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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. Presumed in the absence of further information; assumed
discern
presumptive
inapt
ebullient
2. A portrayal; a description
depiction
avert
sap
irrepressible
3. To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing; to deviate
digress
pursue
worldly
anachronism
4. Messy and dirty; scruffy
unqualified
idiosyncrasy
slovenly
discredit
5. Having many varied parts or aspects; diverse
multifarious
pugnacious
laconic
chronicle
6. Having great knowledge or learning; scholarly
unsentimental
erudite
buoy
anecdote
7. Incompatible; mutually exclusive
slovenly
unprecedented
pretentious
irreconcilable
8. Obsessed; absorbed
hearsay
preoccupied
pervasive
indigenous
9. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning
heritage
spontaneous
sensational
inclined
10. A qualification or aspect of a person's background - used to indicate that they are suitable for something
momentous
acuity
credential
indigenous
11. A person's inherent qualities of mind and character; temperament
irrepressible
astute
stimulation
disposition
12. Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
expansive
rouse
adroit
acumen
13. The practice of pursuing ideals - especially unrealistically
flag
idealism
apt
idealize
14. To mark with a formal ceremony
defer
solemnize
duplicitous
eulogy
15. A theory; a proposed explanation
decorous
rationalize
sanctimonious
hypothesis
16. Humorously critical of oneself
unsubstantiated
curative
self-deprecating
compromise
17. Easily made angry; irritable
quizzical
moderation
irascible
cosmopolitan
18. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic
scrutinize
austere
sentiment
ensure
19. A trait specific to an individual
elude
stereotype
idiosyncrasy
antiquity
20. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
frank
exacerbate
arrogant
peruse
21. A false idea or belief; a mirage
pugnacious
ascetic
illusion
awed
22. To evade or escape from (a danger - enemy - or pursuer) - typically in a skillful or cunning way
prospective
oblivion
elude
apprehension
23. Easily shaped or molded; malleable
plastic
discernment
expeditious
unqualified
24. To buy - get - or obtain (something)
grandiose
irony
acquire
convene
25. An obstruction or obstacle
disingenuous
conspicuous
impediment
anomaly
26. To make less severe - serious - or painful; to alleviate
mitigate
impede
judicious
wistful
27. Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
conciliate
discernment
utterly
somber
28. Gentle; kindly
benign
profundity
chronicle
ominous
29. Enough; adequate
pretentious
sufficient
felicity
proceed
30. Done at random or without careful judgment; haphazard
indiscriminate
revelation
depict
intimacy
31. To recognize a distinction; to differentiate
diversion
discriminate
impose
premeditate
32. The ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future; anticipation
foresight
rancor
indulge
radical
33. Not caused by anything done or said
unprovoked
deter
deterministic
prevalent
34. To repeat for emphasis or clarity
anachronism
penitent
reiterate
indeterminate
35. Attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others; appeal allure
charisma
testify
provocation
malicious
36. Inappropriate; unsuitable
inapt
dialect
augment
portentous
37. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property; an inferno
to be reputed
trivialize
populace
conflagration
38. An object or space used to contain or receive something
disinclined
receptacle
sympathy
cite
39. Careful consideration
irreverent
imperceptible
deliberation
presumptive
40. Lacking strength and solidity
impressionistic
irony
duplicitous
insubstantial
41. Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
borne
enterprise
anecdote
cosmopolitan
42. Opposition or hostility
discredit
unwieldy
antagonism
discreet
43. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician
indiscriminate
illusionist
discredit
ostensible
44. Not important or significant
inconsequential
bolster
discreet
estrange
45. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
acquisitive
persevere
reticent
aesthetic
46. Old-fashioned or outdated
antiquated
testimony
insatiable
unprecedented
47. Causing great public interest and excitement; shocking
awed
flippant
unsolicited
sensational
48. Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
arrogant
usurp
acquisitive
grating
49. A question asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to get information
acquisitive
temperament
rhetorical question
stature
50. Relaxed and informal
casual
profusely
pursue
found