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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. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






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






3. yearning; sadly longing






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






5. Creating conflict






6. Quick and skillful in movement






7. Able to heal or cure






8. Troubled; distressed






9. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






10. Instinctive






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






12. Superiority to all others






13. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






14. Instinctive - untaught






15. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






16. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






17. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






18. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






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






20. Undamaged; uninjured






21. Conflict within a group






22. Not supported or proven by evidence






23. Extensive destruction






24. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






25. Causing disturbance or excitement






26. Rash - impulsive






27. Having a secret or hidden meaning






28. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






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






30. Difficult to accomplish






31. Protest; objection






32. Made; concocted in order to deceive






33. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






34. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






35. Ordinary - common






36. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






37. Sorry; showing regret






38. Floating debris (from a ship)






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






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






41. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






42. An unsuitable or misleading name






43. Easily angered






44. Lasting a very short time






45. Concise - using few words






46. Incorrect - containing mistakes






47. To soften in feeling or temper






48. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






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






50. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling