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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. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






2. Tending to spread; spread over






3. Clothing - garments






4. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






5. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






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






7. Rash - impulsive






8. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






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






10. Intended for or understood by only a small group






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






12. Insincere






13. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






14. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






15. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless






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






17. Intricate; complex






18. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






19. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






20. To soften in feeling or temper






21. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






22. Quick and skillful in movement






23. Open to more than one interpretation






24. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






25. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






26. Protest; objection






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






28. Able to heal or cure






29. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






30. Brief - concise






31. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






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






33. Intended to deceive






34. Floating debris (from a ship)






35. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






36. Deep - extensive learning






37. Disagreement






38. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






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






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






41. Incorrect - containing mistakes






42. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






43. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






44. Not supported or proven by evidence






45. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






46. Instinctive - untaught






47. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






48. Ordinary - common






49. Very talkative






50. Superiority to all others