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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. An intruder: a gate-crasher






2. Smooth and sweet flowing






3. Doomed to failure






4. An excuse - an alleged cause






5. To strongly desire; to crave






6. The study of characteristics of human population






7. Of secondary importance; not central;on the perimeter






8. A morally unprincipled person






9. Lax in attending to duty; negligent






10. The floating wreckage of a ship; debris






11. Happening or moving extremely slowly






12. Gruesome (repugnant) ; grisly.






13. Derisive mocking comments






14. Someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions






15. Not ordinary or typical






16. Widespread epidemic






17. Lacking liveliness - animation or interest; dull.






18. Freed from restraint of any kind; liberated






19. To assume financial responsibility






20. To make a situation worse






21. Boring and tiresome






22. Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; lavish






23. Filled with errors; wrong






24. To regard with great respect - to hold in high esteem






25. To lecture or speak without notes






26. A doubter






27. Out of reach; difficult to catch






28. Self-assurance - admirable ploys under pressure






29. Very determined; unwavering






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






31. Lacking self-confidence






32. Doing or saying something again and again






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






34. Excessively sentimental






35. Trait peculiar to individual






36. Defiantly aggressive - eager to fight






37. Excessive and therefore lacking restraint






38. Lacking organization or logic






39. Not in harmony - incompatible - at variance with - as in a discordant detail that doesn't fit a pattern






40. Circular and therefore indirect






41. Sad mournful - melancholic






42. A deliberately misleading argument






43. Everywhere; widespread; prevalent






44. Many - numerous






45. Delete; remove






46. A person who introduces something new






47. Very generous






48. Insensitive






49. Dying - on the way out - approaching that






50. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning