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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. To make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
palliate
tentative
contempt
subtle
2. Easily persuaded to believe something; naïve
chronicle
reproach
intricate
gullible
3. To cause (someone) to feel excited - invigorated - or angry
estrange
fiscal
rouse
convene
4. Having compassion or benevolence; inflicting the minimum of pain
appeal
venerate
discriminating
humane
5. A false idea or belief; a mirage
incontrovertible
demeanor
illusion
premeditate
6. A person who held a job or office before the current holder; forerunner
jocular
corroborate
flaunt
predecessor
7. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
ingenuous
dramatize
neglect
supplant
8. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
objective
adept
ludicrous
unorthodox
9. An exemption from a rule or usual requirement
innovate
usurp
diligent
dispensation
10. One's opponent in a contest - conflict - or dispute; a rival
emphasis
figurative
consequential
adversary
11. Not justified or authorized; unnecessary
perfidy
hypothetical
derision
unwarranted
12. To combine - merge - or unite
tactful
contend
amalgamate
criticize
13. Having a firm basis in reality and therefore important - meaningful - or considerable
substantive
homogenization
abstract
contemptuous
14. Only barely touching or related to (something); peripheral
placate
constitute
tangential
tax
15. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
utterance
convene
ingenuity
indigenous
16. To hold down or subdue (something) by force
consequential
rebut
repress
amalgamation
17. Fervent; ardent
servile
zealous
diverge
emphatic
18. Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
nonchalant
voracious
bureaucracy
discriminating
19. Given or supplied free of charge
complimentary
conviction
populist
adverse
20. Talkative; garrulous
indomitable
sentimental
impediment
loquacious
21. Not able to be removed or forgotten; ineradicable
commemorate
indelible
exploit
convene
22. Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
derive
consecrate
sympathy
economy
23. Having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual; gifted
precocious
irrational
presumptive
timid
24. Optimistic; certain
depiction
confident
impede
peruse
25. Not influenced by strong emotion; objective - neutral - or impartial
epitomize
buoyancy
edify
dispassionate
26. Complimentary
illusion
laudatory
disseminate
objective
27. Based on random choice or personal whim - rather than any reason or system; capricious
convention
arbitrary
allegory
usurp
28. The action - process - or result of combining or uniting
apolitical
imperceptible
repudiate
amalgamation
29. The avoidance of excess or extremes; self-restraint
moderation
verify
fanciful
render
30. To voluntarily cease to claim; to give (something) up
intemperate
relinquish
portray
demeanor
31. The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable
concord
erratic
respective
resignation
32. To delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; to hinder
lamentable
conventional
impede
inducement
33. Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
ominous
austere
profundity
resurgent
34. Having sensitive insight; observant
naïve
neglect
perceptive
convention
35. To make (something) by synthesis - especially chemically
synthesize
unequivocal
sparse
ebullient
36. Impossible to satisfy; unquenchable
insatiable
invulnerable
placate
idiosyncrasy
37. A firmly held belief or opinion
pretense
renowned
conviction
formidable
38. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
sap
iconoclast
arbitrary
invulnerable
39. Having no foundation or basis in fact; groundless
humanitarian
unfounded
solemnize
implication
40. Unexpected; unanticipated
unforeseen
conception
disparage
spontaneous
41. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
provincial
convoluted
convey
exemplar
42. Intended to be kept secret
confidential
subjective
stratagem
derivative
43. Having great knowledge or learning; scholarly
erudite
aristocrat
temperament
acquisition
44. A person who cultivates an area of interest - such as the arts - without real commitment or knowledge; an amateur
induce
substantive
cajole
dilettante
45. A system or organization in which people are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
convivial
recollect
reticent
hierarchy
46. Close familiarity or friendship; closeness
comprehensive
apt
irrational
intimacy
47. Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
decorous
orthodox
whimsical
ambiguous
48. Practicing severe self-discipline and avoidance of all luxury
ascetic
mischaracterize
versatile
supplant
49. A surprising and previously unknown fact - especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
deceit
placate
revelation
intemperate
50. Extremely dirty and unpleasant - especially as a result of poverty or neglect
squalid
antagonistic
ornate
abstruse