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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. Stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs
pugnacious
lament
dogmatic
arbitrary
2. Easy-going; friendly
jurisprudence
affable
nocturnal
benign
3. Lacking application or practical application
theoretical
incumbent
ambivalent
vilify
4. On guard; watchful
wary
dogged
florid
putrid
5. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
inveterate
genre
disdain
suppressed
6. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
biased
quandary
servile
brusque
7. Unimportant
frank
inconsequential
intuition
rational
8. Unplanned; naturally occurring
acquired
spontaneous
tenuous
equivocate
9. To absorb; to make similar
archaic
assimilation
cogent
rhetoric
10. Not applied to actual objects
replete
trivial
abstract
rancorous
11. An unusual - observable event
dogged
conception
phenomenon
trivial
12. Introducing something new
ruse
innovative
apathetic
archaic
13. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
eclectic
notorious
parody
tenuous
14. An authority who expresses his/her opinions
inherent
pundit
comprehensive
anthology
15. A feeling about the future
premonition
tenuous
caustic
ornate
16. Impulsive and unpredictable
mollify
permeated
novel
capricious
17. (adj.) characterized by the telling of a story (n.) a story
cogent
implication
wary
narrative
18. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
exculpate
coup
permeated
gratuitous
19. Insulting in manner or speech
equanimity
integrity
cordial
insolent
20. A selected part of a passage or scene
vilify
frenetic
excerpt
mural
21. Of chief concern or importance
prodigious
plausible
assertion
paramount
22. Prejudiced
biased
tenacity
omnipotent
condescending
23. General agreement
toxic
camouflage
consensus
modest
24. To hide by blending in with surroundings
paradigm
meticulous
camouflage
putrid
25. Worthy of blame
profound
reprehensible
egregious
phenomenon
26. Profoundly moving; touching
obstinate
dictatorial
dilettante
poignant
27. Able to pay one's debts
solvent
assimilation
conviction
modest
28. Proper; marked by good taste
indifferent
decorous
cohesive
discredit
29. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
indifferent
paradigm
mural
affable
30. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
vitality
realism
ornate
wary
31. Coming into existence; emerging
quandary
maverick
nascent
novel
32. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
impression
virtuoso
intuition
reclamation
33. Habitually late
trivial
solvent
alliance
dilatory
34. All-powerful
coup
assiduous
venerated
omnipotent
35. Practical
pragmatic
premonition
malice
superficial
36. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
camaraderie
fastidious
propriety
mediocrity
37. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
tenacity
egregious
dubious
condemn
38. Quarrelsome; unruly
patronizing
emigrate
premonition
fractious
39. Current - modern; from the same time
benign
contemporary
pejorative
whimsical
40. Stubbornly persevering
haughty
vitality
dogged
truncated
41. A judge who decides a disputed issue
context
listless
amenable
arbiter
42. A fixed or strong belief
trivial
incumbent
conviction
plausible
43. Easily understood; clear
jurisprudence
contemporary
lucid
quandary
44. Shrewd; clever
paradigm
pugnacious
astute
implication
45. Unimaginative; dull
prosaic
emphasize
pugnacious
dogged
46. Responsive; agreeable
amenable
compelling
embellish
perception
47. Extreme ill will or spite
profound
substantiated
obscure
malice
48. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
listless
arid
malfeasance
eloquence
49. To restrain; to hold back
subdue
naive
vilify
venerated
50. Extremely careful and precise
meticulous
insipid
torpor
trivial