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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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1. Clothing - garments






2. Very talkative






3. Disagreement






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






5. Lasting a very short time






6. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






7. yearning; sadly longing






8. Concise - using few words






9. Ordinary - common






10. Encouraged






11. Forcibly expressive






12. Rash - impulsive






13. Impulsive and unpredictable






14. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






15. Trickery; deception






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






17. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






18. Instinctive - untaught






19. Undamaged; uninjured






20. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






21. Wordy - very talkative






22. Incapable of being expressed






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






24. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






25. Superiority to all others






26. Intricate; complex






27. Existing as an independent entity






28. Open to more than one interpretation






29. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






30. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






31. To soften in feeling or temper






32. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






33. Causing disturbance or excitement






34. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






35. Floating debris (from a ship)






36. Challenged; called into question






37. Intended to teach or instruct






38. Easily angered






39. Protest; objection






40. Insincere






41. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct






42. Respectable due to age






43. Conflict within a group






44. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






45. Quick and skillful in movement






46. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






47. Difficult to accomplish






48. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






49. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






50. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy