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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. Darken; make unclear






2. Limited; restricted






3. Practicing self-denial; austere






4. Unwillingness






5. Lack of consistency; difference






6. Active enmity






7. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious






8. Lover of mankind; doer of good






9. Brief and compact






10. Hinder; block; delay






11. Determination; resolve






12. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday






13. Advanced in development






14. Unchanging; lacking development






15. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






16. Hateful; spiteful






17. Censure; rebuke






18. Put into effect; supply with tools






19. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive






20. Teachings - in general; particular principle (religious - legal - etc.) taught






21. Acquit; exculpate






22. Firmly established by nature or habit






23. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful






24. Admit; yield






25. Obstruct






26. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle






27. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete






28. Pacify; conciliate






29. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others






30. Free; disentangle






31. Opponent






32. Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful






33. Self-governing






34. Frankness; open honesty






35. Generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful






36. Marginal; outer






37. Quarrelsome






38. Uprightness; wholeness






39. Self-satisfaction; smugness






40. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






41. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly






42. General agreement






43. Seize another power or rank






44. Self-control; formal but distant manner






45. Isolation; solitude






46. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease






47. Choosing at random; confused






48. Seek to attain; long for






49. Thorough; comprehensive






50. Applaud; announce with great approval