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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. Quick and skillful in movement






2. Clothing - garments






3. Sorry; showing regret






4. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






5. Not supported or proven by evidence






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






7. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






8. To soften in feeling or temper






9. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






10. Intricate; complex






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






12. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






13. Respectable due to age






14. Profound respect






15. Protest; objection






16. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






17. Brief - concise






18. Forcibly expressive






19. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






20. Secret - concealed; underhanded






21. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






22. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






23. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






24. Instinctive






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






26. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






27. Troubled; distressed






28. Causing disturbance or excitement






29. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous






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






31. Ordinary - common






32. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






33. Intended for or understood by only a small group






34. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree






35. Prevent progress






36. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






37. Easily angered






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






39. Insincere






40. All-powerful






41. Impulsive and unpredictable






42. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






43. Intended to attract notice and impress others






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






45. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






46. Extensive destruction






47. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






48. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






49. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






50. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






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