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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words
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sat
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english
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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. Stubborn; hard to control or treat
inert
impair
antidote
obstinate
2. Generous; charitable
gregarious
vilify
composure
benevolent
3. Darken; make unclear
static
reverent
hardy
obscure
4. Appease; moderate
mitigate
miserly
euphemism
austere
5. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
abstract
ambiguous
document
deprecate
6. Urge; start; provoke
rigor
disdain
deplore
instigate
7. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
reprehensible
partisan
mundane
lavish
8. Determination; resolve
resolution
exuberance
reprove
feasible
9. Turn upside down or inside out
invert
lethargic
exhilarating
arrogance
10. Weighty; unwieldy
delineate
ponderous
deride
recount
11. Apart; reserved
idiosyncrasy
aloof
reserve
arbitrary
12. Gracious; heartfelt
incite
haughtiness
arbitrary
cordial
13. Occurring irregularly
denounce
adversity
sporadic
incongruous
14. Self-satisfaction; smugness
aloof
complacency
reprove
reprehensible
15. Unchangeable
levity
hedonist
opulence
immutable
16. Examine closely and critically
scrutinize
apathy
volatile
sage
17. Vigorous; strong
profane
robust
integrity
listless
18. Confuse; puzzle
abridge
confound
inherent
prevalent
19. Critical
censorious
inane
antidote
indict
20. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
malicious
transient
subside
pretentious
21. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
indifferent
benevolent
emulate
depravity
22. Set right; correct
rectify
intrepid
uniformity
incite
23. Unwillingness
sage
gregarious
disinclination
scrutinize
24. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
superfluous
ascetic
capricious
zealot
25. Change; introduction of something new
execute
innovation
prevalent
disperse
26. Wise; shrewd; keen
predecessor
diminution
astute
brevity
27. Lover of mankind; doer of good
conflagration
elated
skeptic
philanthropist
28. Totally clear; definite; outspoken
explicit
ascendancy
concur
divergent
29. Pride; arrogance
disinclination
deride
archaic
haughtiness
30. Deliberately planned; likely
obstinate
scrutinize
calculated
laud
31. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
artisan
embellish
pretentious
exalt
32. Something that discourages; hindrance
discordant
deterrent
nurture
miserly
33. Accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive
inane
sporadic
resigned
terse
34. Loquacious; wordy; talkative
meticulous
authoritarian
hamper
garrulous
35. Disregard; dismiss
delineate
perpetuate
discount
impeccable
36. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
profusion
sustain
redundant
contend
37. Seize another power or rank
usurp
succinct
anarchist
duplicity
38. Frighten
abstruse
innovation
intimidate
contentious
39. Hinder; block; delay
servile
pacifist
impede
doctrine
40. Mistaken; wrong
integrity
affirmation
compile
erroneous
41. Seriousness
gravity
conciliatory
anecdote
credulity
42. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
ephemeral
apathy
hierarchy
insipid
43. Advanced in development
hardy
precocious
abstruse
laud
44. Shorten; reduce
turmoil
cajole
intervene
curtail
45. Pacify; conciliate
placate
discount
zealot
skeptic
46. Admit; yield
scanty
enigma
condone
concede
47. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
reticence
impudence
redundant
enmity
48. Help bring about; make less difficult
animosity
rectify
indict
facilitate
49. Lessening; reduction in size
fastidious
mitigate
diminution
consensus
50. Indifference; lack of concern; composure
eloquence
reprove
nonchalance
resolution