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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. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






2. To soften in feeling or temper






3. Rash - impulsive






4. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






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






6. Insincere






7. Extensive destruction






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






9. Prevent progress






10. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






11. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






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






13. Difficult to accomplish






14. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






15. Clothing - garments






16. Conflict within a group






17. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






18. Having a secret or hidden meaning






19. Wordy - very talkative






20. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






21. Impulsive and unpredictable






22. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






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






24. Existing as an independent entity






25. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






26. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






27. Concise - using few words






28. Undamaged; uninjured






29. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






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






31. Not clearly understood or expressed






32. Forcibly expressive






33. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






34. Instinctive - untaught






35. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






36. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






37. Tending to spread; spread over






38. Disagreement






39. Intended to deceive






40. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






41. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless






42. Floating debris (from a ship)






43. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






44. Easily angered






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






46. Incorrect - containing mistakes






47. Intended to teach or instruct






48. Incapable of being expressed






49. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






50. Quick and skillful in movement