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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. Subdued; kept from being circulated






2. Unimaginative; dull






3. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






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






5. Cunning






6. Describing a dry - rainless climate






7. Hard-working






8. Of little importance or significance






9. Wildly excited or active






10. Informative; contributing the one's awareness






11. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






12. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






13. Strikingly new or unusual






14. A widespread fire






15. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






16. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






17. Highly respected






18. A group organized by rank






19. Friendly; sincere






20. To hide by blending in with surroundings






21. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






22. Commonplace; ordinary






23. Responsive; agreeable






24. Not migratory; settled






25. To calm or soothe






26. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






27. Express grief for; mourn






28. Treating people as weak or inferior






29. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






30. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






31. Having a harmful effect; injurious






32. To slow the progress of






33. Easily understood; clear






34. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






35. Open to more than one interpretation






36. Equipment; a group of machines






37. Of or occurring in the night






38. A feeling about the future






39. To leave one country or region and settle in another






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






41. Mutual hatred or ill-will






42. Habitually late






43. Practical






44. Unplanned; naturally occurring






45. Easily flowing






46. (v.) to make an itemized list of






47. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






48. Copied or adapted from a source






49. Dine by secretive means






50. A collection of literary pieces