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SAT Reasoning Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct






2. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






3. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






4. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






5. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






6. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






7. Very talkative






8. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported






9. Intricate; complex






10. Conflict within a group






11. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






12. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas






13. Prevent progress






14. yearning; sadly longing






15. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist






16. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






17. Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior - habits - or beliefs






18. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






19. Intended to deceive






20. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






21. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






22. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable






23. Clothing - garments






24. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






25. Challenged; called into question






26. Forcibly expressive






27. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






28. Encouraged






29. Made; concocted in order to deceive






30. Undamaged; uninjured






31. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding






32. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






33. Having a secret or hidden meaning






34. Profound respect






35. A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation






36. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






37. Incapable of being expressed






38. Floating debris (from a ship)






39. Disagreement






40. Rash - impulsive






41. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






42. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless






43. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






44. Able to heal or cure






45. Tending to spread; spread over






46. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






47. Respectable due to age






48. Impulsive and unpredictable






49. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






50. Not clearly understood or expressed






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