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SAT Critical Reading Vocab 2
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Subjects
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Observable facts
inexorable
phenomena
obsequious
invert
2. Discerning
precocious
mitigate
insightful
paltry
3. Turn upside down
invert
propriety
misnomer
momentous
4. Abandon
renounce
predator
relinquish
malice
5. Deflect
orator
parry
inherent
relinquish
6. Hasty; sudden
pernicious
precipitate
materialism
paltry
7. Weariness
paradigm
lassitude
meander
precocious
8. Dreamily thoughtful
methodical
pensive
intrepid
recluse
9. Weighty
ponderous
relinquish
insurgent
paradox
10. Stinginess
pragmatic
precocious
parsimony
meager
11. Frighten
intimidate
obdurate
malign
jocular
12. Cancel
plausible
rescind
pervasive
pessimism
13. Having insight; perceptive
perpetuate
malice
sagacious
profusion
14. Blameless
irreproachable
nullify
oblivious
nonentity
15. Vague; elusive; not material
intangible
novelty
inimical
infamous
16. Pacify
recalcitrant
reserve
placate
inundate
17. Former occupant of a post
misnomer
predecessor
innate
integrity
18. One who hates mankind
misanthrope
inopportune
ruthless
lucid
19. Shade of difference in meaning or color
novelty
nuance
ornate
ruthless
20. Hermit
insurgent
perturb
minute
recluse
21. Uprightness; wholeness
opulence
noviceB
misnomer
integrity
22. Exaggerated self-esteem
pomposity
legacy
precocious
parochial
23. Harmful
injurious
relevant
intangible
profane
24. Tilt
relevant
reprehensible
list
prologue
25. Highly gifted child
levity
prodigy
ponderous
laconic
26. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
ruthless
lassitude
prattle
opportunist
27. Systematic
partisan
pivotal
justification
methodical
28. Lack
insightful
paucity
nostalgia
parody
29. Crucial
pivotal
reprehensible
perfunctory
respite
30. Limited in outlook; unsophisticated
prolific
provincial
laud
perjury
31. Ridicule
mock
perpetuate
renounce
resplendent
32. Aggressive in verbal attack
jocular
minute
polemical
insightful
33. Bookish
kindle
inundate
pedantic
infamous
34. Narrate
recount
innocuous
ingrate
proliferation
35. Not active
retiring
prolific
peripheral
passive
36. Incomplete; biased
opaque
provincial
partial
intervene
37. Rebellious
insurgent
resolve
sagacious
plagiarize
38. Clumsy
paradigm
maladroit
miserly
reprove
39. Stupid
obtuse
reprehensible
propitious
retiring
40. Controlling force
restraint
rescind
lurid
magnanimous
41. Relentless
pitfall
passive
intuition
inexorable
42. Gloomy
receptive
meander
melancholy
negate
43. Very wicked
malice
nefarious
prodigy
parry
44. Wise
judicious
quell
laud
perfunctory
45. Example
renounce
paragon
paradigm
muted
46. Destroy completely
retiring
raze
paragon
ingrate
47. Interested in money or gain
perpetuate
morose
preclude
mercenary
48. Generous
profligate
perjury
reprehensible
magnanimous
49. Something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
infraction
pugnacity
irrelevant
precedent
50. Homesickness
nostalgia
restraint
resigned
pessimism