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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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1. Existing only on the surface; not deep
simulate
contemptuous
personify
superficial
2. Logical and consistent
coherent
disdain
utterly
exhaust
3. The condition of being considered more important than something else; priority
substantive
precedence
mediate
lugubrious
4. To escape or avoid - especially by cleverness or trickery; to elude
predecessor
chicanery
inscrutable
evade
5. Large in quantity; abundant
prosaic
exhaust
bountiful
predecessor
6. Fading; weakening
articulate
flagging
haughty
deceive
7. Very complicated or detailed; elaborate
intricate
diversion
by virtue of
critic
8. High-sounding language with little meaning - used to impress people
formidable
conviction
bombast
machination
9. To portray in words; to describe
depict
appropriate
foresee
transient
10. To fail to care for properly
reprehensible
disinclined
terminal
neglect
11. Using few words; concise
somber
terse
convoluted
disparage
12. Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand
usurp
jargon
expedient
principal
13. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for (something)
enthrall
infatuation
convey
perplexity
14. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely
credence
superficial
precipitate
intricate
15. Important; famous
judicious
hyperbole
prominent
anomaly
16. A person who promotes the welfare of others - especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
philanthropist
innocuous
revere
negligent
17. Not able to be denied or disputed; certain
counterintuitive
superfluous
incontrovertible
laudatory
18. Becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state
illusion
ideologue
regressive
verify
19. To serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something); to moderate
arbitrary
temper
subdue
perfidy
20. Openness and honesty; frankness
placate
candor
consecrate
sufficient
21. Public support for a particular cause
understated
casual
determinism
advocacy
22. Prejudiced in favor of a particular cause
conflagration
premeditate
economize
partisan
23. To recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony; to pay homage to
commemorate
citation
apprehensive
naïve
24. A short pithy saying in general use - stating a general truth or piece of advice; an adage
proverb
disparity
virtuoso
amalgamation
25. A cruel and oppressive ruler
tyrant
trenchant
hypothesize
effusive
26. To prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence)
naïvete
partisan
avert
humane
27. To make use of
penitent
foster
employ
conception
28. An incorrect understanding
misconception
formidable
plague
loquacious
29. Not candid or sincere - typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
susceptible
pathetic
disingenuous
diverge
30. Polite and restrained; proper
expedient
qualify
decorous
tenacious
31. A plan or scheme - especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve a goal
paraphrase
impugn
stratagem
cliche
32. Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities; flexible
paraphrase
economize
check
versatile
33. Not caused by anything done or said
unprovoked
squander
cite
ossify
34. Downplayed; minimized
composite
vigor
understated
indelible
35. To attempt to explain or justify behavior normally considered irrational or unacceptable by offering an apparently reasonable explanation - even if it is not really true or appropriate
provincial
rationalize
economical
flout
36. A project or undertaking - typically one that is difficult or requires effort; an endeavor
cosmopolitan
unqualified
urbane
enterprise
37. Doubting; hesitating or uncertain
dispel
preoccupied
vulnerable
dubious
38. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
rousing
allegory
expedite
exacerbate
39. To make (someone) feel annoyed - frustrated - or worried - especially with trivial matters
aesthetic
vex
spartan
irresolute
40. Clever - original - and inventive
compelling
defuse
ingenious
unprovoked
41. A false idea or belief; a mirage
indispensable
recount
illusion
predecessor
42. Falsification; lie
aversion
invoke
fabrication
inducement
43. Covering or affecting a large area
buoyancy
concede
expansive
litigious
44. To entertain or amuse (someone) with talk
regale
deceive
seclusion
solicit
45. Sticking together or forming a whole
daunting
characterize
cohesive
radical
46. Original; inventive
buoy
pertinent
innovative
ensure
47. Unable to be affected by
impervious
articulate
altruistic
munificent
48. To make or declare (something - typically a church) sacred
vex
consecrate
anonymous
unambiguous
49. A person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; a magician
reputable
irreproachable
illusionist
perseverance
50. To confirm or give support to (a statement or theory)
corroborate
vicious
neglect
contempt