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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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1. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible
indomitable
disillusioned
anomaly
confident
2. Not open to more than one interpretation; clear
unambiguous
momentous
qualify
adherent
3. To stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable); to curb
concession
inundate
check
deception
4. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
disingenuous
sarcasm
aversion
site
5. A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something; a proclivity
penchant
dilettante
rational
solicitous
6. Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning
acuity
docile
pugnacious
obsequious
7. To admit that something is true after first denying or resisting it; to grant
concede
profusely
flaunt
reminisce
8. To discourage (someone) from doing something - using doubt or fear
deter
maverick
ambiguous
stark
9. To publicly denounce; to condemn
apathy
understated
conflagration
decry
10. To go around or past the edge of
dearth
conscientious
disingenuous
skirt
11. An impression of a manner given by someone; an appearance
venerable
air
iconoclast
subdued
12. A basic law; a fundamental truth
mundane
stimulant
itinerant
principle
13. Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; overbearing
populist
cynic
domineering
indigent
14. Relating to economics or the economy
deceit
economic
hypothesize
disinclined
15. To cause (someone) to feel completely baffled; to puzzle
momentous
foresight
deliberate
perplex
16. Referred to in a proverb or idiom; so well known as to be stereotypical
grating
proverbial
punctilious
ambivalent
17. To praise highly - especially in a public context; to commend
laud
impediment
deprecate
abstract
18. To cause (someone) to become angry; to annoy
pedestrian
implacable
antagonize
rouse
19. To make (something) greater by adding to it; to increase
stereotype
indelible
heresy
augment
20. Inappropriate; unsuitable
pragmatist
deceit
inapt
prescribe
21. The confidence - enthusiasm - and discipline of a person or group at a particular time; self-esteem
lament
ambiguous
morale
candor
22. A ruler who has absolute power; a dictator
autocrat
homogeneous
induce
alacrity
23. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; to foil
rousing
incongruous
thwart
ludicrous
24. Grand and impressive in appearance; dramatic
pedant
barrage
imposing
stimulus
25. Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
foresee
sympathy
portray
analogy
26. Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a fact; proof
testament
complement
austere
insure
27. Excellent; impressively splendid
loquacious
contentious
superb
aesthete
28. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of something; acuity
insight
conventional
encumbrance
diminutive
29. Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty - danger - or disappointment
dramatize
enigma
undaunted
precedent
30. Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something; fame
prestige
reticent
awe
apolitical
31. The way in which something is regarded or understood; a general idea
collegial
augment
nonchalant
conception
32. Truthful and straightforward; open
disillusioned
candid
heritage
unqualified
33. Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
skeptical
reclusive
employ
susceptible
34. Causing an argument; controversial
austere
contentious
rudimentary
buoy
35. A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest - especially unfair treatment; an injustice
marginal
grievance
implicit
augment
36. Messy and dirty; scruffy
reproach
slovenly
lamentable
amalgam
37. Reserved - modest - and shy; meek
implausible
demure
lament
trenchant
38. A qualification or aspect of a person's background - used to indicate that they are suitable for something
cryptic
tangential
credential
irony
39. Unwilling; reluctant
disinclined
proverbial
egotism
viscous
40. Kept secret or done secretively - especially because illicit; covert
convey
squalid
terminal
clandestine
41. A concentrated outpouring; a deluge
borne
barrage
foreboding
fallible
42. Displaying a passionate intensity; ardent
antiquated
fervent
utterly
satirize
43. To cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; to trick
invoke
grating
deceive
unpalatable
44. A stock of plays - dances - or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
dispassionate
repertoire
ego
engaging
45. Not pleasant to taste; difficult to tolerate or accept
precedent
tax
unpalatable
portentous
46. A thing that completes or brings to perfection
evade
credible
complement
economy
47. Regrettable
stimulation
lamentable
amalgam
insubstantial
48. Lacking imagination - foresight - or intellectual insight; narrow-minded
articulate
myopic
indiscernible
autonomy
49. To pacify or placate (someone) by agreeing to their demands
strident
allusion
ingenious
appease
50. To be a perfect example of
presumptuous
epitomize
steadfast
cohesive