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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 disprove; to successfully argue against






2. Quarrelsome






3. To state as a fact; to confirm or support






4. Showing innocence or childlike simplicity






5. Wary; cautious; sparing






6. Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs






7. Strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort






8. Lament with music






9. Thin; rare; slim






10. To make larger; to expand






11. Something or someone misplaced in time






12. Ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)






13. Bitter scolding; invective






14. Improvised; done without preparation






15. To clear from blame; prove innocent






16. Greed - esp. for wealth






17. To praise highly






18. Ability to be molded






19. Dry up






20. Make shiny by rubbing; polish






21. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)






22. Poverty






23. Extremely talkative






24. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous






25. Something that brings about a change in something else






26. Not harmonious; conflicting






27. Clear and easily understood






28. Capricious; fanciful






29. To make thinner or sparser






30. Wandering and unpredictable






31. To combine several elements into a whole






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






33. Practical as opposed to idealistic






34. Soothe






35. To clear of blame






36. Revere






37. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner






38. Excessively decorated or embellished






39. To make impure






40. Stubborn - unyielding






41. Able to be molded - altered - or bent






42. Calm and peaceful






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






44. Intense and passionate feeling






45. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






46. Help bring about; make less difficult






47. Make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density - force - degree)






48. Extremely careful about details






49. Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage






50. To stop up; to prevent the passage of