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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. Stubborn
provocative
quell
recalcitrant
pungent
2. Limited in outlook; unsophisticated
reprimand
innovation
prevalent
provincial
3. Quiet and obedient
intrepid
meek
resolve
paradigm
4. Brief
peripheral
prudent
laconic
pliant
5. Irritable
presumptuous
lament
recant
irascible
6. Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
plagiarize
intrinsic
mock
inopportune
7. Preference
purse
plausible
predilection
pious
8. Essential
rancor
intrinsic
restraint
rudimentary
9. Unresisting
noviceB
resigned
prosaic
laconic
10. Drowsy and dull
lethargic
irreproachable
precipitate
passive
11. Babble
intractable
nuance
insipid
prattle
12. Cruel
prosaic
ruthless
reprimand
prestige
13. Extravagant
intervene
meander
lavish
porous
14. Excuse
predator
maladroit
respite
justification
15. Spread throughout every part
integral
intangible
pliant
pervasive
16. Indifference; lack of concern
infiltrate
nonchalance
pedantic
inimical
17. Abolish
nullify
profound
morose
lavish
18. Respectful
intimidate
pious
prudent
reverent
19. Damaged
resplendent
marred
profligate
objective
20. Uprightness; wholeness
integrity
porous
intimidate
monotony
21. Harmful
peripheral
injurious
reprimand
recant
22. Introduction
recalcitrant
insipid
profane
prologue
23. Exceedingly small
infinitesimal
prolific
preclude
inert
24. Make something last
placate
perpetuate
opaque
instigate
25. Interested in money or gain
purse
melancholy
mercenary
pacifist
26. Moody
legacy
provocative
obscure
morbid
27. Firmness of purpose
resolve
repel
insuperable
intermittent
28. Concise
pithy
meander
profligate
oblivious
29. Insincere in language
ominous
rhetorical
proximity
rant
30. Strong
ratify
monotony
infamous
robust
31. Unfairness
intervene
inequity
pretentious
querulous
32. Something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
querulous
precedent
ostentatious
infinitesimal
33. Abandon
infamous
loquacious
introspective
renounce
34. Very wicked
intangible
mitigate
initiate
nefarious
35. Vague; elusive; not material
painstaking
malevolent
intangible
innate
36. Joking
legacy
lavish
jocular
ratify
37. Give up something with reluctance
propriety
monotony
plausible
relinquish
38. Self-control
pithy
precarious
reserve
provisional
39. Illogical
prattle
irrational
legacy
parody
40. Change
innovation
quandary
phenomena
ratify
41. Rave
kindle
passive
initiate
rant
42. Person who looks on the good side
infraction
monotony
objective
optimist
43. Former occupant of a post
insipid
predecessor
ratify
infamous
44. Easily influenced
instigate
pessimism
pliant
proximity
45. Deflect
parry
parsimony
orator
intrinsic
46. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things
insipid
pliant
listlessness
materialism
47. Something new
novelty
infer
intervene
lofty
48. Rebuke
insightful
pivotal
partial
reprove
49. Violate
irascible
judicious
profane
nefarious
50. Dull and unimaginative
prosaic
insularity
insurgent
rudimentary