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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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sat
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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 formal statement given in a court of law
conciliate
maverick
testimony
astute
2. Traveling from place to place; peripatetic
grandiose
itinerant
systematic
exasperate
3. Failing to take proper care in doing something
negligent
pugnacious
buoy
steadfast
4. To represent or depict artistically
steadfast
profuse
render
rebut
5. To stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable); to curb
rhetorical question
check
lamentable
urbane
6. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
analogous
idiosyncrasy
ludicrous
indigenous
7. Deception
terminate
deceit
enthralling
orthodox
8. A cruel and oppressive ruler
invoke
exhaust
contemptible
tyrant
9. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)
counterintuitive
unwieldy
collegial
skeptical
10. A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter
confidant
conflagration
revoke
bureaucracy
11. A lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocence or unsophistication
naïvete
complicity
prejudice
contemptible
12. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle
capricious
prescribe
appreciate
reconcile
13. Adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues; diplomacy
solicit
site
tact
resurgent
14. Not able to be controlled or restrained
anecdotal
zealot
digress
irrepressible
15. The action - process - or result of combining or uniting
censure
decorous
empiric
amalgamation
16. Argumentative; confrontational
taciturn
constitute
quarrelsome
insight
17. The intention or desire to do evil; ill will
demeanor
cohere
monotonous
malice
18. Important; significant
implicate
malicious
momentous
compliant
19. A belief that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
plight
ingenuous
rationalism
laconic
20. Stated or appearing to be true - but not necessarily so; purported
sparse
idealism
ostensible
gratuitous
21. Important or significant
consequential
precipitous
provincialism
rudiment
22. To be enough or adequate
reconcile
suffice
altruism
indigenous
23. Selfless; compassionate
credible
revoke
skirt
altruistic
24. Self-confidence or assurance - especially when in a demanding situation; poise
aplomb
inundate
sensationalism
awe
25. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
flout
acquisitive
indigenous
integrity
26. A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something; a proclivity
critic
anomaly
facetious
penchant
27. To recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony; to pay homage to
commemorate
circumvent
lamentable
subdued
28. To become tired - weaker - or less enthusiastic
recollect
terminate
flag
robust
29. Made up of various parts or elements
unforeseen
vigor
synthesize
composite
30. A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past - typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
forestall
reiterate
nostalgia
decorous
31. A thing that is inappropriate - especially a remark or expression
alienate
deception
infelicity
enigma
32. To spend less; to reduce one's expenses
economize
averse
convention
impediment
33. Impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
spare
irrefutable
exasperate
allusion
34. To make or declare (something - typically a church) sacred
consecrate
critic
malice
nonchalant
35. Having the ability to speak fluently and coherently; eloquent
integrity
pragmatic
glorify
articulate
36. Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; overbearing
domineering
alienate
facetious
comprehensive
37. A person with a pragmatic attitude
subtle
pragmatist
discriminating
depiction
38. Not feeling or showing emotion
autonomy
idealize
impassive
ensure
39. Filled a lively energy and excitement; ebullient
exuberant
implicate
monotony
vexatious
40. Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind; volatile
facetious
unverified
credible
mercurial
41. Extremely dirty and unpleasant - especially as a result of poverty or neglect
subtle
squalid
expedient
derivative
42. To make (something) by synthesis - especially chemically
flippant
synthesize
lamentable
credulity
43. To imply or hint; to insinuate
idealize
intimate
chronicle
amalgamation
44. Fervent; ardent
found
zealous
sufficient
jargon
45. Limited to basic principles; primitive
proceed
utterly
disrepute
rudimentary
46. A person or thing that comes before another; a forerunner
precursor
epitomize
enumerate
stereotype
47. To be a perfect example of
epitomize
preoccupied
servile
shrewd
48. Deserving contempt; despicable
disparity
formidable
naïvete
contemptible
49. Unreasonable; illogical
adroit
irrational
spare
contemptible
50. Special importance
mischaracterize
infallible
convene
emphasis