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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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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. Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large - powerful - intense - or capable
imperious
formidable
inconsequential
legitimize
2. Lacking strength and solidity
pertain
insubstantial
grievous
prevalent
3. A memory
usurp
loquacious
stratagem
recollection
4. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning
implausible
servile
spontaneous
allege
5. To accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided
superior
voracious
contemptuous
to be resigned
6. Capable of making mistakes or being erroneous
fallible
unequivocal
usurp
denude
7. Unconditional; without reservation or limitation
tyranny
profound
uncharacteristic
unqualified
8. Beyond criticism; faultless
irreproachable
eclectic
site
irrational
9. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely
appointed
precipitate
conscientious
plastic
10. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property; an inferno
maverick
demur
conflagration
nonchalant
11. The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
acumen
subvert
squalid
sedulous
12. Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic
paraphrase
inscrutable
convivial
anachronism
13. To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; to be evasive
sensational
equivocate
prestige
illegitimate
14. The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an inflated sense of self-importance
magnanimity
divergent
acquisition
egotism
15. Causing an argument; controversial
contentious
egotism
imperious
bolster
16. Tired - bored - or lacking enthusiasm - typically after having had too much of something; apathetic
ensure
discern
hierarchy
jaded
17. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
baffle
tacit
exemplar
confide
18. A lack of variety; tedium
naïvete
invulnerable
monotony
pathetic
19. To strip (something) of its covering - possessions - or assets; to make bare
denude
didactic
precipitate
derision
20. Unable to be placated
domineering
implacable
convention
economize
21. So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant
preoccupied
hyperbole
inconsequential
negligible
22. To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance
demur
tax
vivid
autonomous
23. Not candid or sincere - typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
defer
disingenuous
induce
antagonize
24. An activity of a specified kind - especially a recreational or athletic one
stark
consequential
ostentatious
pursuit
25. Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior
aristocrat
unorthodox
moral
foreboding
26. A stock of plays - dances - or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
rational
gratuitous
repertoire
complement
27. To take the place of (a person or thing previously in use); to supplant
equanimity
supersede
peeve
apathy
28. Too generous; lenient
deter
indulgent
profusely
assert
29. Suave - courteous - and refined in manner; sophisticated
antagonism
urbane
dispassionate
convey
30. The avoidance of excess or extremes; self-restraint
debilitate
espouse
moderation
vicious
31. Difficult to find - catch - or achieve; evasive
elusive
scorn
populist
irreproachable
32. Mutually respectful; friendly
naïve
exasperate
collegial
account for
33. Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something; fame
paramount
peevish
prestige
inclined
34. To openly resist or refuse to obey; to disregard
dominant
plastic
defy
itinerant
35. A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
borne
check
ego
temperate
36. To think of with great respect; to revere
venerate
eulogy
melancholy
belligerent
37. To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
vicarious
disrepute
paraphrase
contrived
38. To buy - get - or obtain (something)
acquire
subjective
apathetic
virtuous
39. To be a typical example of; to epitomize
rigorous
credibility
homogenization
exemplify
40. To make (something) seem less important - significant - or complex than it really is; to minimize
abstraction
spare
advocacy
trivialize
41. Having sharp powers of judgment; astute
shrewd
cohesive
machination
benign
42. A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
dominant
unpremeditated
facetious
cynic
43. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
tenacity
prominent
perpetuate
avant-garde
44. To retrieve or save (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances; to recoup
salvage
espouse
air
progenitor
45. To insult or belittle; to trivialize - ridicule - or mock
perplex
prescient
intuition
disparage
46. Careful to avoid social embarrassment or distress - especially by keeping confidences secret; tactful
discreet
alacrity
entrepreneur
subtlety
47. Selfless; compassionate
robust
altruistic
penitent
superfluous
48. To begin or continue a course of action; to move forward
unambiguous
intimidate
dilettante
proceed
49. Consisting of diverse or mixed parts
homogenization
heterogeneous
proceed
remorse
50. To delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; to hinder
impede
attribute
moderate
erudite