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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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1. To buy - get - or obtain (something)
acquire
indigent
conducive
avuncular
2. An opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine or what is generally accepted; blasphemy
hearsay
unpretentious
innovate
heresy
3. Based on illusion; not real
forbear
enterprise
illusory
concession
4. Better; higher-ranking
aversion
stimulant
contentious
superior
5. Close inspection
naïve
scrutiny
composite
compunction
6. All the people who are entitled to vote in an election
cajole
aesthetics
inclined
electorate
7. Relating to or acting as a cause
causal
quarrel
intuition
perfunctory
8. Likely to happen at a future date; concerned with the future
prospective
respectively
ambivalent
citation
9. A factual written account of important or historical events
supercilious
chronicle
heresy
idealize
10. Clever - original - and inventive
ingenious
punctilious
economy
mediate
11. An official in a government department; an administrator
bureaucrat
sensational
virtuoso
render
12. To attempt to explain or justify behavior normally considered irrational or unacceptable by offering an apparently reasonable explanation - even if it is not really true or appropriate
rationalize
condone
colleague
unsubstantiated
13. Famous; known or talked about by many people
renowned
impediment
opportunist
machinate
14. Lightheartedness; humor or frivolity
elusive
levity
tyranny
opportune
15. Showing a great deal of variety; heterogeneous
diligent
diverse
pretentious
appreciate
16. Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do - without active response or resistance
composite
anthropology
passive
apprehensive
17. A person who publicly supports a particular cause
ascetic
advocate
perpetual
lugubrious
18. Full of energy and enthusiasm
denounce
vibrant
perfunctory
tractable
19. To make (something) by synthesis - especially chemically
bounty
synthesize
rationalism
lay
20. Showing a lack of self-control
cajole
perceptive
intemperate
provocative
21. To mention (a number of things) one by one; to list
contemptible
presume
enumerate
perseverance
22. To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success; to persist
tranquil
grievance
persevere
rationalism
23. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
sentiment
depiction
economize
quarrelsome
24. To express severe disapproval of (someone or something) - typically in a formal statement; to reprimand
opportune
censure
inimitable
substantive
25. Something that exists only as an idea
thwart
abstraction
tout
ineffable
26. Theoretical; existing as an idea but not having a physical existence
abstraction
depict
abstract
methodology
27. To prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time; to preempt
hearsay
forestall
tyranny
austere
28. To show (someone) to be involved in a crime
perseverance
subdued
adverse
implicate
29. To engage in plots and intrigues; to scheme
invulnerable
premeditate
machinate
reconcile
30. Fervent; ardent
irreverent
complimentary
forestall
zealous
31. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
uncharacteristic
buoy
qualify
circumspect
32. A portrayal; a description
depiction
vivid
ostentatious
incredulous
33. Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
complicit
vex
credential
virtuous
34. To be of the same opinion; to agree
contrived
concur
prescribe
citation
35. Not telling the truth; lying
tyrant
apprehensive
mendacious
prose
36. Physical strength and good health; effort - energy - and enthusiasm
consequential
culpable
reprehensible
vigor
37. To pacify or placate (someone) by agreeing to their demands
placid
appease
progenitor
presume
38. Deliberately created; artificial
thwart
characterize
contrived
decorum
39. To imply or hint; to insinuate
reminiscent
prospective
profusion
intimate
40. To come before (something)
precede
defer
engage
credential
41. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
mischaracterize
heresy
testament
perpetuate
42. Unconfirmed
skepticism
prejudice
unverified
dispensation
43. To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to destabilize
borne
subvert
cohere
substantiate
44. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle
capricious
expeditious
magnanimous
rousing
45. To attempt to persuade people of the merits of (someone or something); to extol
unfounded
infatuation
fallacy
tout
46. Falsification; lie
fabrication
insolent
tribute
enigma
47. To make or declare (something - typically a church) sacred
atypical
engaging
paragon
consecrate
48. Liable to unreasonable changes of mood; volatile
self-deprecating
temperamental
icon
tyranny
49. Living or occurring at the same time as (something else)
contemporary
amalgam
depiction
abstraction
50. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely
perceive
bureaucracy
precipitate
tangential
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