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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. Increase; improve






2. Doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined






3. Insignificant; unimportant






4. Superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy






5. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving






6. Serving as a model; outstanding






7. Harmless






8. Please






9. Practicing self-denial; austere






10. Approve; support






11. Grieve; express sorrow






12. Conscientious; extremely thorough






13. Portray; depict; sketch






14. Impertinence; insolence






15. Active strength






16. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease; receptive to






17. Coax; wheedle






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






19. Deliberately planned; likely






20. Serve as an example of; embody






21. Conciseness






22. Extreme corruption; wickedness






23. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp






24. Flattery; admiration






25. Suitable; practical; politic






26. Threatening






27. Fear






28. Guilt; self-reproach






29. Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language






30. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






31. Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed






32. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday






33. Deep; not superficial; complete






34. Destroy completely






35. Blame; criticize






36. Sameness; monotony






37. Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event






38. Frankness; open honesty






39. Approve formally; confirm; verify






40. Unwillingness






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






42. Easy to approach; obtainable






43. Appease; moderate






44. Bitterness; hatred






45. Injure; hurt






46. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






47. Learned; scholarly






48. Clever; resourceful






49. Prosper; flourish






50. Slow; lazy; lethargic