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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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1. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion






2. Establish by evidence; verify; support






3. Ill will; hatred






4. Serve as an example of; embody






5. Clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support






6. Wasteful; reckless with money






7. Prosper; flourish






8. Obscurity; forgetfulness






9. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners






10. Great commotion and confusion






11. Short account of an amusing or interesting event






12. Obstruct






13. False; misleading






14. One opposed to force; anti-militarist






15. Regret; disapprove of






16. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading






17. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






18. Refutation; response with contrary evidence






19. Arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist






20. Brief and compact






21. Former occupant of a post






22. Fear






23. Lacking in flavor; dull






24. Scatter






25. Help bring about; make less difficult






26. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp






27. Individual trait - usually odd in nature; eccentricity






28. Depressed; gloomy






29. Grieve; express sorrow






30. Self-satisfaction; smugness






31. Dilemma






32. Capricious; fanciful






33. Lack of caring; indifference






34. Destroy completely






35. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive






36. Belittle






37. Widespread; generally accepted






38. Flattery; admiration






39. Conciseness






40. Conscientious; extremely thorough






41. Controlling influence; domination






42. Come between






43. Slander






44. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something






45. Firmly established by nature or habit






46. Inactive; lacking power to move






47. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party






48. Determination; firmness of purpose






49. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for






50. Lack of consistency; difference