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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. Harsh - clashing - jarring - grating sounds; disharmony






2. Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious






3. A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need






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






5. Unselfish concern for others






6. Very profitable






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






8. Detached; reserved






9. A deviation from the norm






10. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






11. To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book






12. To rise again; surge back






13. Lukewarm; mild; half-hearted






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






15. Twisted; intricate






16. Idyllically calm and tranquil






17. Dying - on the way out - approaching that






18. A bitter denunciation






19. Bare - not ornate






20. Policy of granting concessions to maintain peace






21. To grow rapidly; to expand






22. Lacking self-confidence






23. Deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech






24. Generous nad forgiving






25. To be guided by practical experience - not theory






26. Excessive desire for wealth






27. Insensitive






28. Doing or saying something again and again






29. To free from guilt or blame






30. A devoted student






31. An inequality; an imbalance






32. Intellectual rather than emotional






33. Highly detailed






34. Immoral - debauched






35. A funeral hymn; mournful music






36. Everywhere; widespread; prevalent






37. Insincere; not straightforward; not candid






38. Too overwhelming to be put into words; indescribable; inexpressible






39. A disloyal person






40. Relentless - unstoppable






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






42. Secretive; not aboveboard; covert






43. Excessively dramatic or melodramatic; theatrical; overacted






44. Person who organizes a business/enterprise






45. Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook






46. No longer in use






47. Great merriment






48. Intellectually productive or inventive - fertile






49. Cowardly - faint hearted






50. Mixed feelings