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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. Made up of various parts or elements
credulity
vivid
folly
composite
2. An opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine or what is generally accepted; blasphemy
aristocrat
decry
heresy
duplicitous
3. A person with whom one works - especially in a profession or business
erratic
exemplar
confidant
colleague
4. To be aware of beforehand; to predict
foresee
perceptive
plastic
disseminate
5. Freedom from external control or influence; independence
autonomy
zealous
amalgam
naïvete
6. To attempt to persuade people of the merits of (someone or something); to extol
callous
indigent
tout
injudicious
7. Hostile and aggressive; confrontational
secluded
belligerent
presumptive
eradicate
8. To portray in words; to describe
opportune
stature
evasive
depict
9. The way in which something is regarded or understood; a general idea
metaphor
trivial
conception
rhetoric
10. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive
disposition
imply
found
impetuous
11. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
perplex
conscientious
transient
sentiment
12. A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
effusive
incessant
cynic
dispel
13. Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence; timorous
dispel
precede
trivialize
diffident
14. With no excess fat; elegantly simple
spare
ebullient
deplore
pragmatic
15. Deceit used in order to achieve a goal; trickery
disaffected
inimitable
collegial
subterfuge
16. Charming and attractive
articulate
mundane
engaging
charisma
17. The philosophy that says that all events are predetermined or controlled by external causes
tractable
prevail
determinism
didactic
18. Not telling the truth; lying
allusion
innovate
supersede
mendacious
19. A lack of good sense; foolishness
folly
pervasive
eminent
articulate
20. Having many varied parts or aspects; diverse
cajole
illegitimate
multifarious
contend
21. Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
precipitate
resilient
whimsy
trivialize
22. The condition of being considered more important than something else; priority
precedence
intimate
adverse
belligerent
23. Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; acute
incisive
eulogy
rudiment
vacuous
24. No longer needed or useful; needlessly replicating something already present
dramatic
redundant
pundit
synthesize
25. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
timid
embellish
felicitous
mercurial
26. Using very few words; concise
laconic
inherent
inimitable
squander
27. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
presumptuous
iconoclast
discerning
advocacy
28. To reduce the danger or tension in (a difficult situation)
subordinate
flippant
ideal
defuse
29. Deception
vigor
nostalgia
comprehensive
deceit
30. Fame; prominence
prudent
renown
judicious
enumerate
31. Able to recover or spring back quickly after being bent or compressed - or after difficult conditions
discrete
censor
unwieldy
resilient
32. Downplayed; minimized
regal
impugn
understated
qualify
33. Self-confidence or assurance - especially when in a demanding situation; poise
dilemma
aplomb
linguistic
adept
34. Illogical; unintelligible
perpetual
intemperate
pretentious
incoherent
35. Inappropriate; unsuitable
evocative
trivialize
inapt
scrutinize
36. The action - process - or result of combining or uniting
amalgamation
cite
induce
contempt
37. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
comprehensive
buoy
auditory
somber
38. Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
conscientious
collegial
cosmopolitan
idealize
39. Feeling opposition or hostility toward something
illusory
sympathy
foster
antagonistic
40. To make (something) greater by adding to it; to increase
negligent
augment
vigor
stratagem
41. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible
laudatory
indomitable
irrepressible
advocate
42. Completing; harmonious
resilient
complementary
querulous
dispassionate
43. Exuberantly plentiful; abundant
profuse
conviction
antiquity
skirt
44. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
impede
exemplar
incessant
antagonism
45. To make (someone) weak and infirm; to impair
libel
debilitate
ostentatious
venerate
46. Excellent; impressively splendid
credible
superb
plutocrat
analogous
47. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
abstract
endeavor
frank
aesthetic
48. Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do - without active response or resistance
assimilate
circumvent
receptive
passive
49. Deliberately cruel or violent; savage
vicious
aristocrat
charisma
esoteric
50. To capture the fascinated attention of; to captivate
ominous
perceive
enthrall
myopic