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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 express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
emphasize
paraphrase
precede
moderation
2. To help to clarify or explain (a subject or matter); to shed light on
undaunted
reiterate
illuminate
unprecedented
3. Showing a lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocent
defer
erudite
censor
naïve
4. To reduce the danger or tension in (a difficult situation)
prestigious
defuse
concur
credibility
5. A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between undesirable alternatives; a quandary
forgo
dilemma
adversary
averse
6. A factual written account of important or historical events
chronicle
unpalatable
discerning
prevail
7. Relating to the enforcement of a rule; rigid
litigious
prescriptive
superb
supersede
8. To mark with a formal ceremony
solemnize
decry
premeditate
assimilate
9. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)
cacophony
incessant
counterintuitive
pretense
10. An angry argument or disagreement - typically between people who are usually on good terms
reprehensible
avert
quarrel
placate
11. Causing annoyance - anger - or another strong reaction
vex
provocative
disrepute
innovative
12. A burden or impediment; a hindrance
remorse
irascible
cryptic
encumbrance
13. Having a thick - sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
paraphrase
viscous
regress
buoy
14. Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
ambiguous
stratagem
irascible
consecrate
15. Completely; absolutely
malice
utterly
foreboding
diplomatic
16. To fail to give a true impression of (something); to disguise or contradict
subvert
aesthetics
exploit
belie
17. Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
compunction
compel
erudite
cosmopolitan
18. Showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
servile
presumptuous
debilitate
ego
19. No longer needed or useful; needlessly replicating something already present
contrived
whimsical
redundant
characterize
20. In agreement; consistent
myopic
prosaic
concordant
precipitous
21. Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a fact; proof
stringent
disdain
testament
assertion
22. Not authorized by law; not in accordance with accepted standards
duplicitous
rouse
illegitimate
expedient
23. To repeat for emphasis or clarity
reiterate
borne
irresolute
heterogeneous
24. Capable of making mistakes or being erroneous
fallible
evade
obsequious
radical
25. To omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); to go without
forgo
strident
hierarchy
imply
26. Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
acute
derision
jaded
figurative
27. Making something likely or possible; favorable to
unsubstantiated
conducive
vivid
acumen
28. To totally bewilder or perplex; to puzzle
mortality
atypical
perpetual
baffle
29. Easily persuaded to believe something; naïve
superfluous
intuition
economical
gullible
30. The use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy - in order to provoke public interest or excitement
paradox
denounce
sensationalism
conspicuous
31. Impossible to satisfy; unquenchable
malicious
insatiable
objective
esoteric
32. Diplomatic; discreet
apolitical
tactful
tenacity
disillusioned
33. Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large - powerful - intense - or capable
didactic
depict
altruism
formidable
34. Hard to control or deal with
precipitous
intractable
impediment
modest
35. Believability; plausibility
encumbrance
ossify
sanctimonious
credibility
36. A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
conflagration
peruse
rationalize
lament
37. A basic law; a fundamental truth
compliant
principle
grating
sanctimonious
38. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
disposition
tactful
prevalent
portent
39. Famous; known or talked about by many people
renowned
sap
diverse
profusion
40. Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations; inheritance
heritage
parody
unprovoked
unmitigated
41. To increase rapidly in numbers; to multiply
anthropology
illusory
misconception
proliferate
42. To cause (someone) to feel completely baffled; to puzzle
substantive
perplex
libel
deferential
43. Sumptuously rich - elaborate - or luxurious
flippant
lavish
discrete
inapt
44. To be of the same opinion; to agree
devalue
concur
disillusioned
erudite
45. To allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of
virtuosity
zeal
mediate
indulge
46. To hold down or subdue (something) by force
satirize
belligerent
repress
condemn
47. An indirect reference
trivialize
buoyancy
demeanor
allusion
48. A detailed analysis and assessment of something
heterogeneous
erratic
adversary
critique
49. A member of the highest class of society
aristocrat
conception
amalgamate
analogy
50. An abundance or large quantity of something
renowned
bounty
profusion
engaging