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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. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party






2. Destroy completely






3. Manually skilled worker; craftsman - as opposed to artist






4. Distribute; spread; scatter






5. Confuse; puzzle






6. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence






7. Withdraw; take back






8. Nourish; educate; foster






9. Set right; correct






10. Not fitting; absurd






11. Seriousness






12. Respectful; worshipful






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






14. Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time






15. Uprightness; wholeness






16. Individual trait - usually odd in nature; eccentricity






17. Pervading; spread throughout every part






18. Hasten






19. Argumentative; fond of arguing






20. Assemble; gather; accumulate






21. Threatening






22. Drive away; disgust






23. Systematic






24. Mistaken; wrong






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






26. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle






27. Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance - as to a disease; receptive to






28. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause






29. Controlling influence; domination






30. Blame; criticize






31. Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language






32. Urge; start; provoke






33. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday






34. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






35. Quarrelsome






36. Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving






37. Fearless






38. Unchanging; lacking development






39. Damaged; disfigured






40. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp






41. Harmful; damaging






42. Insignificant; unimportant






43. Condense or shorten






44. Boaster






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






46. Sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather






47. Cancel out; nullify; deny






48. Approve; support






49. Deliberately planned; likely






50. Use of force to get someone to obey