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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. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






2. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






4. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






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






6. Difficult to accomplish






7. Instinctive






8. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






9. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






10. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






11. Superiority to all others






12. Challenged; called into question






13. Creating conflict






14. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless






15. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






16. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






17. Lasting a very short time






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






19. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






20. An unsuitable or misleading name






21. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






22. Quick and skillful in movement






23. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






24. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






25. Clothing - garments






26. Impulsive and unpredictable






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






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






29. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






30. Rash - impulsive






31. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






32. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






33. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






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






35. your usual mood






36. Wordy - very talkative






37. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






38. Profound respect






39. Encouraged






40. Intended to deceive






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






42. Intricate; complex






43. Open to more than one interpretation






44. To soften in feeling or temper






45. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






46. Not clearly understood or expressed






47. Floating debris (from a ship)






48. Incapable of being expressed






49. Trickery; deception






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