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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. To think of with great respect; to revere
discredit
unwarranted
testament
venerate
2. To serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something); to moderate
averse
insubordinate
temper
reminisce
3. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
edify
chronicle
unsentimental
ludicrous
4. A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
grounded
imprudent
methodology
opportune
5. Intended to be kept secret
spontaneous
infallible
advocacy
confidential
6. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
evocative
aesthetic
exploit
ominous
7. To frighten or threaten (someone) - especially in order to make them do what one wants
dispensation
intimidate
peevish
consensus
8. Requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
zealot
arduous
renown
tenacity
9. To cause (someone) to become more alert or active - or excited about something
pursue
illusory
stimulate
forbear
10. To be of the same opinion; to agree
austere
concur
stature
flag
11. Unconfirmed
provincial
insure
economize
unverified
12. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property; an inferno
conflagration
perplex
placid
agitate
13. Fading; weakening
respectively
critical
acquisition
flagging
14. Famous or well known - typically for some bad quality or deed; infamous
momentous
notorious
dialect
receptive
15. An indirect reference
allusion
pretense
indomitable
subdue
16. Innocent and unsuspecting; naïve
paragon
ingenuous
remorse
diverge
17. Intense happiness
forebear
felicity
omen
discredit
18. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
squalid
alienate
aristocrat
portent
19. Long life; durability
longevity
epitomize
composite
impassive
20. Easily made angry; irritable
subdued
cataclysmic
synthesis
irascible
21. Inappropriate; unsuitable
inapt
stature
acquisitive
jargon
22. Not supported or proven by evidence; unconfirmed
peruse
illusory
enthralling
unsubstantiated
23. Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect; impertinent
insolent
terse
virtuoso
flagging
24. Having or showing no skill; clumsy
inept
scorn
eulogize
embroil
25. Well chosen or suited to the circumstances; apt
lay
felicitous
plight
pretentious
26. Not influenced by strong emotion; objective - neutral - or impartial
conception
concede
dispassionate
charisma
27. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
grievance
sarcasm
equivocate
altruistic
28. Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; shrewd
deceive
astute
averse
credible
29. Based on observation and experience rather than theory or pure logic; evidence-based
mercurial
empirical
irrepressible
extol
30. Causing annoyance - anger - or another strong reaction
arduous
baffle
provocative
lavish
31. To mention (a number of things) one by one; to list
enumerate
foreshadow
unprovoked
debilitate
32. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form; the opposite of poetry
prose
commendable
evade
conspicuous
33. Convenient and practical - although possibly improper or immoral
regale
expedient
cultivate
to be reputed
34. To express contempt for; to ridicule
connoisseur
depiction
intransigence
deride
35. To present in a vivid or striking way
epitomize
dramatize
presumptive
magnanimous
36. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
pundit
cacophony
autonomous
rhetoric
37. A belief that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
tactful
exemplar
advocate
rationalism
38. Perfect; most suitable
ideal
expansive
unsubstantiated
superb
39. To recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony; to pay homage to
inherent
commemorate
hyperbole
consensus
40. Demanding - difficult - or extreme conditions
intuitive
disingenuous
unpalatable
rigors
41. To praise highly - especially in a public context; to commend
personify
indomitable
diverge
laud
42. Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior; meticulous
phlegmatic
reminisce
punctilious
inducement
43. An optimistic and cheerful nature
ambivalent
lugubrious
buoyancy
curative
44. Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns; elaborate
plastic
ornate
allegory
sensationalism
45. The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt
dilemma
bureaucrat
disdain
satirize
46. Hesitant; indecisive
grievance
renown
irresolute
adroit
47. Not seen or visited by many people; concealed
table
flout
foresee
secluded
48. At risk of suffering physical or emotional attack or harm
vulnerable
servile
reclusive
erratic
49. Lacking thought or intelligence; mindless
hackneyed
audible
vacuous
disaffected
50. To follow (someone or something); to seek to attain or accomplish (a goal)
temperamental
prohibitive
invoke
pursue