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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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1. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






2. Brief - concise






3. Intended to deceive






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






5. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






6. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






7. Wordy - very talkative






8. Conflict within a group






9. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






10. Instinctive - untaught






11. Not clearly understood or expressed






12. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






13. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






14. An unsuitable or misleading name






15. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






16. Forcibly expressive






17. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






18. Deep - extensive learning






19. Undamaged; uninjured






20. Extensive destruction






21. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






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






23. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






24. Profound respect






25. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






26. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






27. Tending to spread; spread over






28. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






29. Lasting a very short time






30. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






31. Retiring - humble - modest






32. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






33. Encouraged






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






35. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






36. Clothing - garments






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






38. Sorry; showing regret






39. Intended to attract notice and impress others






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






41. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






42. All-powerful






43. Troubled; distressed






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






45. Secret - concealed; underhanded






46. Easily angered






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






48. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






49. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






50. Having a secret or hidden meaning