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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. Not supported or proven by evidence






2. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






3. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






4. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






5. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






6. Forcibly expressive






7. Concise - using few words






8. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






9. Troubled; distressed






10. Protest; objection






11. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






12. Intricate; complex






13. Intended to attract notice and impress others






14. All-powerful






15. A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation






16. Existing as an independent entity






17. Brief - concise






18. Challenged; called into question






19. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






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






21. Superiority to all others






22. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






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






24. Intended for or understood by only a small group






25. Not clearly understood or expressed






26. Impulsive and unpredictable






27. Intended to teach or instruct






28. Rash - impulsive






29. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






30. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






31. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






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






33. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






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






35. Floating debris (from a ship)






36. Respectable due to age






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






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






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






40. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






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






42. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






43. Secret - concealed; underhanded






44. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






45. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






46. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






47. Incapable of being expressed






48. Very talkative






49. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






50. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)