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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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1. A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past - typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
stature
proliferate
decorous
nostalgia
2. Comparable in certain respects
invulnerable
analogous
adversarial
ominous
3. Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person
negligible
avuncular
susceptible
flippant
4. The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an inflated sense of self-importance
respective
egotism
systemic
electorate
5. A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion
timid
illegitimate
antipathy
lay
6. To fail to give a true impression of (something); to disguise or contradict
esoteric
tactful
belie
autocrat
7. Purposeful - determined - and unwavering; adamant
prudent
prevalent
resolute
regale
8. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
ludicrous
prescient
predecessor
pathetic
9. A thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned; a thing belonging to a different time period
illusory
moribund
anachronism
satire
10. Impossible to satisfy; unquenchable
predecessor
docile
insatiable
compliant
11. Lightheartedness; humor or frivolity
ostensible
zealous
levity
acuity
12. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
gullible
prudent
supplant
anachronism
13. To prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time; to preempt
populist
concede
exacerbate
forestall
14. Unselfish concern for the well-being of others
infelicity
economize
altruism
comprehensive
15. A particular form of a language that is unique to a specific region or social group
relinquish
icon
dialect
composite
16. Well balanced and sensible
grounded
espouse
revoke
autonomy
17. Clever - original - and inventive
momentous
conciliatory
ingenious
prohibitive
18. An activity of a specified kind - especially a recreational or athletic one
pursuit
dilatory
rebut
by virtue of
19. Unsophisticated or narrow-minded; parochial
provincial
averse
auditory
understated
20. Deserving censure or condemnation; disgraceful
conciliatory
partisan
discerning
reprehensible
21. A person who is concerned with the views or interests of ordinary people
lugubrious
populist
ambiguous
anecdotal
22. To clear (someone) of blame or suspicion; to exonerate
vindicate
digress
injudicious
tenacious
23. Exciting; stirring
evade
rousing
vacillate
ensure
24. Inclined to agree with others or obey rules - especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent
callous
linguistic
redundant
compliant
25. To turn into bone or bony tissue; to become rigid or inflexible
ossify
hypothetical
consequential
foreboding
26. Polite and restrained; proper
extol
decorous
erudite
concession
27. To cause (someone) to become angry; to annoy
antagonize
advocacy
facetious
eminent
28. Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
irreverent
ominous
concordant
causal
29. To take (something) for one's own use - typically without the owner's permission; to seize
enigma
confident
phenomenon
appropriate
30. Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned
unpretentious
indifferent
amalgam
folly
31. To diminish in value over a period of time
prospectus
depreciate
curative
unequivocal
32. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness
integrity
averse
persevere
derision
33. Old-fashioned or outdated
antiquated
conviction
disparity
by virtue of
34. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
empathy
conviction
proliferate
perpetuate
35. To cause (someone) to feel completely baffled; to puzzle
perplex
precipitous
paragon
naïvete
36. Bringing strong images - memories - or feelings to mind
regressive
prescribe
ostentatious
evocative
37. A person who held a job or office before the current holder; forerunner
appointed
cataclysmic
predecessor
extravagant
38. To make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true or accurate; to confirm
fabricate
trivial
ascetic
verify
39. Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen
ineffable
cultivate
fiscal
presumptuous
40. Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
synthesize
icon
systemic
perfidy
41. Uncalled for; lacking good reason
gratuitous
adverse
attribute
contentious
42. To make (something) by synthesis - especially chemically
penchant
profuse
sufficient
synthesize
43. A lack of self-control
intemperance
momentous
unpalatable
slovenly
44. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician
illusionist
enumerate
cohere
pragmatic
45. To admit that something is true after first denying or resisting it; to grant
encumbrance
voracious
concede
nostalgia
46. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
deliberate
revoke
exacerbate
vivid
47. Uncertain; hesitant
reiterate
demeanor
haughty
tentative
48. Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition; dispassionate
indelible
phlegmatic
verbose
myopic
49. Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand
pretentious
jargon
acute
discernment
50. Persistence; tenacity
inclination
pretentious
perseverance
repress
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