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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. Intended to attract notice and impress others






2. Floating debris (from a ship)






3. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






4. Insincere






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






6. Difficult to accomplish






7. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






8. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






9. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste






10. your usual mood






11. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






12. Secret - concealed; underhanded






13. Made; concocted in order to deceive






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






15. Disagreement






16. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct






17. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






18. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






19. Causing disturbance or excitement






20. Superiority to all others






21. Intricate; complex






22. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






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






24. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported






25. yearning; sadly longing






26. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






27. Having a secret or hidden meaning






28. Rash - impulsive






29. Tending to spread; spread over






30. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






31. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






32. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






33. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






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






35. Respectable due to age






36. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






37. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






38. Quick and skillful in movement






39. Incapable of being expressed






40. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






41. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






42. Retiring - humble - modest






43. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






44. Open to more than one interpretation






45. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






46. Lasting a very short time






47. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






48. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






49. Concise - using few words






50. Forcibly expressive