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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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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. Not interested or involved in politics
defuse
apolitical
empiric
indigenous
2. To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to destabilize
criticize
idealism
rebuttal
subvert
3. A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; qualms
hypothesis
compunction
dispassionate
condone
4. To perceive or recognize (something)
impugn
reputable
discern
unpremeditated
5. A feature regarded as a characteristic part of something; a trait
ideal
tractable
methodology
attribute
6. Not supported or proven by evidence; unconfirmed
unsubstantiated
magnitude
precipitate
radical
7. Having sensitive insight; observant
salvage
stimulant
perceptive
prejudice
8. Public support for a particular cause
monotonous
flaunt
conducive
advocacy
9. Relevant; applicable
unpremeditated
somber
pertinent
forebear
10. Very complicated or detailed; elaborate
confidential
abstract
intricate
charisma
11. To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; to be evasive
equivocate
appointed
allegory
compunction
12. Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
equivocal
indomitable
scrutinize
pragmatist
13. To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
deferential
indiscernible
paraphrase
rebut
14. Oppression
perceptive
tyranny
espouse
sensational
15. Intended to do harm; malign
erudite
amalgamate
uncharacteristic
malicious
16. Incompatible; mutually exclusive
irreconcilable
augment
complicity
legitimate
17. Existing only on the surface; not deep
vacillate
coherent
devalue
superficial
18. Well balanced and sensible
arrogant
phenomenon
grounded
rational
19. Relating to a violent natural event or disaster; catastrophic
revelation
gullible
contend
cataclysmic
20. Not in harmony with the surroundings or other aspects of something
anonymous
incongruous
illusory
hypothesis
21. Having the ability to speak fluently and coherently; eloquent
articulate
vivid
flaunt
evasive
22. To make use of
provocation
magnitude
employ
stringent
23. To make something more interesting by adding extra details; to exaggerate
embellish
stringent
eminent
prospect
24. Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
homogeneous
zealous
susceptible
dramatize
25. Impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
irrefutable
legitimize
peeve
repress
26. Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources
extravagant
unqualified
averse
stringent
27. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; to foil
wield
trivial
aesthetic
thwart
28. Showing a lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocent
naïve
chronicler
whimsy
vindicate
29. An activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a distraction
slovenly
diversion
credibility
ensure
30. Deception
circumscribe
deceit
proliferate
rudimentary
31. Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas
receptive
benign
apprehensive
appropriate
32. Done at random or without careful judgment; haphazard
altruistic
demeanor
precipitous
indiscriminate
33. A surprising and previously unknown fact - especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
revelation
dilatory
allegory
confidential
34. Abundance; plenty
bounty
abstruse
reprehensible
prevail
35. To be (a part) of a whole
credulity
regale
seclusion
constitute
36. Suggesting similarities or comparisons with something else
cryptic
unforeseen
pugnacious
reminiscent
37. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
sate
loquacious
intemperance
supplant
38. To feel or express strong disapproval of (something); to abhor
vacillate
deplore
adversarial
tout
39. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for (something)
duplicitous
infatuation
stimulant
decorum
40. Excessively complicated administrative procedures; red tape
bureaucracy
unsentimental
perfunctory
irrational
41. Favorably disposed toward (an action - belief - or attitude); having a tendency to do something
cohere
lay
inclined
rationalize
42. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
vigor
forbear
deception
fervent
43. Demanding - difficult - or extreme conditions
rigors
vigor
exhaustive
heresy
44. A formal statement given in a court of law
disparity
presumptive
ornate
testimony
45. Humorous or playful; fond of joking
derivative
dilettante
slovenly
jocular
46. Not telling the truth; lying
mendacious
infelicity
timid
insubordinate
47. Tired - bored - or lacking enthusiasm - typically after having had too much of something; apathetic
simplistic
defiance
substantiate
jaded
48. Something that is mysterious - puzzling - or difficult to figure out
enigma
archaic
perplexing
unverified
49. Evoking interest - attention - or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way; enthralling
perpetual
discriminating
zealous
compelling
50. Never ending or changing; perennial
perpetual
paradox
reclusive
assert