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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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1. To give official authorization or approval






2. Spread or flowing throughout






3. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






4. Quarrelsome; unruly






5. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






6. (adj.) softening and soothing (n.) something that softens or soothes






7. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






8. Goodwill between friends






9. Referring to the Middle Ages - old-fashioned






10. Dine by secretive means






11. Timid; fearful about the future






12. (adj.) relatively unknown (v.) to conceal or make indistinct






13. A group organized by rank






14. A judge who decides a disputed issue






15. Treating people as weak or inferior






16. Insulting in manner or speech






17. Friendly; sincere






18. Impulsive and unpredictable






19. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






20. Large in scope or content






21. Having a harmful effect; injurious






22. A place of retreat or security






23. Rudely abrupt






24. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






25. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






26. Arrogant; vainly proud






27. An ungrateful person






28. Worthy of blame






29. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






30. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






31. Hinder; interfere with






32. Inborn; built-in






33. Feeling or showing little emotion






34. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






35. Easily flowing






36. Kind and gentle






37. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






38. Logically connected






39. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






40. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






41. Informative; contributing the one's awareness






42. A crafty trick






43. Mutual hatred or ill-will






44. Commonplace; ordinary






45. Calm






46. Made; concocted in order to deceive






47. Uncertainty; apprehension






48. Not straightforward; crafty






49. To put up with to survive a hardship






50. The act of making something useful again