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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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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. Clothing - garments






2. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






3. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






4. Respectable due to age






5. Retiring - humble - modest






6. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






7. A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation






8. Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior - habits - or beliefs






9. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






10. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported






11. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






12. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






13. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






14. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist






15. Concise - using few words






16. All-powerful






17. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






18. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






19. Creating conflict






20. Brief - concise






21. Tending to spread; spread over






22. (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination






23. Instinctive






24. Intended to attract notice and impress others






25. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






26. Made; concocted in order to deceive






27. Intended for or understood by only a small group






28. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas






29. Quick and skillful in movement






30. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






31. Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude






32. Intended to teach or instruct






33. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






34. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).






35. Disagreement






36. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






37. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






38. Open to more than one interpretation






39. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding






40. An unsuitable or misleading name






41. Intended to deceive






42. Protest; objection






43. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






44. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






45. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






46. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






47. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






48. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






49. Having a secret or hidden meaning






50. Conflict within a group