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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. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






2. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






3. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






4. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability






5. Superiority to all others






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






7. Retiring - humble - modest






8. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






9. Able to heal or cure






10. Brief - concise






11. Concise - using few words






12. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






13. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






14. Disagreement






15. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






16. Forcibly expressive






17. Tending to spread; spread over






18. Intended to teach or instruct






19. Incapable of being expressed






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






21. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






22. Made; concocted in order to deceive






23. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






24. Conflict within a group






25. Troubled; distressed






26. Open to more than one interpretation






27. Sorry; showing regret






28. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






29. Lasting a very short time






30. Difficult to accomplish






31. Challenged; called into question






32. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






33. Intended to attract notice and impress others






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






35. yearning; sadly longing






36. Respectable due to age






37. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






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






39. Secret - concealed; underhanded






40. Intended to deceive






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






42. Having a secret or hidden meaning






43. Easily angered






44. Rash - impulsive






45. Intended for or understood by only a small group






46. Extensive destruction






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






48. Intricate; complex






49. Floating debris (from a ship)






50. Instinctive