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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






2. Conflict within a group






3. Undamaged; uninjured






4. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






5. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






6. Creating conflict






7. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






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






9. Able to heal or cure






10. Instinctive






11. Made; concocted in order to deceive






12. All-powerful






13. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






14. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






15. Instinctive - untaught






16. Extensive destruction






17. An unsuitable or misleading name






18. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






19. Wordy - very talkative






20. Profound respect






21. Sorry; showing regret






22. Protest; objection






23. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






24. Difficult to accomplish






25. Lasting a very short time






26. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






28. Forcibly expressive






29. Secret - concealed; underhanded






30. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






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






32. yearning; sadly longing






33. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






34. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable






35. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






36. To soften in feeling or temper






37. Open to more than one interpretation






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






39. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






40. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






41. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






42. Ordinary - common






43. Quick and skillful in movement






44. Not clearly understood or expressed






45. Troubled; distressed






46. Very talkative






47. Intended to deceive






48. Incorrect - containing mistakes






49. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






50. Pushing - demanding attention - showy