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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. Difficult to accomplish






2. Intended to deceive






3. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






4. Incapable of being expressed






5. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






6. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






7. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






8. Creating conflict






9. Impulsive and unpredictable






10. Very talkative






11. Wordy - very talkative






12. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






13. Quick and skillful in movement






14. An unsuitable or misleading name






15. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






16. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






17. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






18. your usual mood






19. Protest; objection






20. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).






21. Profound respect






22. Troubled; distressed






23. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






25. Brief - concise






26. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






27. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






28. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






29. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






30. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






31. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






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






33. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






34. Undamaged; uninjured






35. Insincere






36. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






37. Challenged; called into question






38. Retiring - humble - modest






39. Intended to attract notice and impress others






40. Disagreement






41. To soften in feeling or temper






42. Extensive destruction






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






44. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






45. Tending to spread; spread over






46. Intended to teach or instruct






47. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






48. Rash - impulsive






49. Made; concocted in order to deceive






50. Superiority to all others