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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. Language that is bitterly hostile or hateful






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






3. A complete failure






4. Moderate in eating and drinking






5. Habitually late; tardy






6. Framework or model of thought






7. Flowery in style - very ornate






8. To give a definite form to an idea or plan






9. Many - numerous






10. Very poor - lacking resources






11. A statement universally accepted as true - a maxim






12. Formal proposal






13. Very stubborn; inflexible






14. Mysterious; baffling






15. Deception by subterfuge; deliberate trickery






16. A beginner






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






18. Annoyingly talkative






19. Characterized by or suffering from dizziness; having vertigo






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






21. Showing great determination






22. Given freely; unearned; unnecessary






23. Good-humored; cheerful






24. Praise; applaud






25. Intellectually productive or inventive - fertile






26. Tentative - temporary - not lasting






27. Excessively cheap with money - stingy






28. Excessively sentimental






29. A scarcity or shortage






30. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






31. Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious






32. No longer in use






33. To take back; disavow






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






35. Agreeable; friendly






36. Indisputable; beyond doubt






37. To grow rapidly; to expand






38. Showing haughty disdain or arrogant superiority






39. Detached; reserved






40. Failure to reach an agreement






41. To endow the rights of citizenship - especially the right to vote






42. Combined action or operation






43. Lying; untrustful






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






45. Behaving in an obsequious manner






46. Humiliating - shameful - disgraceful






47. The lowest point






48. A person who acts in a mechanical fashion; a mindless follower






49. An eloquent writer or speaker






50. To confuse or perplex; utterly dumbfounded