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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. One who designs or makes maps
enmity
cartographer
notorious
florid
2. Savage; untamed
surreptitiously
tenacity
conception
feral
3. To consider perfect
contemporary
patronizing
idealize
didactic
4. Current - modern; from the same time
contemporary
insipid
incumbent
disparage
5. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
dilatory
jurisprudence
impartial
stratagem
6. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
dubious
parody
dogmatic
ebullience
7. A judge who decides a disputed issue
derived
arbiter
vindicated
melancholy
8. Stubbornly persevering
servile
dogged
equivocate
cordial
9. Misconduct or wrongdoing - especially by a public official
endure
eloquence
ominous
malfeasance
10. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
discredit
modest
realism
reclamation
11. Of or occurring in the night
reclamation
austere
slander
nocturnal
12. Condition of sticking together
obstinate
realism
heinous
cohesive
13. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
innovative
timorous
rhetoric
idealize
14. Copied or adapted from a source
derived
fluid
cryptic
apparatus
15. Lazy
indolent
pervasive
facile
dilatory
16. Feeling or showing little emotion
convoluted
narrative
apathetic
vocation
17. Shrewd; clever
deleterious
astute
inherent
vitality
18. Sadness; depression
melancholy
emphasize
sanction
malleable
19. Lacking application or practical application
amenable
theoretical
discourse
meticulous
20. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
frank
indifferent
modest
contemptuous
21. An authority who expresses his/her opinions
feral
flagrant
truncated
pundit
22. Point of view
nocturnal
innate
perspective
misconception
23. Logically connected
medieval
innate
coherent
brusque
24. Plentiful; having a large quantity
wary
copious
perception
context
25. Equipment; a group of machines
apparatus
toxic
brittle
excerpt
26. Favorable; promising
mollify
auspicious
didactic
tenacity
27. Strikingly new or unusual
novel
paradigm
eloquence
consensus
28. Friendly; sincere
ominous
insipid
cordial
dubious
29. To ease a pain or a burden
alleviate
pervasive
benign
idealize
30. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
reprehensible
frenetic
arid
acquired
31. Describing a category of artistic endeavor
compelling
permeated
genre
toxic
32. To hide by blending in with surroundings
intrepid
camouflage
malfeasance
ample
33. Combative; belligerent
slander
inveterate
perception
pugnacious
34. Difficult to comprehend
asylum
pejorative
enlightening
cryptic
35. Having great depth or seriousness
dictatorial
ambiguous
profound
gratuitous
36. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
disingenuous
ponderous
inveterate
surreptitiously
37. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
opulent
pragmatic
sanction
inveterate
38. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
alienated
naive
mediocrity
proximity
39. A brilliantly executed plan
anthology
coup
ample
lucid
40. To calm or soothe
disparity
frenetic
mollify
effusive
41. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
pejorative
compelling
malleable
stoic
42. Producing a deep or full sound
toxic
contemptuous
sonorous
eloquence
43. Persistence
apathetic
tenacity
rancorous
toxic
44. To give official authorization or approval
derived
discourse
sanction
mollify
45. Timid; fearful about the future
disdain
pragmatic
timorous
fastidious
46. Lacking sophistication
acquired
naive
perspective
poignant
47. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
feral
vocation
hypocrisy
discourse
48. Wildly excited or active
frenetic
feral
toxic
ambiguous
49. Anxiety or fear about the future
disparage
stratagem
apprehension
paradigm
50. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
maverick
facetious
trepidation
diligent