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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. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand
abstruse
ambivalence
fastidious
ostentatious
2. Obstruct
placate
skeptic
devious
hamper
3. Unlikely; unbelievable
intervene
sluggish
nurture
implausible
4. Readiness to yield - conformity in fulfilling requirements
deterrent
compliance
arbitrary
equivocal
5. Weighty; unwieldy
lofty
ponderous
levity
opulence
6. Generous; charitable
erroneous
benevolent
diligence
substantiate
7. Compulsion; repression of feelings
deference
acclaim
reprimand
constraint
8. Calmness; peace
illusory
eclectic
autonomous
tranquility
9. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
fervor
insipid
extricate
morose
10. Short account of an amusing or interesting event
adversity
anecdote
ominous
terse
11. Antiquated
archaic
opulence
abstract
reserve
12. Choosing at random; confused
frugality
negate
incorrigible
indiscriminate
13. Make something last; preserve from extinction
erudite
censorious
sustain
perpetuate
14. Not fitting; absurd
incongruous
fallacious
endorse
scrupulous
15. Creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
execute
predator
discordant
prolific
16. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
eulogy
opportunist
altruistic
peripheral
17. Hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
subside
contract
ephemeral
tentative
18. Unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
levity
implement
prudent
indifferent
19. Great fire
consensus
concede
conflagration
extol
20. False; misleading
rhetorical
apathy
altruistic
fallacious
21. Drive away; disgust
repel
cordial
disputatious
fervor
22. Widespread; generally accepted
prevalent
deplore
composure
sage
23. Object made by human beings - either handmade or mass-produced
peripheral
artifact
induce
zealot
24. Abundantly fruitful
censorious
expedient
prolific
extraneous
25. Concise; abrupt; pithy
trite
superfluous
despondent
terse
26. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
alleviate
sycophant
proximity
antiquated
27. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
advocate
meticulous
idiosyncrasy
inherent
28. Threatening
despondent
eclectic
capricious
ominous
29. Thorough; comprehensive
exhaustive
disperse
morose
impudence
30. Withdraw; take back
predator
integrity
arrogance
retract
31. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
partisan
capricious
transient
conciliatory
32. Controlling influence; domination
complacency
sporadic
undermine
ascendancy
33. Contradict; give a false impression
devise
belie
criterion
disseminate
34. Destroy completely
eloquence
verbose
obliterate
alleviate
35. Turn upside down or inside out
capricious
reverent
invert
dubious
36. Courteous regard for another's wish
deference
augment
illusory
innovation
37. Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
abstruse
glutton
impudence
ostentatious
38. Critical
malicious
resolve
extricate
censorious
39. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
inherent
fervor
pragmatic
egoism
40. Serving as a model; outstanding
vilify
mitigate
marred
exemplary
41. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
flagrant
heresy
resolve
somber
42. Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
impudence
heresy
equivocal
pretentious
43. Recognize; admit
document
acknowledge
predecessor
dismiss
44. Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
uniformity
obliterate
garrulous
elusive
45. Frighten
intimidate
document
renounce
authoritarian
46. Tending to include all
renounce
inclusive
impede
reprimand
47. Sameness; monotony
ominous
deplore
intimidate
uniformity
48. Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful
fervor
subside
ostentatious
capricious
49. Cutting; sharp
accessible
conciliatory
incisive
refute
50. Ascribe; explain
conviction
attribute
obstinate
discerning