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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. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste






2. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






3. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






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






5. Having a secret or hidden meaning






6. Undamaged; uninjured






7. Wordy - very talkative






8. Profound respect






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






10. Floating debris (from a ship)






11. Easily angered






12. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






13. yearning; sadly longing






14. To soften in feeling or temper






15. The art of presenting ideas in a clear - effective - and persuasive manner






16. Intended to attract notice and impress others






17. Extensive destruction






18. Challenged; called into question






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






20. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






21. Difficult to accomplish






22. Trickery; deception






23. Intricate; complex






24. Concise - using few words






25. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






26. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






27. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






28. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






29. Sorry; showing regret






30. Intended to deceive






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






32. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






33. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






34. Instinctive






35. Brief - concise






36. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






37. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






38. Forcibly expressive






39. Quick and skillful in movement






40. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






41. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






42. Made; concocted in order to deceive






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






44. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






45. Intended for or understood by only a small group






46. Incorrect - containing mistakes






47. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






48. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






49. Clothing - garments






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