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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. Ominous; premonitory
portentous
simplistic
intimacy
ensure
2. To invent - concoct - or make (something) up; to lie
fabricate
perplexing
domineering
disaffected
3. Agreement or harmony between people or groups; consensus
idealism
concord
indigenous
pedant
4. Humble submission and respect
dearth
archaic
cohesive
deference
5. Special importance
convey
emphasis
infelicity
discrete
6. To make (someone) weak and infirm; to impair
debilitate
stringent
squander
irrational
7. Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious
virtuoso
derivative
circumspect
appreciate
8. A person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty
aesthete
philanthropist
preoccupied
idiosyncrasy
9. To be enough or adequate
dominant
ominous
verify
suffice
10. An object or space used to contain or receive something
aesthetics
receptacle
meticulous
intemperate
11. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
disillusioned
anecdote
tenacity
shrewd
12. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly - typically someone who has just died
subdued
eulogy
meticulous
derision
13. A thing causing constant trouble or irritation
plague
daunting
complimentary
perceptive
14. To evade or escape from (a danger - enemy - or pursuer) - typically in a skillful or cunning way
hypothesis
obsequious
elude
forgo
15. Impossible to perceive; unnoticeable
fervent
malice
confide
imperceptible
16. Based on random choice or personal whim - rather than any reason or system; capricious
inapt
hypothesis
coherent
arbitrary
17. A subject or matter that strongly interests or engrosses someone; an obsession
superfluous
zealot
concede
preoccupation
18. Showing deference
diligent
resolute
deferential
flout
19. Calm; peaceful
deliberate
implicit
tranquil
compliment
20. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
flout
epitome
chronicler
implication
21. Unlikely; improbable
supplant
intransigence
disdain
implausible
22. Narrow-mindedness - insularity - or lack of sophistication
flagging
tranquil
provincialism
dominant
23. Not telling the truth; lying
appropriate
mendacious
deceive
implausible
24. To make less severe - serious - or painful; to alleviate
stimulant
exemplar
disparity
mitigate
25. To cause (an activity or event) to become political in character
chronicler
digress
politicize
exemplar
26. Mutually respectful; friendly
estrange
irrefutable
avuncular
collegial
27. Indicating mild or amused puzzlement; curious
mandatory
quizzical
engage
stark
28. Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style - especially in a pretentious or excessive way
deliberate
testimony
grandiose
confide
29. To force or oblige (someone) to do something; to pressure
principal
compel
trenchant
disillusioned
30. Easily persuaded to believe something; naïve
supersede
pragmatist
ornate
gullible
31. To be of the same opinion; to agree
convivial
mandate
languor
concur
32. To express disapproval of; to criticize
inundate
mandatory
grievance
deprecate
33. Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; cursory
eccentric
dissolute
perfunctory
deliberate
34. Experienced and sophisticated; cosmopolitan
prescriptive
electorate
denude
worldly
35. An official order to do something
scorn
philanthropist
defer
mandate
36. Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
discriminate
temperament
irreverent
ineffable
37. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
brevity
salvage
criticize
indigenous
38. A story - poem - or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning - typically a moral or political one
allegory
equanimity
irascible
icon
39. An activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a distraction
vicarious
diversion
rationalize
dilemma
40. To arouse the curiosity or interest of; to fascinate
pundit
intrigue
apathetic
forbear
41. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
comprehensive
reproach
nonchalant
zealot
42. Formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling
thwart
unmitigated
solemn
denounce
43. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
abstruse
provocation
perceptive
perpetuate
44. To cause (someone) to become more alert or active - or excited about something
renowned
stimulate
dearth
pursuit
45. All the people who are entitled to vote in an election
to be reputed
site
electorate
averse
46. Important; famous
unwieldy
autocrat
prominent
gratuitous
47. To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
paraphrase
principle
discerning
unsentimental
48. Presumed in the absence of further information; assumed
sympathy
perplex
devalue
presumptive
49. To intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; to arbitrate
brevity
esoteric
virtuous
mediate
50. To split apart or go in a different direction
vicarious
benevolent
disparage
diverge