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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. Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
morale
lackadaisical
defuse
flaunt
2. Deliberately created; artificial
perfidy
contrived
enthralling
presume
3. To make use of
contend
didactic
augment
employ
4. Well balanced and sensible
commemorate
acute
compelling
grounded
5. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind - used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
exemplar
simile
infatuation
opportune
6. Not identified by name; of unknown name
forebear
anonymous
satirize
anecdote
7. An exemption from a rule or usual requirement
ingenuity
indeterminate
dispensation
rudiment
8. Relevant; applicable
encumbrance
stature
embroil
pertinent
9. Unplanned; spontaneous
ascetic
ebullient
unpremeditated
deference
10. A question asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to get information
bureaucrat
rhetorical question
forestall
contend
11. To postpone the consideration of
redundant
acquisition
populous
table
12. A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
paragon
intrigue
populace
exemplar
13. To make legitimate
urban
legitimize
monotonous
dispel
14. A dangerous - difficult - or otherwise unfortunate situation
divergent
plight
denude
enumerate
15. To make (someone) feel annoyed - frustrated - or worried - especially with trivial matters
vex
metaphor
virtuosity
palliative
16. Unreasonable; illogical
unprovoked
irrational
respectively
sensationalism
17. To strip (something) of its covering - possessions - or assets; to make bare
compromise
denude
apprehension
collegial
18. Something that exists only as an idea
temperament
abstraction
perplex
substantiate
19. To force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place
populist
impose
cajole
unsentimental
20. Comparable in certain respects
persevere
inimical
analogous
agitate
21. To participate or become involved in
moderate
regal
implication
engage
22. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)
inclined
counterintuitive
perplexity
criticize
23. A strong dislike or disinclination; antipathy
aversion
accost
check
rancor
24. A scheme
discredit
maverick
austere
machination
25. Seeming reasonable or probable; credible
found
pedant
unfounded
plausible
26. To feel or express strong disapproval of (something); to abhor
repress
satirize
deplore
provincialism
27. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; to disprove
refute
invaluable
heterogeneous
fallacy
28. To retrieve or save (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances; to recoup
cliche
unambiguous
virtuous
salvage
29. Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen
subtlety
assertion
presumptuous
refute
30. To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to destabilize
subvert
idealize
enigma
presume
31. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
magnitude
callous
passive
buoy
32. To increase rapidly in numbers; to multiply
capricious
incessant
proliferate
adroit
33. To portray in words; to describe
depict
vindicate
rhetorical question
idiosyncrasy
34. To fail to care for properly
subdue
neglect
economize
unambiguous
35. Sharpness or keenness of thought - vision - or hearing
acuity
confidant
profusion
analogy
36. Unverified information received from other people; rumor
mundane
hearsay
wistful
superficial
37. To present in a vivid or striking way
citation
compelling
reputable
dramatize
38. Having refined taste or good judgment; discerning
discriminating
collegial
incessant
concession
39. The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt
monotony
disdain
persevere
averse
40. To intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; to arbitrate
mediate
anthropology
conducive
homogenization
41. A refusal or unwillingness to change one's views or to agree about something; stubbornness
antagonistic
moribund
systematic
intransigence
42. Completing; harmonious
complementary
lackadaisical
capricious
criticize
43. Difficult to find - catch - or achieve; evasive
elusive
divert
infatuation
rigidity
44. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive
implication
impetuous
perplex
consummate
45. A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious - political - or other ideals; an extremist
lament
zealot
contentious
skeptic
46. To discourage (someone) from doing something - using doubt or fear
causal
deter
prescient
exuberant
47. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
evade
testify
portent
unpalatable
48. Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
benign
apt
vulnerable
electorate
49. Using very few words; concise
inclination
epitome
conception
laconic
50. Done with speed and efficiency
expeditious
scorn
satirize
regress