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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. Lacking in flavor; dull
insipid
problematic
relevant
nefarious
2. Very high
lofty
paradox
inert
reprove
3. Excuse
intimidate
pernicious
pedantic
justification
4. Gullibility; simplicity
polemical
obtuse
ostentatious
naivete
5. Something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
sagacious
precedent
jocular
painstaking
6. Lack in spirit or energy
ingrate
irreproachable
listlessness
potent
7. Very generous
parochial
inimical
munificent
intractable
8. Hold back
orator
infamous
precedent
repress
9. Harmless
marred
innocuous
lurid
proliferation
10. Destroy completely
raze
pivotal
prestige
rant
11. Clear
lucid
ruthless
inexorable
orator
12. Filled to the brim
perfunctory
renounce
innocuous
replete
13. Strong
insuperable
inequity
infer
robust
14. Dilemma
parochial
intermittent
insatiable
quandary
15. Limited in outlook; unsophisticated
precarious
protract
provincial
plausible
16. Forgetfulness
obsessive
oblivion
morose
lofty
17. Having a show of truth but open to doubt
plausible
irascible
pithy
intuition
18. Foretelling the future
ostentatious
proximity
prophetic
predecessor
19. Dark; vague; unclear
merger
jargon
ironic
obscure
20. Exaggerated self-esteem
pomposity
opportunist
ingrate
profound
21. A gift made by a will
legacy
levity
pernicious
peripheral
22. Rapid growth
proliferation
relevant
philanthropist
lament
23. Deflect
precipitous
oblivion
prodigy
parry
24. Very wicked
nonchalance
mollify
kindle
nefarious
25. Person who looks on the good side
rant
intermittent
optimist
magnate
26. Having insight; perceptive
quell
integrity
sagacious
optimist
27. Express disapproval
recalcitrant
reproach
ruthless
introspective
28. On and off
intermittent
presumptuous
retiring
opaque
29. Prolong; delay
infiltrate
protract
repudiate
perjury
30. Beginner
pithy
noviceB
optimist
oblivious
31. Excessively careful
meticulous
nonchalance
muted
mercurial
32. Start a fire
paltry
pragmatic
kindle
instigate
33. Inborn
negate
notoriety
morbid
innate
34. Hasty; sudden
nefarious
insuperable
precipitate
magnate
35. Extravagant
muted
lavish
ruthless
intrinsic
36. Fearless
intrepid
inundate
prestige
ratify
37. Vague; elusive; not material
redundant
intangible
misanthrope
prattle
38. Mixture
lofty
medley
mundane
kindle
39. Complex
rant
insularity
intricate
receptive
40. Preference
quandary
melancholy
ramble
predilection
41. Isolation
naivete
optional
inexorable
insularity
42. Stubborn
paradigm
recalcitrant
insuperable
precipitous
43. Dull and unimaginative
prosaic
placate
raucous
prodigy
44. Cancel
rescind
momentous
rigorous
prodigious
45. Aggressive in verbal attack
potent
insightful
nullify
polemical
46. Wind or turn in a course
morose
loathe
meander
prestige
47. Not active
passive
insinuate
raze
parry
48. Showing hard work
mercenary
munificent
obtuse
painstaking
49. Ill fame
ruthless
loathe
proximity
notoriety
50. Weak
ostentatious
irresolute
passive
jargon