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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 make (something - typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely; to sustain
plastic
perpetuate
discerning
discreet
2. Not important or significant
parody
precursor
mundane
inconsequential
3. Wishing to do what is right - especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent
evade
conducive
penchant
conscientious
4. Outward behavior or bearing; manner
understatement
marginal
demeanor
mandatory
5. To take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
moderation
usurp
counterintuitive
complaint
6. Formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling
solemn
eulogize
empiric
revere
7. Having or showing high moral standards; righteous
conventional
virtuous
diversion
marginal
8. Fascinating; enchanting
prospectus
spontaneous
superficial
enthralling
9. To make (someone) less angry or hostile; to pacify
nostalgia
digress
critique
placate
10. A firmly held belief or opinion
averse
conviction
mandatory
unsubstantiated
11. A polite expression of praise or admiration
rigorous
reputable
cosmopolitan
compliment
12. The process of making something homogeneous
assert
regal
homogenization
formidable
13. Open resistance; bold disobedience
misconception
defiance
credible
taciturn
14. To make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource) - not necessarily unfairly
succinct
exploit
colleague
unsolicited
15. To pacify or placate (someone) by agreeing to their demands
dialect
regale
appease
seclusion
16. To make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
regress
palliate
oblivion
render
17. Covering or affecting a large area
compelling
expansive
recount
insubordinate
18. A person's character - personality - or nature
imprudent
temperament
regale
skeptic
19. Amazed; astonished
assimilate
awed
apolitical
fervent
20. Falsification; lie
fabrication
subtle
rhetorical question
intransigence
21. A person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by consistent principles or plans
opportunist
unmitigated
assert
compel
22. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; to disprove
flag
bombast
refute
corroborate
23. To satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full
empiric
economical
sate
discriminate
24. Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior
eradicate
fabrication
moral
terse
25. To come to an end - or to bring (something) to an end
terminate
scrutiny
unwarranted
humility
26. Relevant; applicable
cacophony
appointed
circumvent
pertinent
27. Collusion; connivance
meticulous
qualify
complicity
supercilious
28. Based on observation and experience rather than theory or pure logic; evidence-based
averse
flout
empirical
antagonize
29. Open; honest
impede
frank
cataclysmic
languor
30. To split apart or go in a different direction
diverge
borne
confidant
reproach
31. A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
temperament
forestall
susceptible
virtuoso
32. A person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty
aesthetics
precede
altruism
aesthete
33. Traveling from place to place; peripatetic
pragmatic
itinerant
exemplar
extravagant
34. Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; showy
irrational
apathy
illusion
ostentatious
35. Humorously critical of oneself
citation
slovenly
self-deprecating
solicitous
36. Evoking interest - attention - or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way; enthralling
phlegmatic
illusion
compelling
embroil
37. Diplomatic; discreet
denude
emphatic
corroborate
tactful
38. Extremely dirty and unpleasant - especially as a result of poverty or neglect
squalid
capricious
connoisseur
sedulous
39. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
machinate
pugnacious
diffident
nonchalant
40. Of considerable importance - size - or worth; significant
substantial
whim
indomitable
check
41. The use of humor - irony - exaggeration - or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
satirize
vex
evocative
satire
42. To dispute the truth - validity - or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question
impugn
pugnacious
virtuous
enumerate
43. Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; confusing
aversion
cryptic
paragon
indigent
44. A lack of experience - wisdom - or judgment; innocence or unsophistication
predecessor
naïvete
intrigue
unwieldy
45. Having refined taste or good judgment; discerning
persevere
discriminating
brevity
citation
46. A cruel and oppressive ruler
intemperance
tyrant
solemnize
substantial
47. Playfully quaint or fanciful - especially in an appealing and amusing way
whimsical
tranquil
expansive
pundit
48. The study of humans - human societies - and human cultural development
decry
indignant
anthropology
sympathy
49. A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
disparity
pedant
formidable
recollection
50. Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person
economy
avuncular
impede
idealism