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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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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. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
unequivocal
dogmatic
self-effacing
retrenchment
2. Very talkative
loquacious
succinct
mundane
emphatic
3. Forcibly expressive
effusive
emphatic
misnomer
omnipotent
4. Profound respect
disposition
reverence
cantankerous
fundamentalism
5. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
irascible
whimsical
succinct
cryptic
6. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable
tenable
sustenance
dispassionate
self-effacing
7. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
flotsam
mercurial
bombastic
wrongheaded
8. Undamaged; uninjured
unmarred
bureaucratization
edifying
painstaking
9. Sorry; showing regret
lugubrious
decorous
stringent
apologetic
10. Impulsive and unpredictable
venerable
capricious
rhetoric
bland
11. Difficult to accomplish
flotsam
dispersive
arduous
infighting
12. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
autonomous
intuitive
intransigence
bland
13. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
fundamentalism
antiquated
plausible
sundry
14. Pushing - demanding attention - showy
apologetic
deft
painstaking
obtrusive
15. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing
infighting
effusive
raiment
prognosis
16. Greatly respected; holy; sacred
pretentious
hallowed
impetuous
succinct
17. Intricate; complex
incorrigible
hallowed
infighting
convoluted
18. Concise - using few words
laconic
bureaucratization
preeminence
fabricated
19. Disagreement
spurious
venerable
sustenance
dissent
20. (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
prognosis
tenuous
tenable
reconnaissance
21. Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
dogmatic
churlish
visceral
bland
22. Challenged; called into question
liberality
impugned
implacable
plausible
23. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
candid
reticent
verbose
ostentatious
24. Superiority to all others
loquacious
didactic
authoritative
preeminence
25. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy
tenable
lassitude
painstaking
tenuous
26. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
fabricated
lugubrious
capricious
chicanery
27. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
doctrinaire
tenuous
erroneous
phlegmatic
28. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
callous
capricious
irascible
retrenchment
29. Wordy - very talkative
dogmatic
apologetic
verbose
arduous
30. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable
antiquated
dispassionate
authoritative
irascible
31. Not supported or proven by evidence
pristine
dispassionate
stringent
unsubstantiated
32. Not clearly understood or expressed
bland
decorous
decimation
obscure
33. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless
whimsical
remiss
intuitive
wistful
34. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding
intuitive
edifying
apologetic
unequivocal
35. Brief - concise
rhetoric
sundry
succinct
spurious
36. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious
intransigence
succinct
painstaking
37. Quick and skillful in movement
verbose
deft
intransigence
pristine
38. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
reticent
mercurial
preeminence
self-effacing
39. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak
languid
implacable
erroneous
obtrusive
40. Floating debris (from a ship)
impetuous
flotsam
visceral
incorrigible
41. Confidently optimistic and cheerful
pristine
bureaucratization
sanguine
militant
42. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
militant
antiquated
disingenuous
unmarred
43. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair
plausible
fundamentalism
painstaking
cryptic
44. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous
phlegmatic
unequivocal
self-effacing
sundry
45. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics
remiss
bland
omnipotent
deft
46. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable
jingoism
mercurial
fabricated
pretentious
47. The art of presenting ideas in a clear - effective - and persuasive manner
irascible
rhetoric
jingoism
authoritative
48. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
esoteric
stringent
edifying
bombastic
49. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
decorous
ephemeral
succinct
lassitude
50. Retiring - humble - modest
folly
self-effacing
emphatic
dogmatic
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