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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 express contempt for; to ridicule
subvert
deride
rebut
multifarious
2. An activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a distraction
hierarchy
diversion
lugubrious
irreconcilable
3. Charming; magnetic
charismatic
simulate
defuse
wistful
4. To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
illusory
clandestine
qualify
invoke
5. Loud and harsh; grating
testify
lucid
effusive
strident
6. Fit for a monarch - especially in being magnificent or dignified
felicity
regal
irony
keen
7. To assume
diversion
connoisseur
epitome
presume
8. Mental calmness - composure - and evenness of temper - especially in a difficult situation; composure
equanimity
provincial
elude
tyranny
9. An idea formed before having all the facts or evidence; an assumption
preconception
extol
grounded
determinism
10. Fading; weakening
flagging
proximity
commendable
defiance
11. Polite and restrained; proper
arduous
inept
decorous
perseverance
12. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form; the opposite of poetry
stratagem
buoyancy
consensus
prose
13. To totally bewilder or perplex; to puzzle
lament
aesthetics
simile
baffle
14. Situated at the end of something
radical
terminal
counterintuitive
endeavor
15. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
antagonistic
zeal
discriminate
timid
16. To invent or introduce new methods - ideas - or products
monotonous
innovate
proximity
temperament
17. Clever - original - and inventive
advocacy
lucid
ingenious
cosmopolitan
18. Famous; known or talked about by many people
bounty
mercurial
renowned
indeterminate
19. Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
cosmopolitan
implicit
metaphor
evade
20. Lax in morals; licentious
dissolute
subordinate
intuition
dearth
21. To dispute the truth - validity - or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question
felicitous
negligible
expedite
impugn
22. So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant
hypothesis
negligible
epitomize
unprecedented
23. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic
austere
prescriptive
skirt
relinquish
24. To establish or originate (an institution or organization)
found
skeptic
dilatory
endeavor
25. Diplomatic; discreet
tactful
orthodox
enumerate
dissolute
26. To participate or become involved in
salvage
satirize
trivial
engage
27. Uncalled for; lacking good reason
punctilious
sufficient
gratuitous
anonymous
28. An object or space used to contain or receive something
mandate
empathy
receptacle
supercilious
29. Most important or powerful
check
dominant
benign
conspicuous
30. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
peruse
illegitimate
forbear
dramatize
31. Not feeling or showing emotion
impassive
callous
presumptive
precedence
32. Incompatible; mutually exclusive
irreconcilable
equivocate
articulate
plastic
33. Limited to basic principles; primitive
vex
perplexity
rudimentary
reserved
34. Deserving contempt; despicable
prolific
contemptible
supplant
deceit
35. Dangerously high or steep
precipitous
deplore
emphasize
composite
36. Treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are; superficial
simplistic
mundane
spare
passive
37. Relating to economics or the economy
inimical
economic
demure
temperate
38. Inappropriate; unsuitable
substantiate
employ
irascible
inapt
39. Expressing feelings of gratitude or pleasure in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner; gushing
effusive
terse
reputable
libel
40. To think of with great respect; to revere
contemptible
venerate
anomaly
glorify
41. Not open to more than one interpretation; clear
unambiguous
whim
charismatic
eradicate
42. A spoken word - statement - or vocal sound
ludicrous
prescient
skepticism
utterance
43. Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
idiosyncrasy
inept
facetious
reminisce
44. Impossible to harm or damage; impervious
empathy
irreproachable
censor
invulnerable
45. A substance or thing that increases activity - interest - or enthusiasm
stimulant
unqualified
cajole
antiquated
46. An event or thing that rouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive
misconception
barrage
diversion
stimulus
47. Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry - especially deliberately
provocation
temperament
extol
economical
48. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; to disprove
receptacle
depict
refute
respective
49. Understood or implied without being stated
indignant
inclination
subdue
tacit
50. Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources
complement
fiscal
extravagant
adherent