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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Depressed; gloomy
abstemious
despondent
detrimental
sporadic
2. Abundantly fruitful
superficial
hamper
prolific
inherent
3. Threatening
obscure
reverent
ominous
antagonism
4. Dark; not transparent
preclude
opaque
endorse
pacifist
5. Overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
nonchalance
discerning
presumptuous
usurp
6. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
candor
aspire
somber
obstinate
7. Former occupant of a post
aspire
deference
opaque
predecessor
8. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
ingenious
volatile
pretentious
antagonism
9. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist
exacerbate
satirical
artifact
artisan
10. Self-governing
autonomous
partisan
sycophant
induce
11. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
affirmation
austere
proximity
profane
12. Slavish; cringing
confound
lethargic
servile
resolve
13. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
complacency
opportunist
delineate
exalt
14. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
derivative
ephemeral
affable
ostentatious
15. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements
compliance
skeptic
homogeneous
temper
16. Establish by evidence; verify; support
substantiate
nonchalance
intrepid
feasible
17. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
conflagration
hypocritical
disclose
optimist
18. Use of force to get someone to obey
execute
quandary
coercion
inadvertent
19. Deliberately planned; likely
subside
inherent
calculated
malicious
20. Widespread; generally accepted
redundant
discerning
prevalent
morose
21. Come between
malicious
intervene
aversion
affable
22. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
rigor
provincial
subordinate
condone
23. Put into effect; supply with tools
venerate
implement
derivative
meticulous
24. Clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
vindicate
eclectic
altruistic
illusory
25. Silly; senseless
conflagration
inane
ponderous
skeptic
26. Agree
concur
artisan
dismiss
hamper
27. Refutation; response with contrary evidence
candor
incorrigible
rebuttal
hamper
28. Wordy
verbose
exuberance
hierarchy
obliterate
29. Confirm; support
censure
profusion
exemplify
corroborate
30. Put into effect; carry out
implausible
resigned
execute
virtuoso
31. Deserving blame
acknowledge
reprehensible
immutable
laud
32. Wise; shrewd; keen
provincial
esoteric
astute
venerate
33. Distribute; spread; scatter
disseminate
reserve
opaque
whimsical
34. Conscientious; extremely thorough
cajole
scrupulous
nonchalance
glutton
35. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
enhance
opulence
facilitate
ambivalence
36. Opponent
stagnant
incongruous
hardy
adversary
37. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess
fastidious
oblivion
disperse
profusion
38. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
gratuitous
brevity
animosity
zealot
39. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
notoriety
adversity
oblivion
acknowledge
40. Provide written evidence
mundane
impeccable
predator
document
41. Unchanging; lacking development
disdain
eclectic
idiosyncrasy
static
42. Public speaker
ascetic
calculated
orator
elusive
43. Person who looks on the good side
optimist
aversion
innocuous
rigor
44. Imitate; rival
archaic
impede
emulate
impeccable
45. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
dismiss
transient
analogous
indiscriminate
46. Learned; scholarly
fastidious
ostentatious
exuberance
erudite
47. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
deterrent
insipid
temper
intervene
48. Suitable; practical; politic
expedient
coercion
somber
exemplify
49. Isolation; solitude
ascetic
disseminate
seclusion
inert
50. Make something last; preserve from extinction
artifact
induce
prolific
perpetuate