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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. Unsophisticated or narrow-minded; parochial
populist
provincial
conjecture
foresight
2. To make (someone) less angry or hostile; to pacify
reticent
portent
placate
jaded
3. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive
personify
impetuous
imply
averse
4. To insult or belittle; to trivialize - ridicule - or mock
disparage
invaluable
jocular
illusionist
5. Done or reached decisively and with authority
alienate
definitive
deliberate
supercilious
6. Not justified or authorized; unnecessary
laudatory
unwarranted
mitigate
morale
7. No longer produced or used; outdated
ostentatious
solicitous
dominant
obsolete
8. To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive
vacillate
methodology
icon
ingenious
9. A mixture or blend
disdain
ominous
amalgam
embroil
10. To tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
credence
foreboding
account for
confide
11. Not easily letting go of or giving up an object - a position - or an idea; not easily dispelled or discouraged
sparse
tenacious
temperance
parody
12. Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved
reticent
endeavor
tyranny
skirt
13. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician
bombast
aesthetic
illusionist
supplant
14. A person with whom one works - especially in a profession or business
compunction
decry
colleague
parody
15. Not open to more than one interpretation; clear
impediment
paraphrase
unambiguous
characterize
16. A ruler who has absolute power; a dictator
resurgent
subvert
cultivate
autocrat
17. To think out or plan (an action - especially a crime) beforehand
grandiose
assimilate
inapt
premeditate
18. Unplanned; spontaneous
unpremeditated
enigma
quarrel
indigenous
19. Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior; meticulous
punctilious
compunction
rigors
mendacious
20. Exciting or impressive
dramatic
methodology
linguistic
suffice
21. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible
infelicity
judicious
homogenization
indomitable
22. Making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous
sanctimonious
undaunted
unpalatable
implement
23. A person who originates an artistic - political - or intellectual movement
equivocal
progenitor
autocrat
endeavor
24. An incorrect understanding
concede
sentimental
misconception
sap
25. Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas
receptive
antipathy
wield
paramount
26. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly - typically someone who has just died
circumvent
eulogy
sarcasm
foster
27. Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
discrete
enterprise
lackadaisical
ostentatious
28. Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
adversarial
deterministic
resurgent
ominous
29. Brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness
tacit
capricious
subtlety
alacrity
30. Sounding harsh and unpleasant
decorous
partisan
intimacy
grating
31. Formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling
sanctimonious
ego
solemn
precipitate
32. A system or organization in which people are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
cacophony
arrogant
hierarchy
prudent
33. Argumentative; confrontational
temperamental
quarrelsome
accost
pursuit
34. Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
amalgamation
radical
averse
flag
35. A thing that is inappropriate - especially a remark or expression
infelicity
malice
stimulus
regress
36. To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success; to persist
wield
insubordinate
persevere
trivialize
37. Showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
antiquity
trivialize
servile
preconception
38. Giving a broad subjective picture or general idea rather than an exact - systematic description
impressionistic
effusive
discern
implication
39. Inspiring respect and admiration
grievous
prestigious
innocuous
intricate
40. To arouse the curiosity or interest of; to fascinate
pursue
intrigue
apprehensive
impassive
41. To present in a vivid or striking way
dramatize
electorate
partisan
stereotype
42. Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation - especially by responding only indirectly; equivocal
evasive
placate
vivid
inundate
43. Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
rancor
imperious
substantiate
placid
44. Amazed; astonished
trenchant
sate
awed
edify
45. A comparison between two things - typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
impressionable
analogy
depreciate
inundate
46. To display (something) ostentatiously - especially in order to provoke envy or admiration; to show off
vacillate
flaunt
compliment
sparse
47. Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; showy
ostentatious
culpable
assert
indispensable
48. To fail or break down - typically as a result of a particular problem or setback
founder
indiscernible
critique
intemperance
49. Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry - especially deliberately
enthrall
solicit
provocation
contemporary
50. An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
profuse
intractable
populace
pundit