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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. Favorably disposed toward (an action - belief - or attitude); having a tendency to do something
inclined
ludicrous
aversion
plastic
2. To make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources)
tax
rational
stimulate
economy
3. Unwilling; reluctant
sedulous
wistful
assertion
disinclined
4. Quiet and rather reflective or depressed
diminutive
folly
subdued
counterintuitive
5. A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
implacable
emphasize
hackneyed
virtuoso
6. To become tired - weaker - or less enthusiastic
flag
homogenization
rational
decorous
7. Commonplace; lacking poetic beauty
unverified
egotism
tentative
prosaic
8. The state of being private and away from other people; solitude
inducement
seclusion
demur
supplant
9. Feeling opposition or hostility toward something
chicanery
antagonistic
deceive
preconception
10. Bad-tempered - argumentative - and uncooperative; grumpy
insubstantial
phenomenon
digress
cantankerous
11. Excessively complicated administrative procedures; red tape
bureaucracy
irony
figurative
mendacious
12. Open resistance; bold disobedience
levity
insatiable
revoke
defiance
13. To consider carefully; to ponder
anachronism
lament
deliberate
chicanery
14. Not able to be removed or forgotten; ineradicable
attribute
illegitimate
predecessor
indelible
15. Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable
advocate
erratic
insolent
dearth
16. Relating to the enforcement of a rule; rigid
homogeneous
trivial
prescriptive
heritage
17. A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between undesirable alternatives; a quandary
dilemma
antipathy
impetuous
disingenuous
18. To arouse the curiosity or interest of; to fascinate
gullible
inept
intrigue
proverbial
19. Wishing to do what is right - especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent
evoke
belie
conscientious
innovate
20. To take the place of (a person or thing previously in use); to supplant
resignation
supersede
disseminate
steadfast
21. To delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; to hinder
neglect
auditory
impede
pretentious
22. A person or thing that comes before another; a forerunner
dispel
attribute
negligible
precursor
23. Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person
morale
subdue
cosmopolitan
avuncular
24. Causing annoyance - frustration - or worry
vexatious
aesthetic
enterprise
pertinent
25. A false idea or belief; a mirage
stimulate
exploit
inundate
illusion
26. Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
virtuoso
fabricate
prohibitive
somber
27. Consisting of parts all of the same kind; uniform
inducement
devalue
equivocate
homogeneous
28. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
timid
perceive
embellish
tangential
29. Copiously
exemplify
profusely
altruistic
superficial
30. The people living in a particular country or area
concession
reiterate
renown
populace
31. Instinctive; easy to use and understand
confidential
intuitive
zeal
daunting
32. To make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
benevolent
palliate
ideologue
mendacious
33. Lacking thought or intelligence; mindless
renowned
stimulation
vacuous
grandiose
34. To openly resist or refuse to obey; to disregard
defy
platitude
inundate
supplant
35. Friendly - lively - and enjoyable; cheerful and jovial
convivial
preoccupied
profound
antiquity
36. Another term for empirical
empiric
counterintuitive
accost
simplistic
37. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
ambivalent
vexatious
peeve
sentiment
38. An indirect expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh when referring to something unpleasant
prestigious
euphemism
reclusive
cohere
39. Not able to be denied or disputed; certain
appointed
incontrovertible
deplore
debunk
40. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
humane
rhetoric
exhaust
prescribe
41. To split apart or go in a different direction
disingenuous
subterfuge
incredulous
diverge
42. Relevant; applicable
ambivalent
pedant
solemnize
pertinent
43. Unable to be affected by
mortality
impervious
rhetorical question
urbane
44. Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious
antiquity
critical
gratuitous
circumspect
45. Expressing feelings of gratitude or pleasure in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner; gushing
remorse
effusive
lucid
scrutiny
46. Adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues; diplomacy
formidable
vibrant
acquire
tact
47. A thing that persuades or influences someone to do something; an incentive
inducement
satire
enigma
invoke
48. Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; shrewd
astute
pursuit
cynic
expeditious
49. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic
tenacity
austere
portray
unequivocal
50. Dangerously high or steep
anecdotal
precipitous
impugn
advocacy