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SAT Reasoning Common Words

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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. Briefness; conciseness






2. Slow; sluggish






3. To address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment; to reprimand






4. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for (something)






5. Having refined taste or good judgment; discerning






6. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician






7. An imitation of the style of a particular writer - artist - or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; a caricature






8. Done at random or without careful judgment; haphazard






9. Favorably disposed toward (an action - belief - or attitude); having a tendency to do something






10. The people living in a particular country or area






11. Lacking imagination - foresight - or intellectual insight; narrow-minded






12. Poor; destitute






13. A plan or scheme - especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve a goal






14. To restore friendly relations between






15. A widely held but oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing






16. Of secondary or minor importance






17. A lack of variety; tedium






18. A feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension






19. Producing many works






20. To weaken or put into danger; to undermine






21. Causing great public interest and excitement; shocking






22. Self-confidence or assurance - especially when in a demanding situation; poise






23. Not asked for; uninvited






24. A short pithy saying in general use - stating a general truth or piece of advice; an adage






25. A formal statement given in a court of law






26. Uncertain; unknown






27. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened






28. Sumptuously rich - elaborate - or luxurious






29. Fame; prominence






30. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible






31. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning






32. Sticking together or forming a whole






33. To cause (someone) to feel excited - invigorated - or angry






34. No longer produced or used; outdated






35. A refusal or unwillingness to change one's views or to agree about something; stubbornness






36. To omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); to go without






37. Not able to be controlled or restrained






38. A basic building block of something; an elementary or primitive form of something






39. To be a warning or indication of (a future event)






40. Deep sadness or guilt for a wrong committed






41. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing






42. The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable






43. So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe






44. A lack of good sense; foolishness






45. Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen; disquiet






46. Difficult to understand; obscure






47. A concentrated outpouring; a deluge






48. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt






49. Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition; dispassionate






50. Completing; harmonious