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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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1. Brief and compact






2. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority






3. Urge; start; provoke






4. yielding; timid






5. Brief; tense; compact






6. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will






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






8. Deep; not superficial; complete






9. Make use of - sometimes unjustly






10. Practical






11. Severity






12. Destroy completely






13. Frighten






14. Firmly established by nature or habit






15. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances






16. Imitate; rival






17. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






18. Overjoyed; in high spirits






19. Rapid growth; spread; multiplication






20. Hasten






21. Unjustified; groundless; undeserved






22. Active strength






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






24. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist






25. Occurring irregularly






26. Charge






27. Depressed; gloomy






28. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






29. Nearness






30. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete






31. Easy to approach; obtainable






32. Pacify; conciliate






33. Apart; reserved






34. Great fire






35. Mocking






36. Concise; abrupt; pithy






37. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






38. Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily






39. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence






40. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






41. Widespread; generally accepted






42. Mysterious; hidden; secret






43. Determination; firmness of purpose






44. Recognize; admit






45. Hostility; active resistance






46. Inactive; lacking power to move






47. Praise






48. Support; reinforce






49. Refutation; response with contrary evidence






50. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)