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SAT Reasoning Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy






2. Quick and skillful in movement






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






4. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






5. Impulsive and unpredictable






6. Deep - extensive learning






7. Challenged; called into question






8. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






9. Difficult to accomplish






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






11. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






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






13. Encouraged






14. Weariness of body or mind - lack of energy






15. Incorrect - containing mistakes






16. Disagreement






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






18. Prevent progress






19. Extensive destruction






20. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






21. Protest; objection






22. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






23. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






24. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






25. Retiring - humble - modest






26. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






27. Floating debris (from a ship)






28. Forcibly expressive






29. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






30. Made; concocted in order to deceive






31. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






32. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






33. Insincere






34. Respectable due to age






35. Intended for or understood by only a small group






36. Instinctive - untaught






37. An unsuitable or misleading name






38. Lasting a very short time






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






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






41. Rash - impulsive






42. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






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






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






45. Existing as an independent entity






46. Incapable of being expressed






47. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






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






49. Able to heal or cure






50. Trickery; deception