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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. To electrify; to stir into action






2. Robbed - ruined - pillaged - looted






3. A professional commentator






4. Failure to reach an agreement






5. To strongly encourage






6. Very generous






7. Harmful - injurious to physical - mental - or moral health






8. Charmingly rural






9. An original model






10. To reject; disreagard






11. Defiantly aggressive - eager to fight






12. To make new again






13. A person who uses intuition to see into the future; a seer






14. Very calm; quiet






15. Policy of granting concessions to maintain peace






16. An inference






17. To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book






18. Believable






19. Everywhere; widespread; prevalent






20. Treacherous - traitorous - deceitful






21. Vulgar; crude






22. Insightful - perceptive






23. A pretentious or inauthentic way of behaving; pretending to be something; not typical behavior (affected - unaffected)






24. To deliberately confuse; to make something so confusing it's hard to understand






25. A person who introduces something new






26. Framework or model of thought






27. To list; to tick off






28. A ruler or other person with unlimited authority






29. A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need






30. An accidental but fortunate discovery






31. Extremely wicked; vile






32. The floating wreckage of a ship; debris






33. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






34. To inform or instruct to remove ignorance






35. Smooth and sweet flowing






36. Foul smelling






37. Minor - everyday details






38. To compensate - to make payment for - to pay a person






39. Act/instance used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances






40. Something performed in a spiritless - mechanical - and routine manner






41. Flowery in style - very ornate






42. The final ending of something; the downfall






43. A champion of a cause






44. Sensational - shocking - or ghastly






45. The lowest point






46. Lax in attending to duty; negligent






47. To force or act by using pressure






48. Immoral - debauched






49. Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying






50. Detached; reserved