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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. Sorry; showing regret






2. Intricate; complex






3. Extensive destruction






4. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






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






6. Intended to teach or instruct






7. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






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






9. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






10. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






11. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






12. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






13. your usual mood






14. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






15. Causing disturbance or excitement






16. An unsuitable or misleading name






17. Ordinary - common






18. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






19. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






20. Intended to deceive






21. Able to heal or cure






22. Rash - impulsive






23. Clothing - garments






24. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






25. Mournful - dismal - or gloomy - especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree






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






27. Disagreement






28. Challenged; called into question






29. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






30. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






31. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






32. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






33. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






34. Concise - using few words






35. Made; concocted in order to deceive






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






37. To soften in feeling or temper






38. Undamaged; uninjured






39. Profound respect






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






41. Brief - concise






42. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






43. Retiring - humble - modest






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






45. Prevent progress






46. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






47. Insincere






48. Superiority to all others






49. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






50. Creating conflict