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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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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. Ordinary - common






2. Difficult to accomplish






3. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






4. Prevent progress






5. Intricate; complex






6. yearning; sadly longing






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






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






9. Not clearly understood or expressed






10. Protest; objection






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






12. Made; concocted in order to deceive






13. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






14. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree






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






16. Incorrect - containing mistakes






17. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






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






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






20. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






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






22. Not supported or proven by evidence






23. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






24. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






25. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy






26. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






27. Extensive destruction






28. Intended to deceive






29. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






30. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






31. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






32. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






33. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






34. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






35. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






36. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






37. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






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






39. Conflict within a group






40. Insincere






41. Disagreement






42. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






43. Secret - concealed; underhanded






44. Sorry; showing regret






45. Undamaged; uninjured






46. Intended for or understood by only a small group






47. Respectable due to age






48. Easily angered






49. Profound respect






50. Encouraged







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