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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. Complete; all-inclusive
adversarial
comprehensive
contention
pursue
2. Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious
stratagem
denude
complaint
circumspect
3. Illogical; unintelligible
commend
pragmatist
incoherent
unorthodox
4. A result or effect of an action or condition
derivative
provoke
consequence
conducive
5. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
acuity
critic
complementary
aesthetic
6. To present in a vivid or striking way
acute
contemptible
systemic
dramatize
7. A belief that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
exploit
forbear
rationalism
rigors
8. To think out or plan (an action - especially a crime) beforehand
confide
insubordinate
impervious
premeditate
9. A substance or thing that increases activity - interest - or enthusiasm
reminisce
vigor
stimulant
salvage
10. The state of being unaware of what is happening
encumbrance
concord
oblivion
deprecate
11. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for (something)
infatuation
languor
compel
multifarious
12. Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
intimacy
transient
straightforward
foresight
13. Heated disagreement
table
contention
diversion
fallible
14. A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
phlegmatic
ego
tyrant
rebut
15. To politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
forbear
epitomize
antagonistic
empathy
16. Intended to be kept secret
confidential
futile
dominant
cosmopolitan
17. A person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by consistent principles or plans
demur
sate
opportunist
domineering
18. Able to be defended with logic or justification; valid
terminal
legitimate
intricate
exasperate
19. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
timid
ornate
rationalize
precipitous
20. To mention (a number of things) one by one; to list
engage
pundit
depreciate
enumerate
21. A particular form of a language that is unique to a specific region or social group
intricate
exuberant
dialect
subtle
22. An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; speculation
conjecture
rigidity
barrage
diffident
23. Public support for a particular cause
machinate
illusory
advocacy
partisan
24. To display (something) ostentatiously - especially in order to provoke envy or admiration; to show off
repertoire
aesthetics
flaunt
lavish
25. To believe in and follow the practices of
complement
adhere
account for
anecdote
26. Made up of various parts or elements
composite
effusive
autocrat
precedent
27. Showing or feeling no interest - enthusiasm - or concern
inundate
implicate
apathetic
convey
28. A person who held a job or office before the current holder; forerunner
monotonous
predecessor
incontrovertible
rouse
29. To allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of
secluded
exemplar
punctilious
indulge
30. To come before (something)
bolster
complement
precede
skeptical
31. Easily made angry; irritable
prominent
progenitor
indispensable
irascible
32. Unreasonable; illogical
thwart
commemorate
sentiment
irrational
33. Having a firm basis in reality and therefore important - meaningful - or considerable
temperance
substantive
populist
recount
34. A subtle distinction - feature - or argument
grievance
pertinent
infallible
subtlety
35. Making something likely or possible; favorable to
concord
conducive
unpretentious
stimulant
36. Not showing a serious or respectful attitude; frivolous
principle
ideal
by virtue of
flippant
37. A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter
intricate
electorate
taciturn
confidant
38. A thing that completes or brings to perfection
complement
temper
indomitable
unprecedented
39. Very generous or forgiving - especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; benevolent
resignation
magnanimous
solemn
denounce
40. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive
impetuous
superior
intrigue
heresy
41. Downplayed; minimized
litigious
understated
monotony
defer
42. A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something; a proclivity
domineering
rhetoric
frank
penchant
43. Never done or known before; unheard of
exasperate
contempt
impediment
unprecedented
44. The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
mundane
acumen
indigenous
provoke
45. Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously; disdainful
irreverent
recollect
vicious
candid
46. To show (someone) to be involved in a crime
pursue
temperate
implicate
aristocracy
47. A harsh - discordant mixture of sounds
cacophony
populist
subjective
augment
48. To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; to be evasive
equivocate
squander
defer
reconstitute
49. To make (something) greater by adding to it; to increase
indulgent
bureaucracy
augment
supercilious
50. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form; the opposite of poetry
prose
debilitate
forbear
proverbial