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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. Seek to attain; long for






2. Persuade; bring about






3. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab






4. Worsen; embitter






5. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence






6. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






7. Self-control; formal but distant manner






8. Something new; newness






9. Critical






10. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance






11. Distribute; spread; scatter






12. Very high






13. Narrow-mindedness; isolation






14. Fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal






15. Courteous regard for another's wish






16. Rapid growth; spread; multiplication






17. Adorn; ornament






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






19. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






20. Severity






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






22. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






23. Lack of seriousness; lightness






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






25. Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant






26. Weighty; unwieldy






27. Abundantly fruitful






28. Deliberately planned; likely






29. Confirm; support






30. Something that discourages; hindrance






31. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)






32. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign






33. Make something last; preserve from extinction






34. Acquit; exculpate






35. Honor the memory of






36. Reveal






37. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






38. Thrift; economy






39. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others






40. Frankness; open honesty






41. Withdraw; take back






42. Serve as an example of; embody






43. Damaged; disfigured






44. Standard used in judging






45. Approve; support






46. Lessening; reduction in size






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






48. General agreement






49. Lacking in flavor; dull






50. Shorten; reduce