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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. Use of force to get someone to obey






2. Learned; scholarly






3. Active enmity






4. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






5. Short account of an amusing or interesting event






6. Flattery; admiration






7. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






8. Portray; depict; sketch






9. Increase; add to






10. Lack of consistency; difference






11. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






12. Trivial; shallow






13. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






14. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death






15. Unwillingness






16. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly






17. Unjustified; groundless; undeserved






18. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist






19. Disown; disavow






20. Unlikely; unbelievable






21. Firmly established by nature or habit






22. Boaster






23. Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief






24. Make something last; preserve from extinction






25. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others






26. Meager; insufficient






27. Frighten






28. Contradict; give a false impression






29. Not harmonious; conflicting






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






31. Courteous regard for another's wish






32. Indifference; lack of concern; composure






33. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes






34. Hermit; loner






35. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious






36. Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed






37. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation






38. Person celebrated for wisdom






39. Honor the memory of






40. Lover of mankind; doer of good






41. Severity






42. Disprove






43. Slander






44. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading






45. Easily deceived






46. Capricious; fanciful






47. Insignificant; unimportant






48. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






49. Adorn; ornament






50. Not essential; superfluous