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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. Forcibly expressive






2. Made; concocted in order to deceive






3. Able to heal or cure






4. Causing disturbance or excitement






5. Sorry; showing regret






6. To soften in feeling or temper






7. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






8. Open to more than one interpretation






9. Incorrect - containing mistakes






10. Easily angered






11. Extensive destruction






12. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






13. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






14. Undamaged; uninjured






15. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






16. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






17. Encouraged






18. Lasting a very short time






19. yearning; sadly longing






20. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






21. Conflict within a group






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






23. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






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






25. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






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






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






28. Incapable of being expressed






29. Respectable due to age






30. Deep - extensive learning






31. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






32. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






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






34. Very talkative






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






36. Tending to spread; spread over






37. Creating conflict






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






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






40. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






41. Not clearly understood or expressed






42. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






43. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






44. Prevent progress






45. Intended to teach or instruct






46. Rash - impulsive






47. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






48. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






49. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






50. Instinctive - untaught