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






2. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






3. Instinctive






4. Concise - using few words






5. Respectable due to age






6. Able to heal or cure






7. Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior - habits - or beliefs






8. Incapable of being expressed






9. Intended to attract notice and impress others






10. Extensive destruction






11. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






12. Protest; objection






13. Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction






14. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






15. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






16. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






17. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






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






19. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






20. Challenged; called into question






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






22. Tending to spread; spread over






23. Secret - concealed; underhanded






24. Creating conflict






25. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






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






27. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






28. Forcibly expressive






29. Causing disturbance or excitement






30. Incorrect - containing mistakes






31. Intended to deceive






32. Prevent progress






33. yearning; sadly longing






34. your usual mood






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






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






37. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






38. All-powerful






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






40. Deep - extensive learning






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






42. Open to more than one interpretation






43. Superiority to all others






44. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






45. Instinctive - untaught






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






47. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






48. Rash - impulsive






49. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






50. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing