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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Uncertain; hesitant
mandate
peruse
naïve
tentative
2. An impression of a manner given by someone; an appearance
eulogy
ambiguous
mendacious
air
3. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
dialect
ludicrous
audible
sate
4. To imitate the appearance or character of
discriminating
grounded
simulate
heresy
5. Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; etiquette
infelicity
subvert
decorum
complimentary
6. Based on random choice or personal whim - rather than any reason or system; capricious
ornate
pertain
arbitrary
contrived
7. More important than anything else; supreme
paramount
prejudice
bombast
expedient
8. Having many varied parts or aspects; diverse
arrogant
espouse
multifarious
aristocracy
9. Sharp or penetrating
keen
inapt
tax
placid
10. Large in quantity; abundant
bountiful
allege
divergent
seclusion
11. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; to foil
acquisition
thwart
plight
munificent
12. Given a great deal of respect - especially because of age - wisdom - or character
sarcasm
futile
venerable
critic
13. To call people together for (a meeting); to assemble
convene
confident
presumptuous
vibrant
14. To overcome (a problem or difficulty) - typically in a clever or sneaky way; to get around
circumvent
constitute
autonomous
jocular
15. Reserved - modest - and shy; meek
demure
enthralling
insight
archaic
16. Messy and dirty; scruffy
slovenly
anonymous
cathartic
acquisition
17. Requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
punctilious
oblivion
arduous
acquire
18. Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them
pragmatic
antagonistic
cryptic
disaffected
19. Relating separately to each of several people or things
proverbial
respective
deference
terminal
20. Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
cantankerous
derision
superb
intimate
21. Showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect
ossify
credence
consummate
depreciate
22. To be a warning or indication of (a future event)
undaunted
heritage
foreshadow
auditory
23. Narrow-mindedness - insularity - or lack of sophistication
effusive
provincialism
substantiate
whimsical
24. Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause; passion
idiosyncrasy
prevalent
simulate
zeal
25. Having sharp powers of judgment; astute
consensus
shrewd
mandate
tactful
26. To recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony; to pay homage to
perfidy
flagging
commemorate
mandatory
27. A declaration; a statement
hackneyed
capricious
humility
assertion
28. To give special importance to (something); to stress
emphasize
expansive
demur
awe
29. Disappointed in something after discovering it to be less good than once believed
defiance
disillusioned
eminent
dubious
30. To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
grievance
shrewd
invoke
stark
31. Open resistance; bold disobedience
magnanimous
estrange
defiance
perplex
32. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
futile
gratuitous
indiscriminate
evasive
33. To destroy completely; to put an end to
tentative
eradicate
foreshadow
to be resigned
34. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
tact
humanitarian
nonchalant
trivial
35. To attempt to explain or justify behavior normally considered irrational or unacceptable by offering an apparently reasonable explanation - even if it is not really true or appropriate
augment
rationalize
unprovoked
malice
36. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible
mercurial
imperious
deception
indomitable
37. A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
methodology
debilitate
perpetuate
adversarial
38. To portray in words; to describe
dilemma
steadfast
homogenization
depict
39. Made up of various parts or elements
exuberant
compel
refute
composite
40. To prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time; to preempt
infallible
heresy
forestall
laud
41. A factual written account of important or historical events
citation
chronicle
perceptive
solicit
42. Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns; elaborate
diverge
pedant
intransigence
ornate
43. To approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively; to confront
accost
erratic
impede
fanciful
44. The combining of things to form a whole or something new
judicious
nostalgia
vicarious
synthesis
45. The state of being subject to death
mortality
apathy
sentimental
unprovoked
46. A report or description of an event or experience
defiance
gullible
account
invoke
47. To go around or past the edge of
skirt
borne
conflagration
indiscernible
48. Extremely dirty and unpleasant - especially as a result of poverty or neglect
verify
squalid
proverb
rationalize
49. Related to the whole system - not just parts
virtuosity
cacophony
antagonism
systemic
50. Beyond criticism; faultless
irreproachable
sympathy
corroborate
demure