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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Concise
pithy
maladroit
potent
mercurial
2. Observable facts
phenomena
oblivious
irreverence
lucid
3. Wind or turn in a course
pensive
meander
insuperable
morose
4. Harmless
innocuous
inundate
parsimony
precipitate
5. Wander aimlessly
poignancy
ramble
negate
malice
6. Very generous
munificent
profound
nuance
opportunist
7. On and off
intermittent
paucity
meager
resolution
8. Dilemma
quandary
perfunctory
oblivion
receptive
9. Complex
intricate
ironic
innocuous
innate
10. Cruel
ruthless
repel
innovation
precipitate
11. Talkative
oblivion
loquacious
irreverence
passive
12. Modest; shy
retiring
painstaking
porous
oblivion
13. Person who looks on the good side
optimist
loquacious
ironic
provisional
14. Threatening
magnate
ominous
insurgent
passive
15. Lack in spirit or energy
morbid
listlessness
provincial
intermittent
16. Hidden danger
pitfall
precipitous
paradigm
polemical
17. Generous
magnanimous
prodigy
lassitude
quell
18. Make something last
perpetuate
opaque
lurid
melancholy
19. Fretful; whining
invert
nullify
querulous
malice
20. Rigid disciplinarian
profligate
naivete
meticulous
martinet
21. Inadequate
purse
ominous
meager
meander
22. Trivial
parochial
pugnacity
lucid
petty
23. Lacking care
nullify
ruthless
perfunctory
mercenary
24. Not developed
reserve
rudimentary
obsessive
negate
25. Willing to receive suggestions
medley
receptive
precipitate
jargon
26. Narrow in outlook
pervasive
meager
parochial
platitude
27. Abandon
pedantic
renounce
proximity
purse
28. Dreamily thoughtful
morose
pensive
intrinsic
nostalgia
29. Weak
malevolent
irresolute
objective
poignancy
30. Stubborn
mercenary
intricate
intrepid
obdurate
31. Joking
recount
provisional
jocular
renegade
32. Detest
prudent
quell
loathe
proclivity
33. Violation
infraction
inexorable
phenomena
paragon
34. Quiet and obedient
intuition
meek
morbid
porous
35. Speak evil of
ponderous
instigate
painstaking
malign
36. Uprightness; wholeness
preclude
objective
integrity
infinitesimal
37. Ability to change in form
perpetuate
lucid
oblivious
mutability
38. Arousing anger or interest; annoying
instigate
philanthropist
provocative
raucous
39. Ridicule
misnomer
plagiarize
mock
reprehensible
40. Looking within oneself
reserve
insularity
munificent
introspective
41. Bitterness; hatred
obsessive
rancor
phenomena
list
42. Dawdle
intricate
plagiarize
preclude
linger
43. Unfriendly
inimical
paltry
martinet
insuperable
44. Gloomy
inert
intimidate
melancholy
ornate
45. Fearless
intrepid
perturb
monotony
purse
46. Hold back
intransigence
martinet
novelty
repress
47. Former occupant of a post
insightful
relegate
innocuous
predecessor
48. Related to thinking about something constantly
proximity
prodigal
nostalgia
obsessive
49. Destroy completely
infinitesimal
obliterate
prologue
penchant
50. Something that appears false but is actually correct
lassitude
introspective
restraint
paradox