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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. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability






2. Incapable of being expressed






3. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






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






5. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






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






7. Intended for or understood by only a small group






8. Incorrect - containing mistakes






9. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding






10. To soften in feeling or temper






11. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






12. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct






13. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






14. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






15. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






16. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






17. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






18. Quick and skillful in movement






19. Wordy - very talkative






20. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






21. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






22. Extensive destruction






23. Very talkative






24. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






25. Rash - impulsive






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






27. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






28. Ordinary - common






29. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






30. Not clearly understood or expressed






31. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






32. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






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






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






35. All-powerful






36. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






37. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






38. Clothing - garments






39. Intended to attract notice and impress others






40. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






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






42. Insincere






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






44. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






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






46. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






47. Existing as an independent entity






48. Sorry; showing regret






49. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported






50. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable