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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. Humorously critical of oneself
self-deprecating
table
heterogeneous
renowned
2. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
barrage
expeditious
respective
iconoclast
3. To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to destabilize
check
consummate
hypothesize
subvert
4. Size - especially the great size - extent - or importance of something
didactic
aplomb
magnitude
subtlety
5. Theoretical; existing as an idea but not having a physical existence
abstract
concord
assimilate
impressionable
6. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
aesthetic
flout
imprudent
unsentimental
7. To escape or avoid - especially by cleverness or trickery; to elude
prospect
empathy
despondent
evade
8. To give a satisfactory explanation for (something)
profusely
account for
bountiful
dramatize
9. A formal statement given in a court of law
inclination
testimony
principle
innovate
10. Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
bombast
critical
meticulous
prescriptive
11. More important than anything else; supreme
whim
baffle
paramount
enterprise
12. Downplayed; minimized
reminisce
viscous
understated
prominent
13. To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth - idea - or belief); to discredit or disprove
debunk
trivialize
discrete
impressionable
14. An obstruction or obstacle
impediment
esoteric
moribund
precipitate
15. Stated or appearing to be true - but not necessarily so; purported
simile
ostensible
apprehensive
expedite
16. New - unusual - and experimental - especially as related to the arts; innovative
testimonial
contentious
avant-garde
consecrate
17. Full of energy and enthusiasm
deception
intuitive
vibrant
inept
18. Not interested or involved in politics
apolitical
condone
metaphor
rhetorical question
19. Showing a lack of self-control
intemperate
antagonism
deterministic
gratuitous
20. Perfect; most suitable
succinct
profuse
slovenly
ideal
21. Polite and restrained; proper
unqualified
innovative
sate
decorous
22. To put off (an action or event) to a later time; to postpone
conjecture
revelation
frank
defer
23. A large difference
disparity
politicize
depict
negligent
24. To overwhelm (someone) with things to be dealt with; to besiege
inundate
notorious
lament
anomaly
25. To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance
defiance
naïvete
demur
synthesis
26. Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable
resurgent
erratic
concord
to be reputed
27. The philosophy that says that all events are predetermined or controlled by external causes
stratagem
determinism
virtuous
imply
28. To succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something
coherent
conciliatory
incongruous
induce
29. Lower in rank or position
expedient
subordinate
palliate
intimate
30. Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering facts; unbiased
subtle
objective
pertain
attribute
31. Excellent; impressively splendid
preoccupied
superb
grounded
incessant
32. To diminish in value over a period of time
to be reputed
penitent
grievous
depreciate
33. To fail or break down - typically as a result of a particular problem or setback
founder
repudiate
amalgam
decorous
34. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property; an inferno
punctilious
denounce
monotonous
conflagration
35. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
cryptic
opportunist
rhetoric
stringent
36. Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; confusing
atypical
magnitude
analogy
cryptic
37. To assume
emphasize
presume
heresy
imperious
38. Diplomatic; discreet
tactful
tyranny
impediment
diminutive
39. Not harmful or offensive; safe
pursue
shrewd
whimsical
innocuous
40. A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest - especially unfair treatment; an injustice
grievance
epitomize
diligent
aplomb
41. Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
receptacle
quarrelsome
ineffable
stereotype
42. To weaken or put into danger; to undermine
compromise
exuberant
dominant
ego
43. An incorrect understanding
corroborate
misconception
empiric
vivid
44. Extremely or unusually small; miniscule
embroil
antipathy
diminutive
cliche
45. A lack of self-control
intemperance
allusion
profusion
bountiful
46. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
forbear
reminiscent
colleague
malicious
47. A surprising and previously unknown fact - especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
punctilious
revelation
dominant
pervasive
48. To attempt to persuade people of the merits of (someone or something); to extol
tout
laconic
receptacle
obsequious
49. Tired - bored - or lacking enthusiasm - typically after having had too much of something; apathetic
anonymous
duplicitous
maverick
jaded
50. A thing that is granted in response to demands; a compromise
concession
euphemism
pertinent
disdain