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SAT Reasoning Common Words

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A deep - pensive - and long-lasting sadness






2. To delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; to hinder






3. Tired - bored - or lacking enthusiasm - typically after having had too much of something; apathetic






4. Individually separate and distinct






5. Referred to in a proverb or idiom; so well known as to be stereotypical






6. A stock of plays - dances - or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform






7. To read thoroughly and carefully






8. Done at random or without careful judgment; haphazard






9. To strongly suggest but not explicitly state






10. Messy and dirty; scruffy






11. Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor






12. To force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place






13. Existing only on the surface; not deep






14. To give special importance to (something); to stress






15. Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning






16. An ancestor






17. Perfect; most suitable






18. Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary






19. Able to be defended with logic or justification; valid






20. Very skilled or proficient at something; adroit






21. Easily shaped or molded; malleable






22. Heated disagreement






23. To cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another






24. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous






25. Deserving contempt; despicable






26. Sticking together or forming a whole






27. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type






28. To fail to care for properly






29. Brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness






30. An official order to do something






31. A possibility or likelihood






32. Showing moderation or self-restraint






33. Behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others; arrogant






34. To cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged






35. To deride and criticize using satire






36. A mistaken belief - especially one based on unsound argument






37. Of secondary or minor importance






38. Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one






39. Openness and honesty; frankness






40. Intended to placate or pacify; appeasing






41. To repeat for emphasis or clarity






42. The act or result of stimulating something






43. Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person






44. Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic






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






46. A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between undesirable alternatives; a quandary






47. Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind






48. Too generous; lenient






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






50. Lacking imagination - foresight - or intellectual insight; narrow-minded