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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. Clever - original - and inventive
ingenious
rebuttal
revoke
apathy
2. Not interested or involved in politics
apolitical
commemorate
egotism
perpetual
3. To spend less; to reduce one's expenses
economize
compromise
multifarious
stringent
4. Deceit used in order to achieve a goal; trickery
imperious
subterfuge
flagging
palliate
5. The ancient past
antiquity
dissolute
concord
irrepressible
6. Physical strength and good health; effort - energy - and enthusiasm
vigor
mundane
arrogant
anthropology
7. Instinctive; easy to use and understand
appointed
archaic
acumen
intuitive
8. A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past - typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
discrete
resurgent
nostalgia
ego
9. To return to a former or less developed state; to go backward
culpable
solemn
regress
moderation
10. Prompted by feelings of tenderness - sadness - or nostalgia
oblivion
awe
sentimental
precipitate
11. Perfect; most suitable
ideal
understatement
grievance
apprehension
12. To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success; to persist
credibility
persevere
obsequious
cajole
13. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
expedite
impetuous
preoccupation
supplant
14. Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; overbearing
mitigate
domineering
felicitous
prolific
15. Better; higher-ranking
rationalism
compel
superior
anecdotal
16. Persistence; tenacity
perseverance
linguistic
symbolism
felicitous
17. In agreement; consistent
concordant
understatement
stringent
epitome
18. To take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
tribute
discrete
prudent
usurp
19. An imitation of the style of a particular writer - artist - or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; a caricature
elude
parody
rigorous
seclusion
20. The ability to understand something immediately - without the need for conscious reasoning; instinct
render
impediment
paramount
intuition
21. A bad public opinion; disgrace
disrepute
found
marginal
air
22. Soothing - alleviating
superior
vacuous
inherent
palliative
23. A theory; a proposed explanation
revere
hypothesis
moral
audible
24. Deception
frank
eulogize
deceit
secluded
25. A polite expression of praise or admiration
shrewd
appreciate
compliment
maverick
26. Charming and attractive
prospect
populace
engaging
trivialize
27. Suggesting similarities or comparisons with something else
superfluous
reminiscent
inapt
concord
28. A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
eccentric
libel
pedant
temper
29. Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
inept
exhaustive
personify
arrogant
30. Well meaning and kindly; compassionate
commemorate
substantial
benevolent
haughty
31. A subtle distinction - feature - or argument
ascetic
viscous
subtlety
quarrelsome
32. Bad-tempered - argumentative - and uncooperative; grumpy
aplomb
extravagant
cantankerous
disaffected
33. The state of being subject to death
susceptible
mortality
articulate
deterministic
34. Intended to do harm; malign
malicious
charisma
deliberation
docile
35. Having a large population; densely populated
implication
perplexity
populous
myopic
36. An indirect expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh when referring to something unpleasant
gratuitous
unpremeditated
belie
euphemism
37. Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
grievance
contend
aristocrat
complicit
38. Definite and clear; vehement
formidable
entrepreneur
emphatic
deliberate
39. Resolutely firm and unwavering; loyal
precedent
legitimate
steadfast
subterfuge
40. Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people; ubiquitous
myopic
conjecture
pervasive
supersede
41. Sharp or penetrating
keen
deplore
expeditious
vulnerable
42. To fondly talk or write about events remembered from the past
quarrel
cataclysmic
reminisce
divergent
43. A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
presume
censure
allusion
paragon
44. Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others; heartless
callous
irascible
trivialize
diverse
45. The highest class of society; the nobility
aristocracy
perspective
critique
complimentary
46. Another term for empirical
charismatic
stratagem
empiric
augment
47. Bringing strong images - memories - or feelings to mind
receptive
disparity
evocative
stimulant
48. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
exacerbate
subordinate
hyperbole
antagonistic
49. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
edify
portent
reconcile
circumscribe
50. Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning
stimulus
prosaic
obsequious
scrutiny