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SAT Vocab
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Respected
esteemed
exacerbate
gainsay
fortify
2. To increase instigation
carp
abjure
umbrage
incite
3. To reach about blindly
paraphrase
grope
gaudy
pragmatic
4. Border
virile
torpid
dilemma
periphery
5. An experimental or trial version of a system or invention
prototype
dank
transmute
marionette
6. Even-tempered; serene; steady; calm; not easily disturbed
hibernal
consummate
complaisant
equable
7. Pleasant to the ear
clemency
hot-spur
melodious
tenebrous
8. Society run by women
aplomb
dulcet
respite
matriarchal
9. Inclination; tendency
lurid
bugaboo
undermine
propensity
10. Bold
temerarious
incessant
amorphous
annul
11. A harmless - phony medicine
paradigm
vexation
placebo
bromide
12. Motivated solely by money
mercenary
sip
gormandize
numismatics
13. To do the same for in return ('reciprocate the favor')
stigma
reciprocate
juxtapose
integrity
14. Quarrelsome woman
cavalcade
virago
confluence
vacillation
15. Fuse; merge
martinet
inconspicuous
bugaboo
coalesce
16. A mark of acknowledgement or expression of praise
accolade
opulent
elocution
concur
17. Persistent; stubborn
indigenous
adamant
provocative
pecuniary
18. To go back (on one's word); to break a promise
quiescence
magnanimous
renege
invective
19. To create bubbles
vulnerable
concourse
lamentable
effervesce
20. The act or practice of spying
ingenious
penultimate
melee
espionage
21. A curse; abomination
arbitrary
anathema
wont
plagiarism
22. Sympathy
lascivious
condolence
paralysis
acumen
23. A male writing a will
testator
philanthropy
interdict
phlegmatic
24. Silly; stupid or foolish
affinity
carrion
fatuous
ecumenical
25. Quick to find petty fault; extra critical
celibate
miscreant
panacea
captious
26. Unconquerable
communal
disparage
gape
indomitable
27. Person who complies with accepted rules and customs
concur
conformist
chime
misanthrope
28. A form of logical argument
numismatics
syllogism
emphatic
commendable
29. Prone to hiding.
transmute
impetus
evasive
excommunicate
30. Packed close
serried
missile
diligent
impetuous
31. An absurd rumor circulated to deceive the public
canard
archaic
impious
condone
32. Essential
elusive
indispensable
olfactory
ascertain
33. Making a display of learning
prototype
mimicry
pedantic
buffer
34. Reappearance or revival; rising again
felicity
resurgence
fictitious
sobriquet
35. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
melodramatic
inherent
frivolous
refractory
36. Juicy
ingrate
opine
succulent
sacerdotal
37. Occurring after death
accede
posthumous
equanimity
kibosh
38. To sink
writhe
founder
bask
iridescent
39. Nameless - without a disclosed identity
torrent
antithesis
plumage
anonymous
40. A hint; an indirect statement; insinuation
monolithic
innuendo
inroad
specious
41. A wreath
potable
garland
facade
sully
42. Chain
eclat
fetter
insurrection
placid
43. Ruffled; upset
disconcerting
mephitic
kudos
hiatus
44. Lewd; lustful; obscene
testator
motion
prurient
querulous
45. Very clear
pellucid
consanguineous
prologue
aphorism
46. Difficult to believe; not plausible.
holistic
melodramatic
wan
implausible
47. Relevant
revamp
inconspicuous
germane
err
48. Assert
discombobulate
scintilla
aver
therapeutic
49. Replaced
derisive
supplanted
absolve
geochronologist
50. Joy - celebration - exultation
albatross
jubilation
revile
sycophancy