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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. Able to heal or cure






2. Clothing - garments






3. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






4. Superiority to all others






5. Ordinary - common






6. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






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






8. Incapable of being expressed






9. Lasting a very short time






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






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






12. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






13. Not clearly understood or expressed






14. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






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






16. Intricate; complex






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






18. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






19. Extensive destruction






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






21. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






22. Easily angered






23. Encouraged






24. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






26. Very talkative






27. Tending to spread; spread over






28. Made; concocted in order to deceive






29. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






30. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






31. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






32. Challenged; called into question






33. Not supported or proven by evidence






34. Wordy - very talkative






35. Disagreement






36. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






37. Intended to deceive






38. To soften in feeling or temper






39. Rash - impulsive






40. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






41. Creating conflict






42. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






43. Secret - concealed; underhanded






44. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






45. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






46. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






47. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






48. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






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