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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. A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; qualms
imply
anachronism
compunction
perpetuate
2. Done or reached decisively and with authority
exhaust
definitive
reconcile
grounded
3. Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; overbearing
deplore
domineering
disseminate
expedite
4. Kept secret or done secretively - especially because illicit; covert
antagonism
obsequious
bolster
clandestine
5. Unable to be affected by
dialect
synthesize
vacillate
impervious
6. To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance
denude
scorn
demur
collegial
7. Having a thick - sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
defer
stratagem
viscous
engage
8. Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
timid
tyranny
prejudice
intractable
9. With no excess fat; elegantly simple
spare
adverse
insubstantial
zealot
10. Not asked for; uninvited
erudite
rebuttal
unsolicited
defy
11. A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter
anecdotal
seclusion
gullible
confidant
12. Clever - original - and inventive
precipitate
ingenious
derive
cantankerous
13. Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously; disdainful
irreverent
evade
rancor
intimate
14. A location where a building is constructed or a particular event takes place
parody
counterintuitive
site
reproach
15. Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
ensure
incoherent
averse
systemic
16. Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; confusing
cryptic
progenitor
avant-garde
charisma
17. Bringing strong images - memories - or feelings to mind
evocative
contemptuous
duplicitous
antiquity
18. To strongly suggest but not explicitly state
impassive
levity
imply
intuitive
19. Talkative; garrulous
peeve
unprovoked
sensationalism
loquacious
20. Size - especially the great size - extent - or importance of something
squalid
magnitude
malicious
agitate
21. To claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false; to deny
incontrovertible
languor
rebut
robust
22. A person who either critiques things or criticizes things
critic
bolster
integrity
compromise
23. The use of humor - irony - exaggeration - or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
usurp
dominate
palliative
satire
24. Adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues; diplomacy
inconsequential
virtuous
temperate
tact
25. To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success; to persist
foreboding
implicit
persevere
futile
26. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
futile
simplistic
prominent
divergent
27. Close inspection
presumptive
adroit
scrutiny
abstract
28. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
avuncular
indigenous
antipathy
placid
29. Able to cure something - typically disease; therapeutic
curative
repress
erudite
quarrelsome
30. Given a great deal of respect - especially because of age - wisdom - or character
virtuous
unwieldy
principal
venerable
31. Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect; impertinent
curative
compunction
ambiguous
insolent
32. To make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
zealous
perpetuate
reconcile
indeterminate
33. To cause (an activity or event) to become political in character
idealism
venerable
epitomize
politicize
34. The state of being unaware of what is happening
unprovoked
autonomy
oblivion
rudiment
35. Avoiding the company of other people; solitary
proverb
aesthete
sufficient
reclusive
36. An idea formed before having all the facts or evidence; an assumption
preconception
tacit
remorse
wield
37. Special importance
compel
emphasis
insubstantial
disposition
38. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous
intransigence
provocative
virtuous
demeanor
39. Lightheartedness; humor or frivolity
buoyancy
levity
convivial
machination
40. Large in quantity; abundant
precocious
regale
bountiful
exemplify
41. Causing an argument; controversial
contentious
idiosyncrasy
perplexity
erudite
42. Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of someone else
vicarious
progenitor
orthodox
complicit
43. To manage without; to get rid of
complement
decorum
convivial
to dispense with
44. Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
demur
slovenly
complicit
indifferent
45. Lacking thought or intelligence; mindless
vacuous
collegial
acquisition
complementary
46. Relating to economics or the economy
decorous
unpretentious
refute
economic
47. To repeat for emphasis or clarity
reiterate
citation
palliate
demur
48. To take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
rigors
dilettante
abstruse
usurp
49. Public support for a particular cause
adversary
ideal
advocacy
intuition
50. To harm the good reputation of (someone or something)
precursor
disparity
agitate
discredit