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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. Wise; shrewd; keen






2. Drive away; disgust






3. One opposed to force; anti-militarist






4. Wordy






5. Wandering away from the subject






6. Approve; ratify






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






8. Urge; start; provoke






9. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






10. Seize another power or rank






11. Serve as an example of; embody






12. Charge






13. Great fire






14. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






15. Appease; moderate






16. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving






17. Marginal; outer






18. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others






19. Invigorating and refreshing; cheering






20. Self-governing






21. Reveal






22. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading






23. Comparable






24. Confuse; puzzle






25. Honor the memory of






26. Effective; distinct






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






28. False; misleading






29. Critical






30. Learned; scholarly






31. Scatter






32. Advanced in development






33. Unintentional; by oversight; careless






34. Rapid growth; spread; multiplication






35. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






36. Capricious; fanciful






37. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






38. Mental calmness






39. Habitually silent; talking little






40. Shorten; reduce






41. Quarrelsome






42. Grieve; express sorrow






43. Bitterness; hatred






44. Mentally quick and observant; having insight






45. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






46. Trivial; shallow






47. Seriousness






48. Opponent






49. Concise; abrupt; pithy






50. Meager; insufficient