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SAT Vocab Most Important 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. Extra; unnecessary
superfluous
poignant
cordial
gratuitous
2. Of chief concern or importance
paramount
servile
cordial
opulent
3. Worthy of blame
vilify
dilatory
rhetoric
reprehensible
4. Not caring one way or the other
indifferent
objectivity
malfeasance
coup
5. Introducing something new
dilettante
innovative
dubious
mundane
6. A collection of literary pieces
anthology
replete
contemptuous
wary
7. Copied or adapted from a source
derived
nocturnal
haughty
heinous
8. Prejudiced
vindicated
biased
reprehensible
arid
9. Rudely abrupt
futile
brusque
apprehension
ominous
10. Playfully humorous
facetious
plagiarism
deleterious
cartographer
11. An example or model
arbiter
integrity
incorrigible
paradigm
12. An authority who expresses his/her opinions
assertion
dubious
pundit
prodigious
13. To restrain; to hold back
poignant
feral
frank
subdue
14. To ease a pain or a burden
auspicious
malice
alleviate
harbinger
15. Describing a showy or pretentious display
mediocrity
trivial
ostentatious
vocation
16. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
theoretical
disparity
catalog
staid
17. Closeness
didactic
proximity
harbinger
perception
18. The act of suggesting or hinting
innate
astute
camaraderie
implication
19. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
quandary
nocturnal
acquired
20. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
indolent
medley
apathetic
pejorative
21. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
effusive
wary
inconsequential
obscure
22. Awareness; insight
haughty
perception
clarity
obscure
23. Having great depth or seriousness
clarity
hackneyed
profound
feral
24. Giving praise
florid
convoluted
laudatory
contemporary
25. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
notorious
obsolete
hypocrisy
hierarchy
26. All-powerful
deleterious
acquired
emigrate
omnipotent
27. Convincing; reasonable
obscure
equanimity
malice
cogent
28. To consider perfect
implication
idealize
contemptuous
pundit
29. Hard-working
assiduous
rhetoric
proximity
enmity
30. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
assertion
acquired
subdue
dubious
31. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
laudatory
benign
idealize
aesthetic
32. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
vocation
imperious
penitent
idealize
33. Stubborn; inflexible
futile
incumbent
obdurate
assiduous
34. Producing a deep or full sound
sonorous
candor
arbitrary
intrepid
35. Well-meaning; generous
benevolent
alliance
superfluous
biased
36. (adj.) relatively unknown (v.) to conceal or make indistinct
incumbent
sedentary
obscure
compelling
37. A group organized by rank
diligent
notorious
hierarchy
tenacity
38. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
subdue
obscure
trivial
discourse
39. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
prodigious
florid
impartial
40. Elaborately decorated
exculpate
compelling
dilettante
ornate
41. Commendable; worthy of imitation
timorous
impede
conception
exemplary
42. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
despotic
superficial
objectivity
diligent
43. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
eclectic
wary
malice
gratuitous
44. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
obdurate
heinous
rancorous
impression
45. To put up with to survive a hardship
clandestine
maverick
ingrate
endure
46. One who designs or makes maps
cartographer
patronizing
paramount
realism
47. A judge who decides a disputed issue
vitality
emollient
arbiter
disparage
48. Intense enthusiasm
tenacity
obsolete
emigrate
ebullience
49. A place of retreat or security
spontaneous
assertion
heinous
asylum
50. Large in scope or content
innate
comprehensive
coherent
egregious