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SAT Reasoning Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Forcibly expressive






2. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






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






4. Encouraged






5. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






6. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






7. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






8. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






9. Brief - concise






10. Not clearly understood or expressed






11. Easily angered






12. Protest; objection






13. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






14. Trickery; deception






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






16. Retiring - humble - modest






17. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






18. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






19. Clothing - garments






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






21. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






22. Prevent progress






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






24. Tending to spread; spread over






25. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






26. Intended to teach or instruct






27. Extensive destruction






28. Creating conflict






29. Incorrect - containing mistakes






30. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






31. Very talkative






32. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






33. Insincere






34. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree






35. The art of presenting ideas in a clear - effective - and persuasive manner






36. All-powerful






37. Deep - extensive learning






38. To soften in feeling or temper






39. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous






40. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






41. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






42. Superiority to all others






43. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






44. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






45. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






46. Concise - using few words






47. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






48. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste






49. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






50. Rash - impulsive






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