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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. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous






2. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






3. Having a secret or hidden meaning






4. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






5. Able to heal or cure






6. Disagreement






7. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






8. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






9. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






10. Concise - using few words






11. Intended to teach or instruct






12. Brief - concise






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






14. Not clearly understood or expressed






15. Sorry; showing regret






16. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






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






18. Intended to deceive






19. Clothing - garments






20. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






21. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






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






23. your usual mood






24. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






25. Tending to spread; spread over






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






27. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






28. Instinctive






29. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






30. Made; concocted in order to deceive






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






32. Existing as an independent entity






33. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






34. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






35. Secret - concealed; underhanded






36. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






37. Trickery; deception






38. All-powerful






39. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






40. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






41. Protest; objection






42. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






43. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






44. Wordy - very talkative






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






46. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






47. Intricate; complex






48. Quick and skillful in movement






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






50. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding