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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. To force or oblige (someone) to do something; to pressure
disparity
dissolute
negligent
compel
2. Not pretentious; modest
predecessor
unpretentious
premeditate
squander
3. To make use of
employ
conception
brevity
languor
4. Completing; harmonious
paramount
philanthropist
utter
complementary
5. Lacking imagination - foresight - or intellectual insight; narrow-minded
plutocrat
indifferent
extravagant
myopic
6. To believe in and follow the practices of
anomaly
euphemism
adhere
pundit
7. To struggle against (a difficulty or danger)
contend
negligent
disinclined
ingenious
8. Treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are; superficial
phlegmatic
convivial
obsequious
simplistic
9. Public support for a particular cause
principal
passive
advocacy
wield
10. Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen
presumptuous
foreboding
discerning
virtuosity
11. To make a serious or urgent request - typically to the public
epitome
appeal
invoke
antiquated
12. Extremely useful; indispensable
conventional
dispensation
corroborate
invaluable
13. Lightheartedness; humor or frivolity
respectively
levity
foreboding
conducive
14. To restore friendly relations between
eclectic
reconcile
incoherent
profound
15. Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work; hard-working
provocative
receptacle
diligent
spare
16. Not able to be denied or disputed; certain
misconception
incontrovertible
dearth
presumptuous
17. Resolutely firm and unwavering; loyal
principal
indulgent
steadfast
aesthetic
18. Expressed clearly; easy to understand
lucid
trivial
indigenous
subvert
19. To instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually; to enlighten
anonymous
edify
tenacity
derision
20. A member of the highest class of society
sensational
invulnerable
aristocrat
credence
21. Looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful
debunk
lugubrious
synthesis
prevalent
22. A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true
imposing
credulity
unambiguous
arrogant
23. A subject or matter that strongly interests or engrosses someone; an obsession
obsequious
rebuttal
precipitous
preoccupation
24. Lacking comfort or luxury; austere
spartan
impassive
indigent
foster
25. Likely to happen at a future date; concerned with the future
conciliatory
exhaustive
prospective
derision
26. A trait specific to an individual
unfounded
idiosyncrasy
cryptic
laud
27. Severe or intense; sharp
acute
spare
virtuous
demur
28. A large difference
disparity
convey
eradicate
depreciate
29. Large in quantity; abundant
loquacious
bountiful
unqualified
vigor
30. Imperceptible; undetectable
expedite
indiscernible
idealism
zealot
31. To dispute the truth - validity - or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question
temper
dispensation
impugn
circumscribe
32. A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter
attribute
perseverance
confidant
prolific
33. Of little value or importance
presumptuous
principal
appreciate
trivial
34. Theoretical; existing as an idea but not having a physical existence
convene
assimilate
pervasive
abstract
35. Credibility
credence
amalgam
anecdotal
repress
36. Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
zealous
portray
oblivion
lackadaisical
37. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician
illusionist
perplex
fabricate
flippant
38. Able to recover or spring back quickly after being bent or compressed - or after difficult conditions
rousing
endeavor
resilient
compromise
39. Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
curative
dramatize
prestige
taciturn
40. A short pithy saying in general use - stating a general truth or piece of advice; an adage
ideal
candid
proverb
transient
41. A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between undesirable alternatives; a quandary
empirical
adherent
discriminating
dilemma
42. Causing great public interest and excitement; shocking
sensational
cohere
consummate
moribund
43. Living or occurring at the same time as (something else)
ornate
contemporary
reiterate
cantankerous
44. To give special importance to (something); to stress
ambiguous
evasive
emphasize
extravagant
45. An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
pundit
intemperate
qualify
proceed
46. To openly disregard (a rule - law or convention); to defy
endeavor
engage
flout
machinate
47. Implied but not plainly expressed
implicit
languor
foreboding
anachronism
48. A concentrated outpouring; a deluge
barrage
agitate
ingenuity
exemplify
49. Extremely complex and difficult to follow
ascetic
convoluted
impose
irreverent
50. Well balanced and sensible
munificent
proverb
succinct
grounded