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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. Wandering away from the subject
mitigate
exemplify
digression
homogeneous
2. Wasteful; reckless with money
opulence
prodigal
lethargic
discriminating
3. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
phenomena
turmoil
appease
vigor
4. Critical
explicit
censorious
prudent
cordial
5. Shorten; reduce
coercion
disseminate
curtail
sustain
6. Coax; wheedle
inclusive
repudiate
cajole
gravity
7. Slow; lazy; lethargic
obstinate
satirical
adversity
sluggish
8. Cautious; careful
qualified
garrulous
prudent
usurp
9. Medicine to counteract a poison or disease
discordant
prudent
opulence
antidote
10. Great fire
whimsical
animosity
conflagration
marred
11. Active enmity
duplicity
haughtiness
autonomous
animosity
12. Vigorous; strong
robust
disparage
discrepancy
superfluous
13. Totally clear; definite; outspoken
ambivalence
animosity
conflagration
explicit
14. Darken; make unclear
expedient
vindicate
elated
obscure
15. Settle down; descend; grow quiet
explicit
skeptic
subside
nonchalance
16. Relieve
alleviate
diminution
indiscriminate
ambiguous
17. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
remorse
dogmatic
discerning
capricious
18. Occurring irregularly
provincial
proliferation
instigate
sporadic
19. Difficult to please; squeamish
anecdote
elusive
immutable
fastidious
20. Thorough; comprehensive
eloquence
prevalent
usurp
exhaustive
21. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
disclose
anarchist
vacillate
embellish
22. Resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome
exhilarating
usurp
somber
ironic
23. Concise; abrupt; pithy
terse
archaic
materialism
contract
24. Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful
deplore
discriminating
capricious
digression
25. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
repel
opportunist
esoteric
ironic
26. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
whimsical
proliferation
temper
aspire
27. Opponent
dissent
diffuse
adversary
rebuttal
28. Loquacious; wordy; talkative
garrulous
quandary
scrutinize
attribute
29. Put into effect; carry out
meticulous
contentious
execute
criterion
30. Thrift; economy
reprimand
frugality
disclose
discrepancy
31. Censure; rebuke
reprove
ephemeral
duplicity
consensus
32. Something new; newness
novelty
deterrent
volatile
acclaim
33. Deceit; duplicity
concise
sycophant
guile
predecessor
34. Firm dislike
cursory
aversion
exacerbate
ironic
35. Regret; disapprove of
static
hedonist
credulity
deplore
36. Frankness; open honesty
impair
eloquence
transient
candor
37. Thorough; inclusive
comprehensive
aloof
indict
redundant
38. Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
zealot
antidote
conviction
orator
39. Silly; senseless
satirical
inane
insularity
scrutinize
40. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
reprimand
susceptible
condone
altruistic
41. Persuade; bring about
induce
austere
ironic
discount
42. Cutting; sharp
incisive
authoritarian
disparage
prudent
43. Confirm; support
esoteric
gregarious
complacency
corroborate
44. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambiguous
relegate
static
oblivion
45. Set right; correct
exuberance
rectify
hypocritical
indict
46. Increase; improve
inadvertent
enhance
antagonism
emulate
47. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
elated
resigned
hierarchy
hedonist
48. False; misleading
obliterate
quandary
hierarchy
fallacious
49. Withdraw; take back
stagnant
contentious
deplore
retract
50. Injure; hurt
ascendancy
impair
innovation
anecdote