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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. Lacking interest or excitement; dull
mundane
reserved
disparage
flout
2. Absolute; unqualified
devalue
unmitigated
enthralling
baffle
3. Playfully quaint or fanciful - especially in an appealing and amusing way
effusive
sensational
stature
whimsical
4. Formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling
steadfast
skirt
deferential
solemn
5. To dispute the truth - validity - or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question
impugn
subvert
apathy
agitate
6. Using very few words; concise
laconic
insure
denounce
fabricate
7. Unconfirmed
viscous
clandestine
gullible
unverified
8. To cause (someone) to become angry; to annoy
confidant
antagonize
uncharacteristic
susceptible
9. Arrogantly superior and disdainful; conceited
proverb
preoccupied
resurgent
haughty
10. Strictly controlled or enforced
austere
stringent
chicanery
servile
11. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
portent
complicit
conspicuous
convoluted
12. Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders
credential
squander
insubordinate
illegitimate
13. Public support for a particular cause
sensational
proceed
advocacy
bolster
14. Too generous; lenient
abstruse
spartan
evoke
indulgent
15. Open resistance; bold disobedience
cynic
defiance
diffident
concordant
16. Unselfish concern for the well-being of others
ambiguous
ebullient
altruism
critique
17. To grow (something); to raise (something)
cultivate
mortality
colleague
cohere
18. Causing annoyance - frustration - or worry
adversary
complicity
simplistic
vexatious
19. Not influenced by strong emotion; objective - neutral - or impartial
avant-garde
stratagem
figurative
dispassionate
20. Copiously
audible
profusely
pragmatic
futile
21. To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
subterfuge
insolent
plight
cajole
22. To use up (resources or reserves) completely
grounded
exhaust
urbane
reprehensible
23. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
archaic
exacerbate
advocate
vibrant
24. Disappointed in something after discovering it to be less good than once believed
idealize
perplexing
pragmatic
disillusioned
25. The expression of dissatisfaction
credible
discrete
complaint
buoyancy
26. A formal statement given in a court of law
testimony
unprovoked
irrational
causal
27. To make something more interesting by adding extra details; to exaggerate
perfidy
depict
reconstitute
embellish
28. Related to the whole system - not just parts
temperamental
systemic
superficial
vivid
29. Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull
pedestrian
insatiable
perspective
awed
30. Indicating mild or amused puzzlement; curious
irrepressible
condemn
quizzical
consummate
31. Imperceptible; undetectable
indiscernible
discriminating
levity
superior
32. Having a good reputation; respected
reputable
prestigious
antagonism
equivocal
33. Showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect
candid
esoteric
provincial
consummate
34. Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
profuse
voracious
resolute
curative
35. Very generous or forgiving - especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; benevolent
benign
hypothetical
diffident
magnanimous
36. Famous; known or talked about by many people
dominant
anomaly
renowned
convene
37. Clever - original - and inventive
diligent
ingenious
intimacy
spartan
38. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
virtuoso
terse
buoy
orthodox
39. To help to clarify or explain (a subject or matter); to shed light on
egotism
intractable
populist
illuminate
40. Not supported or proven by evidence; unconfirmed
versatile
moral
unsubstantiated
pursuit
41. To present in a vivid or striking way
disingenuous
dramatize
squander
regressive
42. Not able to be imitated; unique
inimitable
rudiment
laud
understated
43. The way in which something is regarded or understood; a general idea
conception
mandatory
domineering
prospectus
44. A bad public opinion; disgrace
trivialize
cathartic
erudite
disrepute
45. Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical
amalgamate
tenacious
systematic
cacophony
46. Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
intransigence
lament
indiscriminate
transient
47. Downplayed; minimized
reconstitute
worldly
consequence
understated
48. Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect; impertinent
insolent
contention
trivialize
deliberation
49. To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance
meticulous
demur
plastic
exemplify
50. To put off (an action or event) to a later time; to postpone
defer
injudicious
fallacy
refute