often vicious ill-will - spite - or hatred






8. A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony






9. To obstruct or block






10. Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial






11. Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals






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






13. To make thinner or sparser






14. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services






15. Languor; weariness






16. Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality - region - or people






17. To increase in intensity - power - or prestige






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






19. Harmful; injurious






20. Quick to act without thinking






21. Abnormal; irregular






22. Pure; uncorrupted; clean






23. The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty






24. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful






25. Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe






26. Daring; bold






27. Overcharge






28. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






30. Easily deceived






31. Thin; rare; slim






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






33. An expression of praise






34. To sooth or pacify






35. To court favor by a flattering manner






36. To calm or make less severe






37. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






38. Damaging; harmful; injurious






39. Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable






40. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






41. Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace






42. A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals - esp. base metals into gold






43. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






44. A sorrowful poem or speech






45. Convincing






46. Able to speak clearly and expressively






47. Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern






48. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity






49. Appease






50. To combine - to mix together