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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 beset; to surround with problems






2. A disloyal person






3. To earnestly caution






4. A fantastic scheme; unchecked imagination






5. To deprive of some privilege - especially the right to vote






6. A statement universally accepted as true - a maxim






7. Cowardly - faint hearted






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






9. Harmless






10. A stimulus or encouragement






11. Pretentious; filled with excessive self-importance






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






13. Peevish - irritable






14. Doing or saying something again and again






15. Bare - not ornate






16. Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; lavish






17. Very strict laws and rules






18. Utterly perplexed - completely puzzled - totally bewildered






19. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits






20. Loud - harsh - grating - or shrill






21. To strongly encourage






22. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






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






24. Insensitive






25. A wild uproar; tumult






26. Annoyingly talkative






27. To require; to order; to direct






28. Failure to reach an agreement






29. Great in depth of feeling - intellect or meaning






30. Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing






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






32. Excessive and therefore lacking restraint






33. Extremely complicated or devious






34. To free from blame






35. Mobile; not sedentary






36. To stop; frustrate






37. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






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






39. A clumsy or inept person






40. Something of small value; petty; trifling






41. Unselfish concern for others






42. A mixture; combination of different elements






43. To surrender






44. A devoted student






45. Marked by precise accordance with details






46. To electrify; to stir into action






47. Mysterious; baffling






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






49. A liar; deceiver






50. Abundant; a great amount