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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. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






2. Quick and skillful in movement






3. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself






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






5. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






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






7. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






8. your usual mood






9. Greatly respected; holy; sacred






10. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






11. Able to heal or cure






12. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong






13. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing






14. Tending to spread; spread over






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






16. Intended to teach or instruct






17. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live






18. yearning; sadly longing






19. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness






20. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






21. Instinctive






22. An unsuitable or misleading name






23. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






24. Not supported or proven by evidence






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






26. Having a secret or hidden meaning






27. Challenged; called into question






28. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics






29. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






31. Intricate; complex






32. Easily angered






33. A complicated organized system; rules and regulations






34. Floating debris (from a ship)






35. Instinctive - untaught






36. Troubled; distressed






37. Lasting a very short time






38. Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice






39. Encouraged






40. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






41. All-powerful






42. Very talkative






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






44. Extensive destruction






45. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable






46. Forcibly expressive






47. Various; miscellaneous - various; miscellaneous






48. Not able to be corrected; beyond control






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






50. Protest; objection