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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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1. Quick and skillful in movement






2. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






3. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






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






5. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






6. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






7. Profound respect






8. Floating debris (from a ship)






9. Wordy - very talkative






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






11. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






12. Brief - concise






13. Having a secret or hidden meaning






14. Sorry; showing regret






15. Secret - concealed; underhanded






16. Trickery; deception






17. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






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






19. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






20. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






21. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






22. Prevent progress






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






24. Not clearly understood or expressed






25. Difficult to accomplish






26. Incapable of being expressed






27. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






28. Protest; objection






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






30. Easily angered






31. Intricate; complex






32. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






33. Undamaged; uninjured






34. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






35. Intended to attract notice and impress others






36. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






37. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






38. Very talkative






39. Troubled; distressed






40. Rash - impulsive






41. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






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






43. Able to heal or cure






44. Made; concocted in order to deceive






45. Concise - using few words






46. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






47. Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude






48. Insincere






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






50. Incorrect - containing mistakes