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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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1. Prevent progress






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






3. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






4. Superiority to all others






5. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






6. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






7. Made; concocted in order to deceive






8. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






9. Conflict within a group






10. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






11. your usual mood






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






13. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






14. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






15. Brief - concise






16. Difficult to accomplish






17. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable






18. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






19. Disagreement






20. Existing as an independent entity






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






22. Able to heal or cure






23. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






24. Instinctive - untaught






25. Causing disturbance or excitement






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






27. Not supported or proven by evidence






28. Secret - concealed; underhanded






29. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






30. Ordinary - common






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






32. Forcibly expressive






33. Lasting a very short time






34. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






35. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






36. Concise - using few words






37. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






38. Troubled; distressed






39. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






40. Instinctive






41. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






42. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






43. Impulsive and unpredictable






44. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






45. Challenged; called into question






46. Tending to spread; spread over






47. Not clearly understood or expressed






48. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






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






50. Intended to attract notice and impress others