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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. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






2. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






3. All-powerful






4. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous






5. Encouraged






6. Wordy - very talkative






7. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






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






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






11. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






12. An unsuitable or misleading name






13. Prevent progress






14. Profound respect






15. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






16. Challenged; called into question






17. Quick and skillful in movement






18. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






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






20. Intended to attract notice and impress others






21. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






22. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






23. Difficult to accomplish






24. Intended to teach or instruct






25. Forcibly expressive






26. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






27. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






28. Deep - extensive learning






29. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






30. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






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






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






33. Troubled; distressed






34. Tending to spread; spread over






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






36. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






37. Able to heal or cure






38. Retiring - humble - modest






39. Protest; objection






40. Conflict within a group






41. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






42. Easily angered






43. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






45. Undamaged; uninjured






46. Not supported or proven by evidence






47. Having a secret or hidden meaning






48. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






49. Respectable due to age






50. To soften in feeling or temper