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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. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






2. Prevent progress






3. Intended to attract notice and impress others






4. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






5. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness






6. Superiority to all others






7. Troubled; distressed






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






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






10. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament






11. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






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






13. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






14. Easily angered






15. Incapable of being expressed






16. Respectable due to age






17. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






18. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






19. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






20. Incorrect - containing mistakes






21. Wordy - very talkative






22. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






23. Encouraged






24. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






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






26. Open to more than one interpretation






27. Existing as an independent entity






28. Floating debris (from a ship)






29. Undamaged; uninjured






30. Intended to deceive






31. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






32. Confidently optimistic and cheerful






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






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






35. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






36. Very talkative






37. yearning; sadly longing






38. Insincere






39. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable






40. Intended for or understood by only a small group






41. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






42. Profound respect






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






44. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






45. Difficult to accomplish






46. Clothing - garments






47. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic






48. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






49. Protest; objection






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