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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






2. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






3. Instinctive






4. Causing disturbance or excitement






5. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






6. Intricate; complex






7. All-powerful






8. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






9. Trickery; deception






10. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






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






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






13. Made; concocted in order to deceive






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






15. Wordy - very talkative






16. Impulsive and unpredictable






17. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






18. Not supported or proven by evidence






19. Clothing - garments






20. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






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






22. Rash - impulsive






23. Incorrect - containing mistakes






24. Intended to deceive






25. Brief - concise






26. Concise - using few words






27. Incapable of being expressed






28. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






29. Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude






30. Respectable due to age






31. An unsuitable or misleading name






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






33. Superiority to all others






34. Not clearly understood or expressed






35. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






36. To soften in feeling or temper






37. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






38. Intended to attract notice and impress others






39. Instinctive - untaught






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






41. Easily angered






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






43. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair






44. Disagreement






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






46. Challenged; called into question






47. Protest; objection






48. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






49. Open to more than one interpretation






50. Having a secret or hidden meaning