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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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sat
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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. Lasting a very short time
enigma
ephemeral
intransigence
cantankerous
2. Very talkative
succinct
loquacious
dispersive
flotsam
3. Troubled; distressed
dismayed
unmarred
arduous
erroneous
4. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
edifying
unequivocal
decorous
bucolic
5. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong
wrongheaded
sanguine
ineffable
curative
6. Easily angered
rhetoric
disposition
irascible
remonstrance
7. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
doctrinaire
decimation
plausible
callous
8. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
eclectic
incorrigible
ambivalent
bureaucratization
9. Forcibly expressive
emphatic
languid
churlish
mundane
10. Impulsive and unpredictable
clandestine
dispersive
folly
capricious
11. Creating conflict
divisive
churlish
ephemeral
provocative
12. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)
dismayed
folly
self-effacing
pretentious
13. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak
languid
intuitive
esoteric
dispassionate
14. Not supported or proven by evidence
unsubstantiated
ossified
autonomous
infighting
15. Incapable of being expressed
sundry
edifying
ineffable
curative
16. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
remiss
infighting
ephemeral
candid
17. Prevent progress
obscure
dispassionate
stymied
sustenance
18. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
antiquated
cantankerous
obtrusive
mollified
19. Challenged; called into question
bombastic
disposition
impugned
remiss
20. Wordy - very talkative
verbose
effusive
didactic
ineffable
21. Floating debris (from a ship)
intransigence
emphatic
liberality
flotsam
22. Sorry; showing regret
mollified
implacable
apologetic
clandestine
23. Retiring - humble - modest
ephemeral
self-effacing
ambivalent
misnomer
24. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
hallowed
bombastic
liberality
folly
25. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
divisive
pristine
edifying
callous
26. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
jingoism
pretentious
spurious
fundamentalism
27. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair
impugned
sanguine
wrongheaded
plausible
28. An unsuitable or misleading name
corrosive
invidious
emphatic
misnomer
29. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
whimsical
painstaking
infighting
corrosive
30. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable
irascible
mercurial
candid
jingoism
31. The art of presenting ideas in a clear - effective - and persuasive manner
mercurial
rhetoric
sanguine
bucolic
32. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
omnipotent
lugubrious
mercurial
invidious
33. Difficult to accomplish
ossified
didactic
arduous
reticent
34. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy
wrongheaded
stymied
jingoism
unmarred
35. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
dispersive
clandestine
dogmatic
churlish
36. Intended to deceive
callous
mercurial
bombastic
spurious
37. Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior - habits - or beliefs
ossified
ambivalent
jingoism
phlegmatic
38. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless
ambivalent
dispersive
infighting
remiss
39. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable
unmarred
antiquated
impetuous
liberality
40. Open to more than one interpretation
lugubrious
whimsical
laconic
ambiguous
41. Intended to teach or instruct
wistful
tenable
didactic
apologetic
42. Clothing - garments
raiment
venerable
mollified
eclectic
43. Conflict within a group
incorrigible
pretentious
sustenance
infighting
44. Having a secret or hidden meaning
cryptic
fundamentalism
sustenance
jingoism
45. Intended to attract notice and impress others
ostentatious
pristine
tenuous
arduous
46. Superiority to all others
decimation
retrenchment
decorous
preeminence
47. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy
lassitude
liberality
reverence
unequivocal
48. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
arduous
reverence
bombastic
misnomer
49. Encouraged
emphatic
decorous
callous
fostered
50. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
painstaking
militant
divisive
clandestine