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






2. Help bring about; make less difficult






3. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle






4. Mocking






5. Controlling influence; domination






6. Highly skilled artist






7. Blame; criticize






8. Seriousness






9. Weighty; unwieldy






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






11. Effective; distinct






12. Limited; restricted






13. Meager; insufficient






14. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving






15. Acquit; exculpate






16. Slander






17. Fearless






18. Stingy; mean






19. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man






20. Wasteful; reckless with money






21. Hasten






22. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for






23. Provide written evidence






24. Clever; resourceful






25. Serve as an example of; embody






26. Insignificant; unimportant






27. Short-lived; fleeting






28. Worsen; embitter






29. Please






30. Thrift; economy






31. Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected






32. Of the same kind






33. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






34. Someone who eats too much






35. Very high






36. Contradict; give a false impression






37. Dark; not transparent






38. Free; disentangle






39. Old-fashioned; obsolete






40. Conscientious; extremely thorough






41. Rapid growth; spread; multiplication






42. Shorten; reduce






43. Weaken; sap






44. Compulsion; repression of feelings






45. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






46. Pacify or sooth; relieve






47. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre






48. Humiliation; debasement; degeneration






49. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks






50. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented