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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words

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. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






2. Grieve; express sorrow






3. Narrate or tell; count over again






4. Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily






5. Cautious; careful






6. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist






7. Not fitting; absurd






8. Hinder; block; delay






9. Mental calmness






10. Serve as an example of; embody






11. Free; disentangle






12. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man






13. Reprove severely; rebuke






14. Something that discourages; hindrance






15. Occurring irregularly






16. Concise; abrupt; pithy






17. Conscientious; extremely thorough






18. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






19. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






20. Meager; insufficient






21. Examine closely and critically






22. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence






23. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess






24. Obscurity; forgetfulness






25. Recognize; admit






26. Worsen; embitter






27. Resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome






28. Mocking






29. Nourish; educate; foster






30. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp






31. Come between






32. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease






33. yielding; timid






34. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






35. Obstruct






36. Firm dislike






37. False; misleading






38. Approve; ratify






39. Teachings - in general; particular principle (religious - legal - etc.) taught






40. Respectful; worshipful






41. Not harmonious; conflicting






42. Hackneyed; commonplace






43. Former occupant of a post






44. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things






45. Lack of seriousness; lightness






46. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






47. Suitable; practical; politic






48. Lessening; reduction in size






49. Isolation; solitude






50. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday