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SAT Vocab - 2

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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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. Lacking self-confidence






2. Habitually late; tardy






3. Great in depth of feeling - intellect or meaning






4. Signs/ omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur






5. A doubter






6. Many - numerous






7. Thoroughly dried out






8. Indisputable; beyond doubt






9. A devoted student






10. To force or act by using pressure






11. Behaving in an obsequious manner






12. Having fallen in a state of disrepair; broken-down condition






13. Good-humored; cheerful






14. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






15. Derisive mocking comments






16. Lukewarm; mild; half-hearted






17. Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility






18. Overly tolerant






19. To soothe or calm; to appease






20. A bitter denunciation






21. Unselfish concern for others






22. Gradual - often unconscious - process of assimilation






23. Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing






24. Excessively dramatic or melodramatic; theatrical; overacted






25. Trait peculiar to individual






26. To make impossible - to rule out - to prevent






27. Twisted; intricate






28. Quarrelsome: argumentative: likely to provoke a controversy - disputatious






29. To divide a district so as to give one side an advantage






30. A subtle shade of meaning or feeling - a slight degree of difference






31. Agonizing physical or mental pain






32. A person who receives benefits






33. Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying






34. Vague; lacking a fully developed form






35. To avoid; shun; to stay clear of






36. Relentless - unstoppable






37. Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; recondite






38. An intruder: a gate-crasher






39. Charmingly simple and carefree






40. Humiliating - shameful - disgraceful






41. Surplus or excess of something






42. Feelings of sincere and deep regret






43. To destroy.






44. Harmful; injurious






45. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit






46. Charmingly rural






47. Of great importance






48. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






49. An eloquent writer or speaker






50. To be guided by practical experience - not theory