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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. Instinctive






2. Made; concocted in order to deceive






3. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






4. Pushing - demanding attention - showy






5. Protest; objection






6. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






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






8. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






9. Having a secret or hidden meaning






10. Incapable of being expressed






11. Brief - concise






12. Incorrect - containing mistakes






13. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






14. yearning; sadly longing






15. Intended to deceive






16. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






17. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






18. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






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






20. Secret - concealed; underhanded






21. All-powerful






22. Respectable due to age






23. Slow - sluggish - listless - weak






24. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






25. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






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






27. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






28. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






29. Profound respect






30. Forcibly expressive






31. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






32. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






33. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






34. Causing disturbance or excitement






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






36. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources






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






38. An unsuitable or misleading name






39. Troubled; distressed






40. Floating debris (from a ship)






41. Easily angered






42. Challenged; called into question






43. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






44. Intended for or understood by only a small group






45. Intricate; complex






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






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






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






49. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






50. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness