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SAT Vocab High Frequency Words
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
sage
eulogy
autonomous
altruistic
2. Conciseness
diminution
intervene
brevity
whimsical
3. Flattery; admiration
conflagration
comprehensive
dogmatic
adulation
4. Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
garrulous
adversity
devious
obscure
5. Self-satisfaction; smugness
complacency
hypothetical
execute
vilify
6. Gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
inane
constraint
concise
somber
7. Come between
resolution
turmoil
reserve
intervene
8. Narrow-mindedness; isolation
despondent
belie
insularity
inert
9. Damaged; disfigured
innocuous
squander
marred
predecessor
10. Active strength
vindicate
despondent
vigor
composure
11. Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected
deference
rigor
detached
disparage
12. Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
meticulous
pretentious
incongruous
susceptible
13. Cutting; sharp
exuberance
deride
incisive
cajole
14. Self-governing
mundane
autonomous
analogous
ramble
15. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
credulity
denounce
aversion
ambivalence
16. Person who looks on the good side
deference
affirmation
optimist
disputatious
17. Advanced in development
devious
scrutinize
concede
precocious
18. Loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
materialism
affable
compliance
linger
19. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
listless
resolve
fervor
execute
20. Urge; plead for
deterrent
advocate
haughtiness
appease
21. Invigorating and refreshing; cheering
laud
exhilarating
disseminate
capricious
22. Deceit; duplicity
deterrent
ingenious
guile
adulation
23. Agree
artisan
hypothetical
animosity
concur
24. State of violent agitation
discriminating
disclose
turbulence
discount
25. Casual; hastily done
bolster
cordial
ascetic
cursory
26. Pervading; spread throughout every part
orator
pervasive
implement
gregarious
27. Mocking
dogmatic
erroneous
satirical
concur
28. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
insularity
piety
anarchist
vindicate
29. Effective; distinct
presumptuous
articulate
somber
scrupulous
30. Stealthy; sneaky
furtive
dogmatic
alleviate
discriminating
31. Argumentative; fond of arguing
explicit
turmoil
opaque
disputatious
32. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
diffuse
volatile
deprecate
austere
33. Serve as an example of; embody
fastidious
substantiate
seclusion
exemplify
34. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
renounce
discrepancy
contentious
anecdote
35. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
meticulous
devise
prevalent
placate
36. Assemble; gather; accumulate
compile
impair
gratify
ambiguous
37. Imitate; rival
embellish
emulate
partisan
mitigate
38. Conscientious; extremely thorough
intrepid
dubious
scrupulous
disparity
39. Arrangements by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
hierarchy
decorum
antagonism
contract
40. Old-fashioned; obsolete
frugality
denounce
antiquated
rigor
41. Unchangeable
gravity
intrepid
digression
immutable
42. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand
deference
renounce
recount
abstruse
43. Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease
devise
hierarchy
contract
abstemious
44. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
discerning
emulate
exacerbate
partisan
45. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
pessimism
gratuitous
acknowledge
indifferent
46. Thorough; inclusive
piety
impede
discriminating
comprehensive
47. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death
deprecate
incorrigible
reprove
eulogy
48. Lessening; reduction in size
usurp
diminution
frivolous
discerning
49. Apart; reserved
ominous
venerate
illusory
aloof
50. Destroy completely
dissent
obliterate
expedite
placate