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SAT Reasoning Common Words

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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. Slow to reveal emotion or opinions; reticent






2. Fit for a monarch - especially in being magnificent or dignified






3. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly - typically someone who has just died






4. Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise






5. Messy and dirty; scruffy






6. To recommend with authority (a substance or action) as something beneficial






7. A person who creates a chronicle






8. Humbleness; a modest or low view of one's own importance






9. To gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power)






10. To begin or continue a course of action; to move forward






11. Most important or powerful






12. To describe incorrectly






13. Very skilled or proficient at something; adroit






14. Likely to happen at a future date; concerned with the future






15. To establish or originate (an institution or organization)






16. A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons






17. Not feeling or showing emotion






18. Credibility






19. Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand






20. Relating to or acting as a cause






21. A story - poem - or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning - typically a moral or political one






22. To get or obtain something from specified source






23. To claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false; to deny






24. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of something; acuity






25. Unwilling; reluctant






26. Strictly controlled or enforced






27. Fading; weakening






28. So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant






29. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally; overstatement






30. To become tired - weaker - or less enthusiastic






31. To make (someone) less angry or hostile; to pacify






32. Arousing pity - especially through vulnerability or sadness; pitiful






33. Extremely complex and difficult to follow






34. A lack of interest - enthusiasm - or concern; indifference






35. Not able to be controlled or restrained






36. Not caused by anything done or said






37. The expression of dissatisfaction






38. To address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment; to reprimand






39. Very generous or forgiving - especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; benevolent






40. Not influenced by strong emotion; objective - neutral - or impartial






41. The confidence - enthusiasm - and discipline of a person or group at a particular time; self-esteem






42. A passionate expression of grief or sorrow






43. To make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly; to facilitate






44. An official order to do something






45. Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures






46. To make someone troubled - nervous - or disturbed; to upset or perturb






47. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable






48. To stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable); to curb






49. A person who is concerned with the views or interests of ordinary people






50. To tell someone about something; to give an account of an event or experience