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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. An inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable
perplexity
engage
homogeneous
compunction
2. A story - poem - or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning - typically a moral or political one
allegory
consequence
benevolent
simile
3. Not caused by anything done or said
mercurial
inundate
aesthete
unprovoked
4. So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
perfunctory
subtle
inducement
negligent
5. Not showing a serious or respectful attitude; frivolous
flippant
empirical
preoccupied
icon
6. An idea formed before having all the facts or evidence; an assumption
fallible
preconception
venerable
rudiment
7. An indirect reference
allusion
prosaic
intimacy
legitimate
8. Able to be defended with logic or justification; valid
enumerate
fervent
legitimate
jocular
9. A person who promotes the welfare of others - especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
synthesis
illusion
philanthropist
disrepute
10. The confidence - enthusiasm - and discipline of a person or group at a particular time; self-esteem
abstraction
morale
abstract
invaluable
11. To involve (someone) deeply in an argument - conflict - or difficult situation; to entangle
embroil
adverse
aplomb
inconsequential
12. Too generous; lenient
indulgent
circumscribe
invulnerable
intuition
13. Impossible to satisfy; unquenchable
prescient
abstract
servile
insatiable
14. Seeking to promote human welfare
nonchalant
levity
expeditious
humanitarian
15. Slow; sluggish
derivative
dilatory
imposing
ostensible
16. A theory; a proposed explanation
perseverance
sparse
deprecate
hypothesis
17. To cause (an activity or event) to become political in character
repress
politicize
unmitigated
unprovoked
18. Taking ideas - style - or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources; broad-based
nostalgia
denude
eclectic
ostentatious
19. A bad public opinion; disgrace
site
table
illuminate
disrepute
20. Not easily convinced; dubious
zeal
perseverance
stature
skeptical
21. To encourage or promote the development of something good; to cultivate or nurture
foster
paramount
persevere
belligerent
22. Impossible to subdue or defeat; invincible
ebullient
inclined
indomitable
malicious
23. The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
compliment
acumen
anachronism
skirt
24. Sumptuously rich - elaborate - or luxurious
deterministic
sensationalism
recount
lavish
25. To accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided
to be resigned
debunk
grounded
solicit
26. Someone who supports a particular set of ideas - party - or person
impressionistic
inscrutable
adherent
invulnerable
27. Avoiding the company of other people; solitary
reclusive
ebullient
methodology
hypothesize
28. To call people together for (a meeting); to assemble
convene
insolent
peevish
tactful
29. To imitate the appearance or character of
regale
simulate
superb
cliche
30. To think of with great respect; to revere
found
temperance
venerate
substantive
31. To pacify or placate (someone) by agreeing to their demands
appease
cathartic
ego
systematic
32. To praise enthusiastically; to acclaim
extol
skepticism
mortality
temper
33. To make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
indignant
dissolute
linguistic
palliate
34. Showing a lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocent
supercilious
unambiguous
empirical
naïve
35. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
irrepressible
esoteric
portent
flag
36. Relaxed and informal
tyranny
compel
hypothesis
casual
37. Having great knowledge or learning; scholarly
devalue
erudite
acuity
dispensation
38. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive
consequence
impetuous
irrefutable
illuminate
39. A concentrated outpouring; a deluge
barrage
decorum
mandate
decry
40. To give a satisfactory explanation for (something)
sympathy
deride
account for
momentous
41. Most important; main
bolster
charisma
principal
dialect
42. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning
principal
credential
spontaneous
embroil
43. Not influenced by strong emotion; objective - neutral - or impartial
secluded
corroborate
testimonial
dispassionate
44. A person who publicly supports a particular cause
defer
benign
advocate
negligent
45. Grand and impressive in appearance; dramatic
scrutinize
antiquity
imposing
confidant
46. To show (someone) to be involved in a crime
implicate
imprudent
intimacy
felicity
47. A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
profuse
sensational
empirical
lament
48. To make (a problem - bad situation - or negative feeling) worse
aesthetics
acute
exacerbate
indigent
49. Done at random or without careful judgment; haphazard
indiscriminate
vigor
impose
implication
50. Unsophisticated or narrow-minded; parochial
provincial
flag
discreet
straightforward