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SAT Vocab Most Important 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. Sadness; depression






2. Enormous






3. Cunning






4. To restrain; to hold back






5. Uninteresting; unchallenging






6. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family or homeland)






7. One who designs or makes maps






8. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






9. To consider perfect






10. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






11. Stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs






12. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






13. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






14. Shrewd; clever






15. Point of view






16. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






17. Worthy of blame






18. Calm






19. Lazy






20. Feeling or showing little emotion






21. To cause to be doubted






22. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






23. The act of making something useful again






24. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






25. Indisputable; not open to question






26. Favorable; promising






27. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






28. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






29. To ease a pain or a burden






30. Hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will






31. Having great depth or seriousness






32. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






33. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






34. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






35. Copied or adapted from a source






36. A judge who decides a disputed issue






37. Producing a deep or full sound






38. Made; concocted in order to deceive






39. Habitually late






40. Stubborn; inflexible






41. (n.) contempt - scorn (v.) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






42. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






43. Possessed at birth; inborn






44. A group organized by rank






45. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






46. Freed from blame






47. Prejudiced






48. To give official authorization or approval






49. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






50. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another