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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Instinctive - untaught
bureaucratization
intuitive
antiquated
infighting
2. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy
rhetoric
convoluted
liberality
lassitude
3. Profound respect
reverence
dissent
bureaucratization
decimation
4. Intended to attract notice and impress others
pretentious
venerable
clandestine
ostentatious
5. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
dogmatic
unsubstantiated
spurious
apologetic
6. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle
intransigence
unsubstantiated
corrosive
enigma
7. Intended for or understood by only a small group
decimation
edifying
esoteric
authoritative
8. Incapable of being expressed
clandestine
cantankerous
ineffable
reticent
9. Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior - habits - or beliefs
preeminence
ephemeral
curative
ossified
10. Able to heal or cure
capricious
cryptic
curative
dispassionate
11. Not clearly understood or expressed
chicanery
ambiguous
obscure
didactic
12. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
callous
bombastic
verbose
convoluted
13. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
reticent
provocative
capricious
erroneous
14. Pushing - demanding attention - showy
effusive
dismayed
obtrusive
sundry
15. Incorrect - containing mistakes
dogmatic
liberality
erroneous
obscure
16. Made; concocted in order to deceive
flotsam
bureaucratization
disingenuous
fabricated
17. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong
stymied
pristine
wrongheaded
unsubstantiated
18. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
chicanery
verbose
ephemeral
bucolic
19. yearning; sadly longing
mollified
retrenchment
wistful
edifying
20. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
sustenance
ineffable
omnipotent
fundamentalism
21. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
stringent
convoluted
dogmatic
preeminence
22. Deep - extensive learning
erudition
stymied
esoteric
wrongheaded
23. Challenged; called into question
ambivalent
impugned
unsubstantiated
retrenchment
24. Impulsive and unpredictable
capricious
erroneous
divisive
authoritative
25. Difficult to accomplish
reconnaissance
arduous
infighting
dissent
26. your usual mood
obscure
disposition
ambiguous
militant
27. Troubled; distressed
militant
provocative
plausible
dismayed
28. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
mercurial
wrongheaded
esoteric
whimsical
29. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
doctrinaire
omnipotent
didactic
rhetoric
30. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
infighting
lugubrious
effusive
painstaking
31. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable
obtrusive
autonomous
unsubstantiated
antiquated
32. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
edifying
sundry
corrosive
wrongheaded
33. Intricate; complex
convoluted
effusive
cryptic
invidious
34. Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
sundry
authoritative
militant
churlish
35. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics
infighting
bland
autonomous
fabricated
36. An unsuitable or misleading name
misnomer
impugned
jingoism
esoteric
37. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair
plausible
fabricated
enigma
hallowed
38. Wordy - very talkative
verbose
infighting
dissent
languid
39. Easily angered
liberality
jingoism
irascible
raiment
40. Lasting a very short time
ephemeral
retrenchment
mollified
hallowed
41. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
raiment
intransigence
venerable
folly
42. Conflict within a group
plausible
bureaucratization
laconic
infighting
43. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous
remonstrance
fundamentalism
esoteric
sundry
44. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported
effusive
plausible
languid
tenuous
45. Brief - concise
succinct
effusive
ambivalent
sundry
46. Concise - using few words
decorous
esoteric
enigma
laconic
47. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction
pretentious
incorrigible
reconnaissance
edifying
48. Existing as an independent entity
autonomous
militant
misnomer
verbose
49. Sorry; showing regret
mollified
mercurial
apologetic
impugned
50. Having authority or ascendancy or influence
erroneous
convoluted
authoritative
churlish