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SAT Vocab Most Important Words
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sat
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english
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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. An authority who expresses his/her opinions
nascent
assimilation
omnipotent
pundit
2. On guard; watchful
cogent
exemplary
perspective
wary
3. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
emollient
medieval
eclectic
putrid
4. Having great depth or seriousness
conviction
anthology
profound
disparity
5. (adj.) characterized by the telling of a story (n.) a story
arid
enmity
narrative
context
6. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
indolent
frank
futile
maverick
7. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
notorious
despotic
hierarchy
convoluted
8. Appropriateness of behavior
condescending
nocturnal
propriety
frank
9. Point of view
perspective
gratuitous
pragmatic
cryptic
10. Intricate; complex
substantiated
auspicious
convoluted
proximity
11. Current - modern; from the same time
conviction
paradigm
timorous
contemporary
12. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
malleable
brittle
disdain
dictatorial
13. To ease a pain or a burden
cordial
paradigm
alleviate
harbinger
14. Courageous; fearless
intrepid
facetious
toxic
propriety
15. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
ominous
diligent
inveterate
prudent
16. Plentiful; having a large quantity
copious
malfeasance
innate
meticulous
17. Insulting in manner or speech
insolent
acquired
dilettante
mural
18. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
nocturnal
consensus
egregious
pejorative
19. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
substantiated
phenomenon
alliance
obsolete
20. To restrain; to hold back
cohesive
jurisprudence
subdue
vilify
21. Dispersed throughout
eclectic
trepidation
inevitable
pervasive
22. Open to more than one interpretation
harbinger
ambiguous
diligent
genre
23. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
transitory
discourse
copious
rhetoric
24. Worthy of blame
ponderous
penitent
reprehensible
malfeasance
25. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak
auspicious
servile
tenuous
inveterate
26. An ungrateful person
gratuitous
ponderous
genre
ingrate
27. To put up with to survive a hardship
endure
biased
lament
pervasive
28. (adj.) relatively unknown (v.) to conceal or make indistinct
gratuitous
narrative
cartographer
obscure
29. (n.) an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
sanction
novel
conflagration
context
30. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
reclamation
deleterious
melancholy
intuition
31. Wildly excited or active
consensus
dubious
frenetic
dilatory
32. Lazy
indolent
virtuoso
mediocrity
sedentary
33. The philosophy or science of law
ambiguous
transient
consensus
jurisprudence
34. A selected part of a passage or scene
archaic
transitory
solvent
excerpt
35. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
eloquence
brittle
apparatus
compelling
36. Worn-out through overuse; trite
catalog
hackneyed
venerated
pervasive
37. Describing a dry - rainless climate
candor
arid
obscure
benign
38. Extra; unnecessary
prudent
superfluous
incontrovertible
sanction
39. Goodwill between friends
assiduous
substantiated
mundane
camaraderie
40. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
emollient
gratuitous
idealize
facile
41. Not applied to actual objects
auspicious
impression
biased
abstract
42. Uncertainty; apprehension
imperious
trepidation
aesthetic
ambivalent
43. To consider perfect
trivial
idealize
venerated
patronizing
44. A feeling about the future
premonition
opulent
tenacity
whimsical
45. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
maverick
stoic
clandestine
abstract
46. The ability to form or understand an idea
ample
wary
conception
despotic
47. Highly respected
fabricated
venerated
toxic
integrity
48. A union of two or more groups
opulent
candor
servile
alliance
49. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
benign
asylum
realism
prodigious
50. Indisputable; not open to question
insolent
ominous
permeated
incontrovertible