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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
callous
divisive
fundamentalism
wrongheaded
2. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
unequivocal
bland
whimsical
bombastic
3. Sorry; showing regret
edifying
apologetic
languid
hallowed
4. Forcibly expressive
flotsam
deft
reticent
emphatic
5. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
ambivalent
lugubrious
didactic
painstaking
6. Very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
pristine
painstaking
chicanery
lassitude
7. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
ambiguous
unsubstantiated
liberality
erroneous
8. your usual mood
disposition
unequivocal
dissent
retrenchment
9. Having authority or ascendancy or influence
erroneous
authoritative
fostered
edifying
10. Disagreement
dissent
spurious
capricious
mundane
11. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
provocative
arduous
spurious
edifying
12. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported
apologetic
sustenance
enigma
tenuous
13. An unsuitable or misleading name
painstaking
self-effacing
obscure
misnomer
14. Instinctive - untaught
intuitive
curative
bland
disposition
15. Undamaged; uninjured
unmarred
mundane
jingoism
unsubstantiated
16. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy
self-effacing
ostentatious
jingoism
militant
17. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction
erroneous
pretentious
fabricated
capricious
18. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
cantankerous
ambiguous
bombastic
laconic
19. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
succinct
stringent
doctrinaire
candid
20. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
stringent
wrongheaded
capricious
intransigence
21. Incorrect - containing mistakes
chicanery
plausible
erroneous
impetuous
22. Retiring - humble - modest
visceral
doctrinaire
self-effacing
disposition
23. Intended to deceive
visceral
spurious
laconic
phlegmatic
24. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
preeminence
arduous
dogmatic
candid
25. Having a secret or hidden meaning
lugubrious
esoteric
cryptic
emphatic
26. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics
ineffable
bland
ossified
bureaucratization
27. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy
flotsam
lassitude
mollified
dismayed
28. Troubled; distressed
dismayed
fabricated
cantankerous
impugned
29. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak
cantankerous
sanguine
languid
reverence
30. Impartial; calm - free from emotion
churlish
dispassionate
mundane
tenable
31. Respectable due to age
pretentious
venerable
intuitive
curative
32. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable
cantankerous
venerable
dissent
mercurial
33. Impulsive and unpredictable
capricious
ambivalent
infighting
whimsical
34. Clothing - garments
fostered
raiment
languid
bombastic
35. Ordinary - common
mundane
verbose
dismayed
effusive
36. Creating conflict
incorrigible
dissent
divisive
bureaucratization
37. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
lugubrious
cryptic
cantankerous
plausible
38. All-powerful
bombastic
irascible
candid
omnipotent
39. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
unmarred
emphatic
cantankerous
flotsam
40. Conflict within a group
doctrinaire
stymied
unsubstantiated
infighting
41. Not supported or proven by evidence
arduous
unsubstantiated
eclectic
liberality
42. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding
unequivocal
impetuous
dispassionate
intransigence
43. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
decorous
ambiguous
sundry
lugubrious
44. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
pristine
candid
dismayed
disposition
45. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)
folly
unmarred
clandestine
unequivocal
46. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing
ossified
decimation
effusive
painstaking
47. Tending to spread; spread over
dispersive
painstaking
remiss
bucolic
48. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous
chicanery
tenable
militant
sundry
49. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
disposition
mollified
erroneous
reticent
50. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
candid
doctrinaire
venerable
fundamentalism