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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. Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious






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






3. Given freely; unearned; unnecessary






4. Critical point that marks a change in course or turning event






5. Producing a sensation of touch






6. Possible






7. To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book






8. Instinctive rather than irrational






9. A person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice






10. The highest point






11. Smooth and sweet flowing






12. To free from guilt or blame






13. Unrestrained: unchecked






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






15. To depart from a subject






16. Very discouraging






17. To inform or instruct to remove ignorance






18. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






19. Enforced economy






20. Excessive desire for wealth






21. Very stubborn; inflexible






22. Carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please






23. Formal proposal






24. Self-assurance - admirable ploys under pressure






25. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another






26. Sharing an edge or boundary - or touching






27. Any respite or temporary relief.






28. To swell out or expand from internal pressure (overly full)






29. Very brief; short lived






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






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






32. A person who receives benefits






33. Behaving in an obsequious manner






34. To lecture or speak without notes






35. A public declaration of beliefs - policies - or intentions






36. A person who leads a life of self-denial






37. Delete; remove






38. Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment






39. Great merriment






40. Direct opposite






41. Strong dislike






42. To place by side or enclose proximity






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






44. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






45. Very small






46. A stimulus or encouragement






47. Very rich - having abundant resources






48. To give something back






49. A person who gives gifts






50. Completely lacking in something