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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. An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
pundit
contemptible
machinate
circumspect
2. To cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged
subdued
hierarchy
alienate
bounty
3. Intended to be kept secret
confidential
avant-garde
unambiguous
critic
4. Looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful
cliche
lugubrious
prescient
irony
5. Carried or supported
borne
inclination
illusion
persevere
6. Showing a lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocent
exasperate
acquire
quizzical
naïve
7. A system or organization in which people are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
versatile
hierarchy
engage
inundate
8. To show (someone) to be involved in a crime
irresolute
disseminate
implicate
imperious
9. Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
effusive
prestige
apprehensive
meticulous
10. A subtle distinction - feature - or argument
circumvent
to be resigned
litigious
subtlety
11. Famous or well known - typically for some bad quality or deed; infamous
notorious
illusion
palliative
profound
12. Persistence; tenacity
mandate
marginal
inclination
perseverance
13. Severe or intense; sharp
sate
indulgent
reminiscent
acute
14. A person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty
conception
aesthete
account
anecdotal
15. Widespread in a particular area at a particular time
gratuitous
placate
resignation
prevalent
16. Incapable of making mistakes; unfailing
heritage
callous
fanciful
infallible
17. To make something more interesting by adding extra details; to exaggerate
embellish
appropriate
heresy
precipitous
18. To hold down or subdue (something) by force
consequence
defer
repress
cryptic
19. A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
longevity
site
paragon
satirize
20. Ominous; premonitory
portentous
revelation
discerning
account for
21. Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
voracious
penitent
prosaic
chronicler
22. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
venerate
iconoclast
exploit
borne
23. To rise in value or price
decry
mischaracterize
quarrel
appreciate
24. To strongly suggest but not explicitly state
esoteric
imply
divert
eulogy
25. The practice of pursuing ideals - especially unrealistically
prescribe
idealism
grounded
disseminate
26. Polite and restrained; proper
rebuttal
to be reputed
decorous
unambiguous
27. A trait specific to an individual
imply
proverb
enigma
idiosyncrasy
28. Inspiring respect and admiration
satire
prestigious
incredulous
economize
29. Showing deference
deferential
mercurial
multifarious
progenitor
30. To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance
grievance
precipitate
causal
demur
31. A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
perspective
cite
complicit
intimidate
32. An angry argument or disagreement - typically between people who are usually on good terms
inscrutable
magnanimous
quarrel
tangential
33. A recommendation or formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications; an endorsement
populist
testimonial
naïvete
enumerate
34. Well chosen or suited to the circumstances; apt
felicitous
inclination
arrogant
cathartic
35. Difficult to understand; obscure
grounded
acuity
whimsy
abstruse
36. Well balanced and sensible
ostensible
grounded
grandiose
humane
37. Loud and harsh; grating
strident
amalgam
conventional
eccentric
38. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)
confide
machinate
counterintuitive
invaluable
39. Having a large population; densely populated
simulate
unsubstantiated
populous
foreshadow
40. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic
extol
repudiate
edify
austere
41. Something different from what is standard - normal - or expected; an oddity
censor
resignation
persevere
anomaly
42. A person who is concerned with the views or interests of ordinary people
languor
populist
unprovoked
eulogize
43. Based on random choice or personal whim - rather than any reason or system; capricious
convivial
arbitrary
adversarial
unambiguous
44. Something that is based on another source
derivative
irrational
acumen
appropriate
45. Using few words; concise
languor
flag
terse
imprudent
46. To be generally said or believed to do or be (something)
deceive
to be reputed
supersede
innocuous
47. Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; showy
jaded
respectively
ostentatious
querulous
48. A formal statement given in a court of law
tyrant
impediment
testimony
naïve
49. The people living in a particular country or area
ineffable
populace
credential
commend
50. Based on a hypothesis; theoretical
heritage
exemplify
hypothetical
assertion