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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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logic-and-reasoning
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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. Cheerful and full of energy; exuberant
solicit
ebullient
recount
levity
2. To invent or introduce new methods - ideas - or products
innovate
utterly
pragmatist
discreet
3. To say (something) aloud
utter
aplomb
futile
eclectic
4. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property; an inferno
proximity
casual
indomitable
conflagration
5. Related to the philosophy of determinism
insatiable
confide
contemporary
deterministic
6. Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
arrogant
palliative
evade
ominous
7. To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
paraphrase
impetuous
illuminate
appointed
8. Unexpected; unanticipated
proverbial
unforeseen
impediment
deceit
9. Deliberately created; artificial
infallible
cultivate
unequivocal
contrived
10. A person who studies anthropology
anthropologist
sensationalism
amalgamate
determinism
11. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
altruistic
deter
ludicrous
cataclysmic
12. Innocent and unsuspecting; naïve
avant-garde
profusely
commendable
ingenuous
13. To confirm or give support to (a statement or theory)
corroborate
dissolute
epitomize
anthropologist
14. Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style - especially in a pretentious or excessive way
dialect
grandiose
appreciate
glorify
15. Using very few words; concise
compunction
preoccupied
laconic
rhetorical question
16. No longer needed or useful; needlessly replicating something already present
zealot
belligerent
prolific
redundant
17. Able to be defended with logic or justification; valid
implacable
servile
legitimate
proceed
18. A refutation or contradiction
circumspect
rebuttal
refute
recollect
19. Agreement or harmony between people or groups; consensus
criticize
concord
grounded
receptive
20. A thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned; a thing belonging to a different time period
enterprise
tenacious
anachronism
innovative
21. Prompted by feelings of tenderness - sadness - or nostalgia
atypical
repudiate
succinct
sentimental
22. A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
pedant
munificent
air
impede
23. A portrayal; a description
belie
mandatory
refute
depiction
24. A person who promotes the welfare of others - especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
commemorate
emphatic
corroborate
philanthropist
25. Briefness; conciseness
myopic
ambivalent
dissolute
brevity
26. An optimistic and cheerful nature
ambivalent
buoyancy
conflagration
vulnerable
27. To make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource) - not necessarily unfairly
impetuous
circumspect
exploit
confident
28. Lightheartedness; humor or frivolity
insubordinate
levity
understated
augment
29. Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning
egotism
fabricate
perpetuate
obsequious
30. A lack of interest - enthusiasm - or concern; indifference
implausible
apathy
diligent
ego
31. Polite and restrained; proper
precocious
principle
acute
decorous
32. To build up again from parts; to reconstruct
reconstitute
exhaustive
intimacy
sentiment
33. Grand and impressive in appearance; dramatic
vex
by virtue of
placate
imposing
34. Very old or old-fashioned; obsolete
complaint
impetuous
autonomy
archaic
35. Purposeful - determined - and unwavering; adamant
portray
discredit
implicit
resolute
36. Slow to reveal emotion or opinions; reticent
grievance
incongruous
reserved
testament
37. To make certain that (something) shall occur or be the case
futile
indulge
ensure
trenchant
38. Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
taciturn
colleague
qualify
stimulus
39. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
imply
subterfuge
politicize
symbolism
40. Lower in rank or position
tenacious
subordinate
circumspect
munificent
41. A supporter of an ideology or system of beliefs - especially someone who is uncompromising and dogmatic
compelling
indispensable
ideologue
eulogize
42. A person who publicly supports a particular cause
advocate
demeanor
foresight
economize
43. To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth - idea - or belief); to discredit or disprove
spontaneous
urbane
debunk
conflagration
44. Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
acute
urbane
avert
apt
45. Vigorous or incisive; penetrating
trenchant
inimical
modest
bolster
46. To imitate the appearance or character of
dispassionate
simulate
allusion
renown
47. Friendly - lively - and enjoyable; cheerful and jovial
convivial
bombast
plausible
defy
48. Having sensitive insight; observant
diverse
apt
perceptive
cantankerous
49. To support or strengthen; to prop up
bolster
relinquish
unwarranted
keen
50. Not important or significant
revelation
trenchant
alacrity
inconsequential