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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. Openness and honesty; frankness
candor
thwart
divergent
exploit
2. Not able to be imitated; unique
prospectus
subtle
epitomize
inimitable
3. To believe in and follow the practices of
equanimity
deter
adhere
personify
4. Becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state
vindicate
credence
regressive
ominous
5. The process of making something homogeneous
rationalize
allege
stimulant
homogenization
6. So foolish - unreasonable - or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
disingenuous
ludicrous
impede
sarcasm
7. A person's natural tendency to act in a particular way
insubstantial
magnanimity
convivial
inclination
8. Easily irritated - especially by unimportant things
compel
aversion
expedient
peevish
9. To combine - merge - or unite
palliate
amalgamate
concordant
invoke
10. To strongly suggest but not explicitly state
forgo
unprovoked
avert
imply
11. Displaying a passionate intensity; ardent
shrewd
fervent
irreconcilable
simile
12. To put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree - decision - or promise); to cancel
irrational
revoke
inclination
perfunctory
13. To tell someone about something; to give an account of an event or experience
mendacious
recount
lackadaisical
indigenous
14. To restrict (something) within limits; to surround
demeanor
circumscribe
anomaly
persevere
15. Uncalled for; lacking good reason
contemptuous
gratuitous
complicit
rousing
16. The way in which something is regarded or understood; a general idea
recount
forbear
worldly
conception
17. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally; overstatement
discreet
intrigue
hyperbole
account for
18. To imitate the appearance or character of
inducement
simulate
invulnerable
rigorous
19. 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
pertinent
benevolent
hypothesis
simile
20. Amazed; astonished
analogous
perfunctory
awed
anachronism
21. To cause (someone) to become cheerful or confident; to encourage
duplicitous
buoy
ludicrous
commemorate
22. Done or reached decisively and with authority
definitive
irrefutable
utterance
dilatory
23. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
tout
symbolism
tax
implicit
24. The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt
pugnacious
scorn
estrange
disrepute
25. To cause (an activity or event) to become political in character
politicize
loquacious
receptacle
eccentric
26. To say (something) aloud
conventional
emphasis
utter
pertain
27. Covering or affecting a large area
viscous
convivial
expansive
plague
28. Causing annoyance - anger - or another strong reaction
provocative
sentimental
reproach
complaint
29. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
sentiment
impressionable
altruistic
lament
30. Easily made angry; irritable
contend
exacerbate
irascible
irrepressible
31. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly - typically someone who has just died
eulogy
enumerate
infelicity
profuse
32. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous
superficial
impediment
virtuous
viscous
33. Inflexibility
rigidity
bolster
synthesize
rouse
34. To reject; to refuse to accept or be associated with
profundity
repudiate
undaunted
mortality
35. To fail to give a true impression of (something); to disguise or contradict
belie
perspective
edify
idealism
36. Showing great knowledge - perception - or insight
profound
paraphrase
spartan
dominate
37. To make someone troubled - nervous - or disturbed; to upset or perturb
agitate
deprecate
evasive
folly
38. Deserving blame; guilty
irreconcilable
assimilate
culpable
temperament
39. Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others; heartless
equivocate
renown
plight
callous
40. A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; qualms
precocious
compunction
methodology
mercurial
41. Of considerable importance - size - or worth; significant
disseminate
venerable
philanthropist
substantial
42. To openly disregard (a rule - law or convention); to defy
precocious
reiterate
consequence
flout
43. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
sympathy
exploit
portent
perpetuate
44. To mark with a formal ceremony
dispel
tranquil
lucid
solemnize
45. A location where a building is constructed or a particular event takes place
urban
dispel
unsubstantiated
site
46. Public support for a particular cause
respectively
convivial
trivial
advocacy
47. To give special importance to (something); to stress
emphasize
deceive
proverb
irresolute
48. A lack of good sense; foolishness
folly
conventional
auditory
prospectus
49. To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive
exasperate
aversion
discernment
vacillate
50. Unwise
magnanimity
injudicious
substantial
unequivocal