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SAT Reasoning Common Words
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sat
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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. Tired - bored - or lacking enthusiasm - typically after having had too much of something; apathetic
ideal
enterprise
jaded
timid
2. Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession; renowned
dispensation
testament
anachronism
eminent
3. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form; the opposite of poetry
subvert
prose
digress
discern
4. Argumentative; confrontational
quarrelsome
hearsay
apolitical
cite
5. Fame; prominence
renown
abstruse
digress
whimsical
6. To mention (a number of things) one by one; to list
enumerate
legitimate
notorious
paramount
7. Of little value or importance
trivial
malice
illusion
stark
8. Easily shaped or molded; malleable
appeal
plastic
diffident
diplomatic
9. Absolutely necessary; essential
humility
awed
mandate
indispensable
10. The intention or desire to do evil; ill will
fabrication
malice
pedestrian
foresight
11. A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
sentiment
belie
sentimental
disingenuous
12. A surprising and previously unknown fact - especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
prestigious
baffle
longevity
revelation
13. To strip (something) of its covering - possessions - or assets; to make bare
denude
revelation
defuse
unfounded
14. To cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; to trick
alacrity
discriminate
deceive
disaffected
15. Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought
linguistic
orthodox
portent
profundity
16. Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
invulnerable
innovate
malicious
penitent
17. General agreement
infelicity
implausible
consensus
convey
18. Lax in morals; licentious
disparity
dissolute
lamentable
ascetic
19. A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
obsolete
lament
avant-garde
conviction
20. Based on a hypothesis; theoretical
hypothetical
fiscal
contrived
loquacious
21. Favorably disposed toward (an action - belief - or attitude); having a tendency to do something
obsolete
apprehension
palliative
inclined
22. To mark with a formal ceremony
autocrat
discrete
solemnize
articulate
23. A thing that persuades or influences someone to do something; an incentive
credence
stature
inducement
epitome
24. A dangerous - difficult - or otherwise unfortunate situation
moderation
plight
commendable
provocation
25. An incorrect understanding
populous
reserved
misconception
counterintuitive
26. A person's character - personality - or nature
complicit
flaunt
temperament
domineering
27. Done with speed and efficiency
inscrutable
irreverent
stereotype
expeditious
28. Not justified or authorized; unnecessary
gullible
dubious
forebear
unwarranted
29. The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
virtuosity
timid
acumen
avuncular
30. Deceitful
duplicitous
complimentary
prospectus
intransigence
31. To remember (something); to call to mind
temperance
recollect
indulgent
precocious
32. To tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
condone
sensational
confide
munificent
33. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness
apathetic
impressionistic
integrity
vulnerable
34. Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical considerations
contemptible
pragmatic
resignation
evade
35. A strong dislike or disinclination; antipathy
awed
imperious
unorthodox
aversion
36. Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; overbearing
heterogeneous
irrefutable
domineering
fallacy
37. The state of being unaware of what is happening
objective
allege
oblivion
impediment
38. To go around or past the edge of
testify
skirt
irrepressible
illusionist
39. Thrifty; careful not to waste money or resources
economical
to be reputed
indigent
grievance
40. Very generous or forgiving - especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; benevolent
infelicity
virtuosity
magnanimous
secluded
41. Not harmful or offensive; safe
flippant
phenomenon
innocuous
felicitous
42. Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
voracious
skirt
benign
subjective
43. To return to a former or less developed state; to go backward
contemptuous
succinct
levity
regress
44. Definite and clear; vehement
humanitarian
apathetic
entrepreneur
emphatic
45. Comparable in certain respects
bureaucrat
awe
ostentatious
analogous
46. Very complicated or detailed; elaborate
intricate
imprudent
futile
proliferate
47. Able to cure something - typically disease; therapeutic
consequential
clandestine
curative
contentious
48. Having the ability to speak fluently and coherently; eloquent
eradicate
testify
articulate
omen
49. Careful management of available resources
subdue
eminent
economy
jocular
50. Regrettable
contemporary
lamentable
ensure
misconception