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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. A person with whom one works - especially in a profession or business
prescriptive
colleague
jargon
irreverent
2. Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
uncharacteristic
terse
meticulous
amalgamation
3. So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
subtle
moribund
stimulus
appreciate
4. To be enough or adequate
suffice
satirize
encumbrance
grounded
5. To irritate or annoy to an extreme degree; to infuriate
lugubrious
elude
exasperate
subterfuge
6. To make less severe - serious - or painful; to alleviate
innovate
alacrity
populist
mitigate
7. Hesitant; indecisive
profusion
prolific
irresolute
engaging
8. An act - statement - or gift that is intended to show gratitude - respect - or admiration
perfunctory
tribute
evasive
mischaracterize
9. Having sharp powers of judgment; astute
provocative
ambiguous
humility
shrewd
10. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for (something)
quarrelsome
trenchant
contemptible
infatuation
11. Easily persuaded to believe something; naïve
dispensation
gullible
conviction
alacrity
12. Making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous
intemperate
prescriptive
sanctimonious
sensationalism
13. Fascinating; enchanting
enthralling
account for
impetuous
repress
14. A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
laudatory
proverb
paragon
adherent
15. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely
multifarious
omen
proverb
precipitate
16. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
skeptical
reputable
sentiment
commendable
17. To make (something) by synthesis - especially chemically
site
meticulous
terminate
synthesize
18. A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
testament
perspective
to dispense with
zealot
19. Having a feeling of vague or regretful longing; yearning for something lost
wistful
intimate
tranquil
placate
20. Suggesting similarities or comparisons with something else
dilatory
check
bombast
reminiscent
21. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous
tactful
simile
alacrity
virtuous
22. Intimidating; seeming difficult to deal with
inimical
perfidy
indigent
daunting
23. Agreement or harmony between people or groups; consensus
divert
subordinate
assertion
concord
24. To participate or become involved in
viscous
engage
inducement
deceive
25. Having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual; gifted
precocious
appointed
meticulous
eclectic
26. Charming and attractive
engaging
hypothesis
domineering
provocative
27. To clear (someone) of blame or suspicion; to exonerate
profusion
irrational
solicit
vindicate
28. Closeness in space - time - or relationship; nearness
felicitous
servile
proximity
premeditate
29. A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model
insubstantial
unequivocal
acumen
exemplar
30. The result of a sudden impulse - without planning
spontaneous
undaunted
perpetual
qualify
31. Diplomatic; discreet
commendable
tactful
avant-garde
provocation
32. Soothing - alleviating
verbose
palliative
enigma
electorate
33. To publicly denounce; to condemn
homogeneous
decry
stereotype
recollection
34. A substance or thing that increases activity - interest - or enthusiasm
stimulant
subdued
chronicler
entrepreneur
35. Involving conflict or opposition
flag
adversarial
mitigate
culpable
36. To become tired - weaker - or less enthusiastic
indispensable
ossify
flag
cryptic
37. An activity of a specified kind - especially a recreational or athletic one
symbolism
culpable
venerate
pursuit
38. Contrary to what is usual - traditional - or accepted; unconventional
squalid
unorthodox
morale
egotism
39. Intended to teach - especially in a patronizing way or having moral instruction as a hidden motive
inclination
indigenous
didactic
adhere
40. Not feeling or showing emotion
daunting
diminutive
zealot
impassive
41. Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen; disquiet
apprehension
denude
whimsical
lackadaisical
42. To omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); to go without
forgo
table
reiterate
stimulate
43. Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
adversarial
misconception
perceptive
critical
44. Consisting of parts all of the same kind; uniform
understated
sympathy
unprecedented
homogeneous
45. Acting with care and thought for the future; wise
paraphrase
prudent
bountiful
indispensable
46. Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious
incontrovertible
unpremeditated
skepticism
circumspect
47. Carried or supported
substantiate
digress
prosaic
borne
48. Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind; volatile
contention
conciliatory
mercurial
abstract
49. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
inclined
ludicrous
fabrication
vicious
50. A spoken word - statement - or vocal sound
conventional
insure
utterance
ornate