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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. The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt
eccentric
disdain
cantankerous
allege
2. Obsessed; absorbed
discernment
adroit
quarrelsome
preoccupied
3. Briefly and clearly expressed; concise
foreboding
cynic
succinct
diffident
4. Not feeling or showing emotion
impassive
voracious
assertion
apathetic
5. A belief that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
divert
rationalism
circumspect
moderation
6. Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations; inheritance
idiosyncrasy
advocacy
heritage
ingenuity
7. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle
inimical
plastic
denounce
capricious
8. Using few words; concise
terse
agitate
inscrutable
renowned
9. A mixture or blend
obsequious
amalgam
precede
adroit
10. A portrayal; a description
conscientious
foster
depiction
consummate
11. So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
subtle
intimidate
peeve
apathetic
12. Not candid or sincere - typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
culpable
eulogize
averse
disingenuous
13. Making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous
wistful
impose
incongruous
sanctimonious
14. Intended to placate or pacify; appeasing
compelling
conciliatory
metaphor
intractable
15. To cause (an undesirable event) to happen suddenly - unexpectedly - or prematurely
precipitate
prejudice
worldly
accost
16. Deceptive
pedant
discredit
vex
deceitful
17. To make (someone) feel annoyed - frustrated - or worried - especially with trivial matters
vex
squalid
venerate
indeterminate
18. Old-fashioned or outdated
homogeneous
elusive
antiquated
founder
19. Never ending or changing; perennial
perpetual
heterogeneous
querulous
appropriate
20. Not easily convinced; dubious
refute
founder
deprecate
skeptical
21. To supersede and replace; to displace by force
cohesive
timid
effusive
supplant
22. Complaining in a petulant or whining manner; peevish
lavish
demeanor
metaphor
querulous
23. Of secondary or minor importance
prudent
rancor
marginal
apprehensive
24. To force or oblige (someone) to do something; to pressure
levity
omen
squander
compel
25. To openly disregard (a rule - law or convention); to defy
aesthete
contempt
pretentious
flout
26. Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; shrewd
diverge
astute
provincialism
endeavor
27. To accept and allow bad behavior to continue
respective
inimitable
condone
principal
28. To arouse the curiosity or interest of; to fascinate
endeavor
intrigue
whimsy
lay
29. Size - especially the great size - extent - or importance of something
magnitude
pertain
deplore
convoluted
30. Strong and healthy; vigorous
robust
unpalatable
libel
perpetual
31. To show (someone) to be involved in a crime
viscous
plight
defer
implicate
32. Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
progenitor
ebullient
enterprise
meticulous
33. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
magnanimous
inundate
empathy
ideal
34. The feeling - often pleasant - of tiredness or inertia; lethargy
magnanimity
conducive
conviction
languor
35. A sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; an omen
advocacy
portent
discredit
innovate
36. Very complicated or detailed; elaborate
intricate
intuitive
acumen
constitute
37. A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past - typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
nostalgia
methodology
austere
oblivion
38. Unwilling; reluctant
disinclined
critique
terminal
benign
39. A declaration; a statement
disseminate
enthrall
dramatize
assertion
40. A person who cultivates an area of interest - such as the arts - without real commitment or knowledge; an amateur
pedestrian
dramatize
dilettante
plutocrat
41. To cause (someone) to become angry; to annoy
antagonize
metaphor
astute
discreet
42. An official in a government department; an administrator
bureaucrat
exacerbate
insubordinate
flippant
43. Oppression
to dispense with
tyranny
pervasive
mediate
44. To reject; to refuse to accept or be associated with
repudiate
fiscal
superficial
concordant
45. To invent - concoct - or make (something) up; to lie
precursor
alienate
fabricate
defuse
46. Reasonable; logical
respective
dispel
rational
allege
47. A strong dislike or disinclination; antipathy
aversion
deception
loquacious
duplicitous
48. Public support for a particular cause
culpable
felicity
reticent
advocacy
49. To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing; to deviate
modest
to dispense with
digress
renown
50. Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious
vacuous
circumspect
conception
causal