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SAT Reasoning Common Words

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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. Narrow-mindedness - insularity - or lack of sophistication






2. Related to a city or town






3. A person who studies anthropology






4. Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something; equivocal






5. Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; etiquette






6. Instinctive; easy to use and understand






7. To quote (a passage - book - or author) as evidence for an argument or statement; to mention as an example






8. A firmly held belief or opinion






9. To portray in words; to describe






10. Deserving blame; guilty






11. Concerned (or overly concerned) with lawsuits or litigation






12. To instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually; to enlighten






13. Important; significant






14. Extremely useful; indispensable






15. The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration - worthless - or deserving scorn; disdain






16. Important or significant






17. A subject or matter that strongly interests or engrosses someone; an obsession






18. Most important; main






19. To hold down or subdue (something) by force






20. Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances






21. To read thoroughly and carefully






22. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)






23. To cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate; to alienate






24. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; to foil






25. Intimidating; seeming difficult to deal with






26. Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work; hard-working






27. An exemption from a rule or usual requirement






28. Comparable in certain respects






29. An event regarded as a prediction or portent of good or evil






30. An unorthodox or independent-minded person; a nonconformist






31. A factual written account of important or historical events






32. Friendly - lively - and enjoyable; cheerful and jovial






33. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely






34. Not pretentious; modest






35. A member of the highest class of society






36. To overwhelm (someone) with things to be dealt with; to besiege






37. An imitation of the style of a particular writer - artist - or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; a caricature






38. A feature regarded as a characteristic part of something; a trait






39. To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success; to persist






40. A trait specific to an individual






41. Based on illusion; not real






42. To reject; to refuse to accept or be associated with






43. Relevant; applicable






44. Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities






45. Dull - tedious - and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest






46. Messy and dirty; scruffy






47. Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis






48. Seeming reasonable or probable; credible






49. Commonplace; lacking poetic beauty






50. Generosity; benevolence