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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. Boring and tiresome






2. To speak against






3. An imaginative recreation






4. Great merriment






5. Promptly obedient - submissive - marked by or exhibiting fawning






6. Surplus or excess of something






7. Gradual - often unconscious - process of assimilation






8. Mobile; not sedentary






9. Obstinately resistant to authority or control






10. Lack of interest or concern






11. Enforced economy






12. Happening or moving extremely slowly






13. Lacking foresight or scope






14. Dying - on the way out - approaching that






15. Gruesome (repugnant) ; grisly.






16. Showing great determination






17. Not capable of being appeased






18. Very calm; quiet






19. An amateur or dabbler






20. A bitter denunciation






21. To electrify; to stir into action






22. Peevish - irritable






23. Causing hard in a subtle or stealthy manner; devious






24. To repel or drive back; to reject






25. Formal proposal






26. Worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture






27. An eloquent writer or speaker






28. A source of harm






29. Indisputable; beyond doubt






30. Self-assurance - admirable ploys under pressure






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






32. To strongly desire; to crave






33. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






34. The final ending of something; the downfall






35. Disturbing; upsetting; vexing; causing unease; worrisome






36. Not capable of being overcome






37. Noisily and stubbornly defiant






38. An accidental but fortunate discovery






39. Lax in attending to duty; negligent






40. Any respite or temporary relief.






41. The act of blocking






42. Disparaging - belittling - insulting






43. An independent person






44. To put down with comtemptuous jeering






45. Tending to give instruction or advice; inclined to teach others too much; containing a political/moral lesson






46. Sensational - shocking - or ghastly






47. Producing a sensation of touch






48. Completely lacking in something






49. Settled and therefore accustomed to sitting or doing little exercise






50. Idyllically calm and tranquil