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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Able to heal or cure






2. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






3. Having a secret or hidden meaning






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






5. Quick and skillful in movement






6. your usual mood






7. yearning; sadly longing






8. Existing as an independent entity






9. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






10. Rash - impulsive






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






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






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






14. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






15. Not clearly understood or expressed






16. Undamaged; uninjured






17. Ordinary - common






18. Intended to deceive






19. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






20. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






21. Intricate; complex






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






23. Wordy - very talkative






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






25. Incapable of being expressed






26. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






27. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






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






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






30. Protest; objection






31. Easily angered






32. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






33. An unsuitable or misleading name






34. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






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






36. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






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






38. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).






39. Superiority to all others






40. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






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






42. Troubled; distressed






43. All-powerful






44. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






45. Forcibly expressive






46. Intended to teach or instruct






47. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






48. To soften in feeling or temper






49. Challenged; called into question






50. Disagreement