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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. A surprising and previously unknown fact - especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
revelation
discriminating
dearth
perplex
2. Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
averse
intemperance
inimitable
imposing
3. A basic building block of something; an elementary or primitive form of something
comprehensive
divert
rudiment
inducement
4. To retrieve or save (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances; to recoup
salvage
marginal
impressionable
digress
5. Uncertain; unknown
indeterminate
empathy
anecdote
divert
6. Causing annoyance - anger - or another strong reaction
circumscribe
portent
supplant
provocative
7. Briefly and clearly expressed; concise
adhere
abstraction
succinct
diligent
8. Having knowledge of events before they take place; prophetic
pretentious
credible
solemn
prescient
9. To reject; to refuse to accept or be associated with
figurative
forestall
intuitive
repudiate
10. The state of being subject to death
oblivion
mortality
appeal
robust
11. Affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching
radical
plausible
denounce
reconcile
12. Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; shrewd
astute
coherent
substantial
machinate
13. Closeness in space - time - or relationship; nearness
proximity
gullible
grievous
precursor
14. To begin or continue a course of action; to move forward
proceed
curative
lament
invoke
15. Well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate; auspicious
opportune
languor
perpetuate
defuse
16. To think of with great respect; to revere
inconsequential
venerate
nostalgia
exacerbate
17. A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
tyranny
circumspect
ego
bountiful
18. Beyond criticism; faultless
erratic
trivial
irreproachable
ascetic
19. A person who starts - organizes and operates a business
entrepreneur
testify
culpable
intractable
20. Humbleness; a modest or low view of one's own importance
humility
understatement
heritage
prospectus
21. Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; confusing
cryptic
diffident
anonymous
inapt
22. To make or declare (something - typically a church) sacred
analogy
cliche
coherent
consecrate
23. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
recollection
pragmatic
iconoclast
infatuation
24. Showing contempt; scornful
contemptuous
antagonism
ludicrous
appropriate
25. To be a typical example of; to epitomize
anonymous
stimulus
futile
exemplify
26. Not authorized by law; not in accordance with accepted standards
illegitimate
tangential
metaphor
legitimize
27. Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
thwart
complicit
revere
urbane
28. To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive
charismatic
squalid
icon
vacillate
29. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
exemplar
palliate
respectively
trenchant
30. A question asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to get information
ensure
multifarious
rhetorical question
perplexity
31. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
dubious
forbear
inherent
resolute
32. The condition of being considered more important than something else; priority
precedence
egotism
condemn
edify
33. An ancestor
mitigate
brevity
forebear
adept
34. Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical
undaunted
synthesize
systematic
conjecture
35. To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
alienate
inclined
fabricate
cajole
36. The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an inflated sense of self-importance
foresee
egotism
ambivalent
elude
37. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
pugnacious
exacerbate
paradox
humane
38. The highest class of society; the nobility
ostensible
aristocracy
diffident
injudicious
39. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning
appease
convene
spontaneous
relinquish
40. Freedom from external control or influence; independence
stature
digress
autonomy
renowned
41. Agreement or harmony between people or groups; consensus
concord
reminisce
domineering
convene
42. To make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true or accurate; to confirm
anecdotal
corroborate
verify
prescient
43. Feeling opposition or hostility toward something
machination
callous
quarrel
antagonistic
44. Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic
indispensable
prescriptive
inscrutable
ambivalent
45. To participate or become involved in
engage
nostalgia
intuitive
augment
46. To buy - get - or obtain (something)
advocate
rebut
concord
acquire
47. To be a perfect example of
reprehensible
tenacity
condone
epitomize
48. Something bought or obtained
mitigate
decorous
acquisition
temperamental
49. To openly disregard (a rule - law or convention); to defy
prolific
innocuous
table
flout
50. Relating separately to each of several people or things
scorn
respective
antiquated
foster