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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. Not essential; superfluous






2. Old-fashioned; obsolete






3. Trivial; shallow






4. Easily deceived






5. Raise in rank or dignity; praise






6. Coax; wheedle






7. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






8. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness






9. Fear






10. Assemble; gather; accumulate






11. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath






12. Contradict; give a false impression






13. Increase; add to






14. Isolation; solitude






15. Differing; deviating






16. Unoriginal; derived from another source






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






18. Pride; haughtiness






19. Narrate or tell; count over again






20. Provide written evidence






21. Withdraw; take back






22. Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected






23. Highly skilled artist






24. Brief and compact






25. Severity






26. Experience; support; nourish






27. Deceptive; not real






28. Disown; disavow






29. Motionless; stale; dull






30. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday






31. Worsen; embitter






32. Advanced in development






33. Change; introduction of something new






34. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






35. Destroy completely






36. Slander






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






38. Easy to approach; obtainable






39. Double-dealing; hypocrisy






40. Hackneyed; commonplace






41. Fearless






42. Overjoyed; in high spirits






43. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one






44. Limited; restricted






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






46. Unchangeable






47. Approve; support






48. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






49. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements






50. Hinder; block; delay