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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. Please






2. Something new; newness






3. Frankness; open honesty






4. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






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






6. Clever; resourceful






7. Approve formally; confirm; verify






8. Shorten; reduce






9. Not harmonious; conflicting






10. Drive away; disgust






11. Not essential; superfluous






12. Self-control; formal but distant manner






13. Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






14. Put into effect; carry out






15. Unchangeable






16. Make something last; preserve from extinction






17. Generous; charitable






18. Abandon; disown; repudiate






19. Abundantly fruitful






20. Creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others






21. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause






22. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention






23. Lacking in flavor; dull






24. Hostility; active resistance






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






26. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life






27. Casual; hastily done






28. Motionless; stale; dull






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






30. Inactive; lacking power to move






31. Mental calmness






32. Praise






33. Raise in rank or dignity; praise






34. Conspicuously wicked; blatant






35. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist






36. Medicine to counteract a poison or disease






37. Unlikely; unbelievable






38. Reconciling; soothing






39. Humiliation; debasement; degeneration






40. Seek to attain; long for






41. Cancel out; nullify; deny






42. Indifference; lack of concern; composure






43. Dark; not transparent






44. Serve as an example of; embody






45. Inborn






46. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)






47. Firm dislike






48. Thorough; comprehensive






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






50. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving