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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. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






2. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






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






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






5. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






6. Lasting a very short time






7. Clothing - garments






8. Floating debris (from a ship)






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






10. Superiority to all others






11. Conflict within a group






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






13. Ordinary - common






14. Intricate; complex






15. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






16. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






17. Protest; objection






18. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






19. Able to heal or cure






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






21. Insincere






22. Not clearly understood or expressed






23. Retiring - humble - modest






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






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






26. Intended for or understood by only a small group






27. Brief - concise






28. Challenged; called into question






29. Encouraged






30. Troubled; distressed






31. Open to more than one interpretation






32. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






33. Incapable of being expressed






34. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






35. Sorry; showing regret






36. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






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






38. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






39. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






40. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






41. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






42. yearning; sadly longing






43. Having a secret or hidden meaning






44. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






45. To soften in feeling or temper






46. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






47. Easily angered






48. Existing as an independent entity






49. Forcibly expressive






50. Tending to spread; spread over