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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. Ordinary - common






2. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






3. Extensive destruction






4. Secret - concealed; underhanded






5. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






6. Clothing - garments






7. Able to heal or cure






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






9. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






10. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






11. Difficult to accomplish






12. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






13. Protest; objection






14. Intended to attract notice and impress others






15. Concise - using few words






16. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






17. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






18. Incorrect - containing mistakes






19. your usual mood






20. Floating debris (from a ship)






21. Instinctive






22. Not clearly understood or expressed






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






24. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






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






26. An unsuitable or misleading name






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






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






29. Causing disturbance or excitement






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






31. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






32. Encouraged






33. Having a secret or hidden meaning






34. Deep - extensive learning






35. Existing as an independent entity






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






37. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






38. Brief - concise






39. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






40. Respectable due to age






41. Quick and skillful in movement






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






43. To soften in feeling or temper






44. Intended for or understood by only a small group






45. Tending to spread; spread over






46. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






47. Insincere






48. Not supported or proven by evidence






49. Disagreement






50. Calm; sluggish; unemotional