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SAT Critical Reading Vocab 2
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
malign
naivete
purse
opportunist
2. Wander aimlessly
ramble
insinuate
parody
laconic
3. Come between
nuance
proliferation
pretentious
intervene
4. Firmly established by nature or habit
objective
insipid
inherent
optional
5. Example
naivete
placate
paradigm
infiltrate
6. Fearless
intrepid
quell
intractable
porous
7. Excuse
intrepid
momentous
justification
irreproachable
8. Dark; vague; unclear
obscure
relish
retract
pedantic
9. Deserving blame
ironic
reprehensible
plagiarize
meander
10. Extreme wealth
porous
opulence
renegade
pomposity
11. Make something last
intricate
perpetuate
morose
obtuse
12. Crucial
marred
pivotal
nonchalance
prevalent
13. Very destructive
polemical
pivotal
inert
pernicious
14. Respectful
repel
replete
oblivious
reverent
15. Overabundance
proclivity
ramble
mundane
profusion
16. Disturb greatly
perturb
recalcitrant
redundant
opulence
17. Destroy completely
raze
paltry
resolution
intricate
18. Combination of two business corporations
merger
precipitous
preposterous
kindle
19. Exaggerated self-esteem
pomposity
philanthropist
partisan
repudiate
20. Joking
lurid
jocular
nefarious
opulence
21. Correct conduct
preposterous
nonchalance
judicious
propriety
22. Postpone
repudiate
preposterous
obtuse
procrastinate
23. Deduce
profound
pomposity
pungent
infer
24. Stubborn
obstinate
robust
prolific
kindle
25. Lack
invert
parsimony
paucity
inert
26. Vague; elusive; not material
pliant
recant
oblivion
intangible
27. Turn upside down
plausible
irreproachable
linger
invert
28. Stubborn
problematic
justification
intractable
profligate
29. Something that appears false but is actually correct
labyrinth
paradox
methodical
relish
30. Hatred
malice
pedantic
parsimony
nonchalance
31. Cruel
procrastinate
ruthless
pedantic
paragon
32. Wrong name
lucid
misnomer
qualified
partial
33. Exceedingly small
intrinsic
infinitesimal
renegade
perfunctory
34. Ostentatious
raucous
placate
loquacious
pretentious
35. Openly confess error
insatiable
irreproachable
recant
ostentatious
36. Abundantly fruitful
loquacious
innate
provincial
prolific
37. Forgetfulness
respite
nostalgia
oblivion
lofty
38. Stubborn
predator
recalcitrant
lavish
merger
39. Left to one's choice
magnanimous
invert
optional
loquacious
40. Limited
profligate
mercenary
qualified
recalcitrant
41. Nourish; educate; foster
meager
nurture
pungent
innocuous
42. Self-control
pragmatic
obtuse
insuperable
reserve
43. Spread throughout every part
meander
pervasive
integrity
pretentious
44. Clumsy
melancholy
ponderous
insipid
maladroit
45. Guilty
pitfall
remorse
quiescent
obtuse
46. Incomplete; biased
pacifist
optional
partial
prosaic
47. Preference
officious
reserve
predilection
purse
48. Bookish
pedantic
notoriety
obscure
intrepid
49. Related to thinking about something constantly
infiltrate
mitigate
obsessive
legacy
50. Bankrupt
relinquish
insolvent
platitude
petulant