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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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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. Impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
irrational
fabricate
irrefutable
reputable
2. To destroy completely; to put an end to
naïve
eradicate
peruse
prolific
3. Strong and healthy; vigorous
grounded
robust
analogy
negligent
4. To sense; to become aware or conscious of (something)
imperious
indeterminate
perceive
oblivion
5. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
supplant
compunction
superior
enigma
6. A person who publicly supports a particular cause
advocate
sedulous
solemnize
eclectic
7. To make (something) seem less important - significant - or complex than it really is; to minimize
superb
trivialize
emphatic
dramatize
8. Attempting to impress people by pretending to have greater importance - talent - culture - etc. - than is actually possessed; affected
grandiose
rigors
convention
pretentious
9. Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions
sanctimonious
intricate
cathartic
impugn
10. Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style - especially in a pretentious or excessive way
squander
politicize
unsentimental
grandiose
11. A feature regarded as a characteristic part of something; a trait
effusive
attribute
averse
astute
12. To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; to be evasive
peevish
indigent
laudatory
equivocate
13. Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a fact; proof
illuminate
testament
plutocrat
convoluted
14. Based on or influenced by personal feelings - tastes - or opinions; not objective
found
subjective
incoherent
fiscal
15. A person who is concerned with the views or interests of ordinary people
incoherent
precipitate
bounty
populist
16. The highest class of society; the nobility
keen
unprovoked
aristocracy
presumptive
17. Moderation or self-restraint
candid
unpalatable
temperance
zeal
18. Not caused by anything done or said
to dispense with
archaic
indigenous
unprovoked
19. Falsification; lie
peevish
grounded
exhaust
fabrication
20. Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work; hard-working
diligent
advocate
voracious
repudiate
21. Argumentative; confrontational
apprehensive
insubstantial
appropriate
quarrelsome
22. The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable
resignation
testify
penitent
perpetual
23. Living or occurring at the same time as (something else)
endeavor
urban
anonymous
contemporary
24. To overcome or bring under control; to quiet (something) down
forestall
subdue
complaint
bureaucrat
25. Important or significant
intricate
gratuitous
consequential
trivial
26. Not able to be controlled or restrained
superficial
irrepressible
docile
forgo
27. Complaining in a petulant or whining manner; peevish
illuminate
aversion
querulous
integrity
28. Deceitful
tribute
unwieldy
duplicitous
prospect
29. To overwhelm (someone) with things to be dealt with; to besiege
prevalent
portray
inundate
disrepute
30. Open; honest
frank
enterprise
slovenly
infallible
31. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
bombast
diminutive
anecdote
wistful
32. Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something; fame
proximity
prestige
altruistic
precede
33. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
erratic
negligent
futile
espouse
34. To insult or belittle; to trivialize - ridicule - or mock
disparage
rationalism
egotism
progenitor
35. A printed document that advertises or describes a school - commercial enterprise - forthcoming book - etc. - in order to attract or inform clients
didactic
prospectus
regal
indulge
36. To weaken or put into danger; to undermine
rationalize
placid
intrigue
compromise
37. To consider carefully; to ponder
indeterminate
deliberate
vacuous
prospect
38. Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen; disquiet
apprehension
uncharacteristic
forgo
thwart
39. Well chosen or suited to the circumstances; apt
aristocrat
equanimity
felicitous
averse
40. An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
estrange
pundit
presumptuous
relinquish
41. Seeking to promote human welfare
vibrant
humanitarian
testament
indignant
42. To dispute the truth - validity - or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question
aristocrat
impugn
intemperate
uncharacteristic
43. Sumptuously rich - elaborate - or luxurious
illuminate
plight
perspective
lavish
44. Of secondary or minor importance
solemn
marginal
avuncular
facetious
45. Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
embellish
laudatory
prestigious
whimsy
46. Bad-tempered - argumentative - and uncooperative; grumpy
cantankerous
implicit
profundity
myopic
47. Extremely or unusually small; miniscule
spartan
cite
confide
diminutive
48. Lower in rank or position
intuitive
utterance
discredit
subordinate
49. Regrettable
systematic
lamentable
moderate
expedite
50. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle
capricious
eminent
dilatory
methodology