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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. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






2. Very talkative






3. Tending to spread; spread over






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






5. Undamaged; uninjured






6. Superiority to all others






7. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






8. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






9. Ordinary - common






10. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






11. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






12. An unsuitable or misleading name






13. Not supported or proven by evidence






14. Intended to teach or instruct






15. Extensive destruction






16. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






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






18. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






19. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






20. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






21. Conflict within a group






22. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






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






24. Quick and skillful in movement






25. Brief - concise






26. Respectable due to age






27. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






28. Retiring - humble - modest






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






30. Existing as an independent entity






31. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






32. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






33. Instinctive - untaught






34. Protest; objection






35. Impulsive and unpredictable






36. Difficult to accomplish






37. Causing disturbance or excitement






38. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






39. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






40. Not clearly understood or expressed






41. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct






42. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






43. To soften in feeling or temper






44. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






45. Concise - using few words






46. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






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






48. Clothing - garments






49. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






50. Instinctive