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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.
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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. Intended to teach or instruct






2. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






3. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair






4. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






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






6. Intended to deceive






7. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






8. Not supported or proven by evidence






9. Profound respect






10. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






12. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






13. Ordinary - common






14. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






15. Causing disturbance or excitement






16. Quick and skillful in movement






17. Protest; objection






18. Floating debris (from a ship)






19. Lasting a very short time






20. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability






21. Rash - impulsive






22. Instinctive - untaught






23. Instinctive






24. Retiring - humble - modest






25. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy






26. Sorry; showing regret






27. Intricate; complex






28. Undamaged; uninjured






29. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






30. Tending to spread; spread over






31. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






32. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






33. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






34. Brief - concise






35. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






36. Challenged; called into question






37. Superiority to all others






38. Incapable of being expressed






39. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






40. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






41. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






42. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






43. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






44. All-powerful






45. (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination






46. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






47. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






48. Trickery; deception






49. Extensive destruction






50. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament