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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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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. Existing as an independent entity
effusive
infighting
edifying
autonomous
2. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
edifying
provocative
deft
irascible
3. Instinctive - untaught
emphatic
loquacious
intuitive
incorrigible
4. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
eclectic
sundry
whimsical
ephemeral
5. Undamaged; uninjured
prognosis
unmarred
stymied
visceral
6. Respectable due to age
ostentatious
impugned
unmarred
venerable
7. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
decorous
fundamentalism
jingoism
cantankerous
8. Extensive destruction
unmarred
decimation
sanguine
tenuous
9. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy
languid
sundry
spurious
jingoism
10. Pushing - demanding attention - showy
infighting
autonomous
obtrusive
obscure
11. A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
rhetoric
prognosis
disposition
dismayed
12. Intricate; complex
authoritative
convoluted
corrosive
bland
13. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious
raiment
verbose
prognosis
14. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
esoteric
impetuous
doctrinaire
phlegmatic
15. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable
obscure
folly
convoluted
antiquated
16. Retiring - humble - modest
unmarred
sanguine
disingenuous
self-effacing
17. Secret - concealed; underhanded
prognosis
lugubrious
clandestine
apologetic
18. Deep - extensive learning
erudition
provocative
tenable
ambivalent
19. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
painstaking
reconnaissance
eclectic
liberality
20. Intended to teach or instruct
didactic
ambivalent
sustenance
erroneous
21. Having authority or ascendancy or influence
bucolic
flotsam
authoritative
impetuous
22. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
retrenchment
dogmatic
omnipotent
fundamentalism
23. Rash - impulsive
reticent
edifying
impetuous
fostered
24. Incorrect - containing mistakes
erroneous
plausible
edifying
preeminence
25. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
eclectic
emphatic
hallowed
mercurial
26. Confidently optimistic and cheerful
laconic
dispersive
bucolic
sanguine
27. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
laconic
pristine
authoritative
tenuous
28. Floating debris (from a ship)
incorrigible
flotsam
irascible
enigma
29. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
succinct
clandestine
implacable
ossified
30. To soften in feeling or temper
emphatic
curative
mollified
reverence
31. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair
prognosis
plausible
liberality
ossified
32. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding
unequivocal
intuitive
venerable
enigma
33. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
stringent
painstaking
corrosive
authoritative
34. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
bucolic
unequivocal
painstaking
bland
35. Sorry; showing regret
invidious
languid
apologetic
tenuous
36. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
folly
ambivalent
convoluted
wistful
37. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle
enigma
ephemeral
arduous
implacable
38. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)
loquacious
decorous
folly
didactic
39. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
wrongheaded
omnipotent
cryptic
militant
40. Challenged; called into question
impugned
bureaucratization
sustenance
liberality
41. Ordinary - common
doctrinaire
invidious
mundane
sustenance
42. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
remiss
bureaucratization
decorous
bucolic
43. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics
disingenuous
bland
lugubrious
wistful
44. Intended to attract notice and impress others
dispassionate
flotsam
apologetic
ostentatious
45. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction
decorous
ambiguous
pretentious
impetuous
46. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
sustenance
decorous
reticent
laconic
47. Open to more than one interpretation
ambiguous
obscure
effusive
incorrigible
48. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong
bland
wrongheaded
prognosis
sustenance
49. Clothing - garments
deft
jingoism
flotsam
raiment
50. (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
stringent
obtrusive
visceral
reconnaissance