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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. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
exemplar
flagging
diffident
determinism
2. To fail to care for properly
exacerbate
neglect
capricious
preeminent
3. Treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are; superficial
elude
simplistic
rhetorical question
figurative
4. A recommendation or formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications; an endorsement
testimonial
allusion
sate
simile
5. To come before (something)
multifarious
prejudice
precede
homogeneous
6. To accept and allow bad behavior to continue
spartan
circumvent
condone
icon
7. Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions
concord
stratagem
versatile
cathartic
8. An act - statement - or gift that is intended to show gratitude - respect - or admiration
stimulation
cite
tribute
hearsay
9. Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved
stratagem
indigent
lucid
reticent
10. Producing powerful feelings or strong - clear images in the mind
inherent
vivid
provocative
utterance
11. Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
whimsy
irreproachable
morale
consensus
12. Impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
irrefutable
multifarious
heritage
lugubrious
13. A spoken word - statement - or vocal sound
sate
utterance
prescient
philanthropist
14. Not supported or proven by evidence; unconfirmed
unsubstantiated
cultivate
dominant
synthesize
15. Enough; adequate
definitive
autocrat
buoyancy
sufficient
16. Never ending or changing; perennial
perpetual
inconsequential
radical
eclectic
17. Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement
stature
espouse
levity
substantial
18. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
disingenuous
buoy
repertoire
tout
19. To take (something) for one's own use - typically without the owner's permission; to seize
antagonize
flippant
appropriate
principle
20. To make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly; to facilitate
critical
expedite
disrepute
legitimize
21. Done with speed and efficiency
partisan
expeditious
mercurial
sparse
22. A stock of plays - dances - or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
repertoire
revere
felicity
systematic
23. Fading; weakening
eccentric
flagging
disingenuous
vulnerable
24. Suggesting similarities or comparisons with something else
proceed
composite
reminiscent
radical
25. An unorthodox or independent-minded person; a nonconformist
unforeseen
intrigue
maverick
aplomb
26. Fully comprehensive; all-inclusive
provocation
unequivocal
exhaustive
consensus
27. Only barely touching or related to (something); peripheral
tangential
antiquated
laud
perceive
28. The philosophy that says that all events are predetermined or controlled by external causes
determinism
testimony
stimulate
convivial
29. Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
complicit
articulate
unpremeditated
skeptic
30. A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience; a bias
arrogant
hyperbole
indulgent
prejudice
31. A printed document that advertises or describes a school - commercial enterprise - forthcoming book - etc. - in order to attract or inform clients
prospectus
forebear
perpetuate
substantial
32. To use up (resources or reserves) completely
prominent
advocacy
eulogy
exhaust
33. Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind; volatile
equanimity
mercurial
adversary
virtuoso
34. A false idea or belief; a mirage
testimony
marginal
lamentable
illusion
35. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
mandatory
perfidy
nonchalant
seclusion
36. Not justified or authorized; unnecessary
portray
opportune
unwarranted
censure
37. A member of the highest class of society
conciliatory
acquire
aristocrat
deceit
38. To absorb and integrate (people - ideas - or culture) into a wider society or culture
assimilate
recollection
articulate
anecdotal
39. Easily persuaded to believe something; naïve
gullible
paradox
exemplar
emphasis
40. High-sounding language with little meaning - used to impress people
illusion
attribute
bombast
provincial
41. Incompatible; mutually exclusive
amalgamate
facetious
critical
irreconcilable
42. Traveling from place to place; peripatetic
trivial
itinerant
presumptive
defy
43. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
collegial
epitome
ideal
principle
44. Existing only on the surface; not deep
superficial
rebuttal
adverse
articulate
45. To make legitimate
legitimize
unpalatable
unequivocal
incessant
46. Special importance
loquacious
by virtue of
emphasis
reserved
47. Sumptuously rich - elaborate - or luxurious
prospective
inherent
lavish
appreciate
48. Relatively moderate - limited - or small
modest
irrepressible
plastic
deprecate
49. Easily irritated - especially by unimportant things
moribund
peevish
commemorate
aristocracy
50. Excellent; impressively splendid
cosmopolitan
predecessor
hypothesize
superb