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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. To combine - merge - or unite
amalgamate
satire
imperious
lavish
2. Impossible to satisfy; unquenchable
insatiable
quarrelsome
convene
dilatory
3. To use up (resources or reserves) completely
duplicitous
strident
apathy
exhaust
4. Attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others; appeal allure
charisma
languor
idealize
hyperbole
5. To feel or express strong disapproval of (something); to abhor
verbose
by virtue of
deplore
dispassionate
6. So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant
expedient
negligible
quarrel
assimilate
7. Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
critical
illusion
apathy
systematic
8. A thing that is granted in response to demands; a compromise
pundit
temperance
resurgent
concession
9. Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession; renowned
diffident
eminent
accost
reticent
10. Grand and impressive in appearance; dramatic
imposing
irresolute
denude
conventional
11. The use of humor - irony - exaggeration - or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
commemorate
satire
antiquated
disaffected
12. Playfully quaint or fanciful - especially in an appealing and amusing way
temperate
whimsical
ostentatious
inclination
13. Definite and clear; vehement
exuberant
emphatic
precocious
negligent
14. To cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; to trick
deceive
antagonistic
ensure
enigma
15. To escape or avoid - especially by cleverness or trickery; to elude
evade
flaunt
critique
austere
16. A large difference
foresee
portentous
regal
disparity
17. Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
dramatize
rousing
meticulous
respective
18. Fervent; ardent
analogy
lament
foresight
zealous
19. To believe in and follow the practices of
moral
lugubrious
adhere
subordinate
20. Not open to more than one interpretation; clear
apt
compromise
unambiguous
circumscribe
21. Illogical; unintelligible
insure
incoherent
legitimate
articulate
22. Related to a city or town
urban
plutocrat
disrepute
apprehension
23. Unconfirmed
unverified
complimentary
inclination
citation
24. Comparable in certain respects
analogous
critical
adverse
ensure
25. A person inclined to question or doubt an accepted opinion
critic
solicit
assertion
skeptic
26. To feel deep respect or admiration for (something); to honor
revere
fabrication
implicit
tact
27. Not identified by name; of unknown name
anonymous
divergent
unorthodox
decorum
28. An activity of a specified kind - especially a recreational or athletic one
stereotype
tenacity
archaic
pursuit
29. To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
invoke
consensus
encumbrance
attribute
30. Close familiarity or friendship; closeness
criticize
intimacy
intemperance
humility
31. A lack of variety; tedium
litigious
zeal
compliment
monotony
32. Well balanced and sensible
insight
bombast
grounded
rhetoric
33. A quotation from or reference to a book - paper - or author
profundity
expedite
citation
zeal
34. Fascinating; enchanting
enthralling
peevish
malice
rationalism
35. To overcome (a problem or difficulty) - typically in a clever or sneaky way; to get around
felicitous
circumvent
enumerate
acquisition
36. To cause (someone) to feel completely baffled; to puzzle
perplex
flippant
prose
remorse
37. To accept and allow bad behavior to continue
indifferent
brevity
condone
invoke
38. Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
confidant
apt
unforeseen
unequivocal
39. Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; acute
expeditious
incisive
concordant
regal
40. A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty
aesthetics
relinquish
negligent
idealize
41. A polite expression of praise or admiration
compliment
exploit
pragmatist
ornate
42. Because or as a result of
principal
by virtue of
determinism
solicitous
43. To deride and criticize using satire
simplistic
undaunted
satirize
vacillate
44. Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; confusing
cryptic
site
pathetic
dispel
45. To get or obtain something from specified source
derive
equanimity
laconic
libel
46. Special importance
emphasis
embroil
contemptible
disinclined
47. Based on illusion; not real
lamentable
quarrelsome
subtle
illusory
48. Evoking interest - attention - or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way; enthralling
scrutiny
ornate
compelling
hearsay
49. Not important or significant
discernment
revoke
pragmatic
inconsequential
50. Inflexibility
deterministic
foresight
regal
rigidity