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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. Concise - using few words






2. Retiring - humble - modest






3. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






4. Not clearly understood or expressed






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






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






7. Intended to teach or instruct






8. Very talkative






9. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






10. Intended to deceive






11. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






12. yearning; sadly longing






13. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).






14. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






15. Incapable of being expressed






16. Lasting a very short time






17. Instinctive






18. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






19. Creating conflict






20. Insincere






21. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






22. Clothing - garments






23. Deep - extensive learning






24. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






25. Forcibly expressive






26. Impulsive and unpredictable






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






28. Able to heal or cure






29. Rash - impulsive






30. Brief - concise






31. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






32. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding






33. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






34. Tending to spread; spread over






35. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






36. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






37. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






38. Made; concocted in order to deceive






39. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






40. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






41. Having a secret or hidden meaning






42. Respectable due to age






43. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






44. Troubled; distressed






45. Extensive destruction






46. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






47. Intended to attract notice and impress others






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






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






50. To soften in feeling or temper