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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. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






2. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






3. Intended to attract notice and impress others






4. Wordy - very talkative






5. Having a secret or hidden meaning






6. Intended to deceive






7. Extensive destruction






8. Impulsive and unpredictable






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






10. yearning; sadly longing






11. Not clearly understood or expressed






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






13. Superiority to all others






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






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






16. Encouraged






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






18. An unsuitable or misleading name






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






20. Instinctive






21. Prevent progress






22. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






23. Easily angered






24. Instinctive - untaught






25. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






26. Conflict within a group






27. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






28. All-powerful






29. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






30. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






31. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






32. Creating conflict






33. Lasting a very short time






34. Insincere






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






36. Causing disturbance or excitement






37. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






38. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






39. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






40. Respectable due to age






41. Forcibly expressive






42. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






43. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






44. Troubled; distressed






45. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






46. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






47. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






48. Difficult to accomplish






49. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






50. Intricate; complex