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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Disagreement






2. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






3. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






4. Sorry; showing regret






5. Rash - impulsive






6. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






7. Profound respect






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






9. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






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






11. Able to heal or cure






12. yearning; sadly longing






13. Wordy - very talkative






14. Intended to deceive






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






16. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






17. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






18. Encouraged






19. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






20. Causing disturbance or excitement






21. Undamaged; uninjured






22. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






23. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






24. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






25. To soften in feeling or temper






26. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist






27. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






28. Troubled; distressed






29. An unsuitable or misleading name






30. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






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






32. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






33. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






34. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).






35. Prevent progress






36. Intricate; complex






37. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






38. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






39. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






40. Superiority to all others






41. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






42. Floating debris (from a ship)






43. Protest; objection






44. Forcibly expressive






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






46. Lasting a very short time






47. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






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






49. Difficult to accomplish






50. Instinctive - untaught