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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. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






2. Open to more than one interpretation






3. Concise - using few words






4. Wordy - very talkative






5. Able to heal or cure






6. Prevent progress






7. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






8. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






9. Intended to teach or instruct






10. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






11. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






12. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






13. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






14. Having a secret or hidden meaning






15. Rash - impulsive






16. Made; concocted in order to deceive






17. Intricate; complex






18. Lasting a very short time






19. Tending to spread; spread over






20. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






21. An unsuitable or misleading name






22. Deep - extensive learning






23. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






24. Instinctive - untaught






25. Intended to deceive






26. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






27. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






28. Not supported or proven by evidence






29. Respectable due to age






30. Existing as an independent entity






31. All-powerful






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






33. Troubled; distressed






34. Challenged; called into question






35. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






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






37. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






38. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






39. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






40. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






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






42. Brief - concise






43. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






44. Extensive destruction






45. Causing disturbance or excitement






46. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






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






48. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






49. your usual mood






50. Floating debris (from a ship)