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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. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






2. Blacken






3. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






4. Inclined to prevent or forbid






5. Practical or workable; capable of maintaining life






6. To count - list - or itemize






7. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen






8. Something out of place in time






9. Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep






10. At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive






11. To block; thwart






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






13. To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock






14. Concerning the appreciation of beauty






15. Something long-lasting






16. Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive






17. Dull; unimaginative






18. Fragment; generally of pottery






19. Soothe






20. Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate






21. Hinder - block






22. To make larger; to expand






23. To respect deeply






24. Lasting a short time






25. To reduce in force or degree; to weaken






26. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






27. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality






28. Short-lived; fleeting






29. Lacking coherence






30. To set right; to free from error






31. Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous






32. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






33. Easily made angry






34. Brainless; inane; foolish - yet smug






35. To make more bearable






36. Showing innocence or childlike simplicity






37. Characterized by filth - grime - or squalor; foul






38. Pertaining to disease






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






40. Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to






41. Radiant; shiny; brilliant






42. Understood; not put into words






43. To disclose something secret






44. Without deceit






45. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






46. Fundamentally different; entirely unlike






47. Easily deceived






48. Strip; deprive






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






50. Sad; sullen; melancholy