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SAT Vocabulary Prep
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1/22/2019
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A synonym for pragmatic is _____.
Domesticated
Relaxing
Realistic
Alterable
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_____ means: vanishing like vapor.
evanescent
wary
pragmatic
reclusive
3
Which of the following is most likely to abate?
A politician denying involvement in a scandal
A bike tire inflating
A fisherman putting a worm on a hook
A storm lessening in intensity
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____ means: marked with caution.
reclusive
abate
wary
pragmatic
5
Which of the following would best be described as hackneyed?
A puzzle with many steps
Newspaper column that prints weekly
A recipe handed down through the generations
a speech that a high school principal gives annually
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A synonym for hackneyed is ____.
Insolent
Malicious
Humorous
Unoriginal
7
Which of the following could best be described as evanescent?
Cement Bricks
Morning Dew
Peach Cobbler
The Declaration of Independence
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________ means: withdrawn from society; wanting to be alone.
wary
reclusive
abate
pragmatic
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___ means: to strengthen with new evidence or facts.
capitulate
wary
pragmatic
substantiate
10
A synonym for reclusive is _____.
Fertile
Convertible
Excessive
Withdrawn
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_____ means: a feeling of extreme joy.
capitulate
evanescent
jubilation
abate
12
______ means: a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions.
reclusive
hackneyed
demagogue
evanescent
13
_____ means: repeated too often; overused.
pragmatic
jubilation
hackneyed
reclusive
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_______ means: become less in amount or intensity
reclusive
abate
Capitulate
jubliation
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____ means: concerned with practical matters.
hackneyed
wary
substantiate
pragmatic
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______ means: to surrender under agreed conditions.
wary
capitulate
abate
substantiate
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Which of the following would most likely be described as a demagogue?
A timid poodle
A brash politician
A studious teenager
A cranky toddler