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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. Deceptive
vicarious
rhetoric
deceitful
autocrat
2. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; to disprove
refute
unpremeditated
solicitous
convoluted
3. Amazed; astonished
denude
unpretentious
awed
arduous
4. Covering or affecting a large area
expansive
impose
austere
resignation
5. Quiet and rather reflective or depressed
subdued
sarcasm
straightforward
ossify
6. Relaxed and informal
straightforward
maverick
casual
anecdote
7. Having a good reputation; respected
tractable
virtuous
didactic
reputable
8. Generosity; benevolence
simulate
magnanimity
ostentatious
empirical
9. To take (something) for one's own use - typically without the owner's permission; to seize
equanimity
disinclined
appropriate
complementary
10. To restore friendly relations between
reconcile
conflagration
subtle
understated
11. Not showing a serious or respectful attitude; frivolous
flippant
simile
assert
monotonous
12. Implied but not plainly expressed
temperament
implicit
equanimity
critic
13. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
perpetuate
augment
compelling
bolster
14. Causing annoyance - anger - or another strong reaction
satire
recollection
reputable
provocative
15. Based on observation and experience rather than theory or pure logic; evidence-based
politicize
receptacle
repress
empirical
16. The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an inflated sense of self-importance
egotism
complaint
decorum
esoteric
17. Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of someone else
temperament
icon
myopic
vicarious
18. To make something more interesting by adding extra details; to exaggerate
sedulous
embellish
grounded
corroborate
19. A person's natural tendency to act in a particular way
flag
felicity
inclination
vacillate
20. To totally bewilder or perplex; to puzzle
meticulous
baffle
apprehension
cohesive
21. To think of with great respect; to revere
venerate
concordant
complimentary
agitate
22. To say (something) aloud
utter
condemn
epitome
bounty
23. Clam and peaceful; not easily upset or excited
placid
ambivalent
proceed
avant-garde
24. A substance or thing that increases activity - interest - or enthusiasm
hypothesize
stimulant
inundate
discrete
25. A theory; a proposed explanation
repress
temperament
hypothesis
compunction
26. To gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power)
indiscernible
prevail
sap
exploit
27. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
sarcasm
laconic
insubstantial
plague
28. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic
concord
culpable
austere
autocrat
29. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous
paradox
subtlety
virtuous
conjecture
30. Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
conciliate
levity
somber
regress
31. Argumentative; confrontational
imperious
rigorous
urbane
quarrelsome
32. Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)
counterintuitive
commemorate
compliment
grandiose
33. To become tired - weaker - or less enthusiastic
impressionistic
vivid
flag
preconception
34. Overused; unoriginal
hackneyed
verify
vigor
vexatious
35. To waste (something - especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner
effusive
undaunted
squander
populist
36. Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand; honest
exuberant
preeminent
straightforward
credible
37. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
ominous
forbear
metaphor
foster
38. An abundance or large quantity of something
to be reputed
imply
prospective
profusion
39. To cause (someone) to feel completely baffled; to puzzle
evocative
perplex
prominent
supersede
40. Seeking to promote human welfare
humanitarian
understated
rouse
embellish
41. To be generally said or believed to do or be (something)
paragon
cathartic
rigorous
to be reputed
42. Avoiding the company of other people; solitary
egotism
estrange
reclusive
appeal
43. A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
implement
lament
penitent
rudimentary
44. To force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place
elude
impose
symbolism
apprehension
45. Out of normal character; unusual
disseminate
stark
critical
uncharacteristic
46. Lacking strength and solidity
despondent
insubstantial
emphatic
quarrel
47. To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive
antagonistic
rational
vacillate
deceit
48. Intended to teach - especially in a patronizing way or having moral instruction as a hidden motive
urbane
didactic
morale
deceit
49. To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker) using different words - especially to achieve greater clarity; to reword
paraphrase
ominous
imposing
regressive
50. A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
folly
methodology
impressionable
jargon