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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. An unsuitable or misleading name






2. Causing disturbance or excitement






3. Floating debris (from a ship)






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






5. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable






6. Intended to attract notice and impress others






7. A puzzle - mystery - or riddle






8. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable






9. Trickery; deception






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






11. Not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding






12. Lasting a very short time






13. Incorrect - containing mistakes






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






15. Easily angered






16. Secret - concealed; underhanded






17. Creating conflict






18. Impartial; calm - free from emotion






19. Brief - concise






20. Prevent progress






21. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)






22. Rash - impulsive






23. Insincere






24. Deep - extensive learning






25. Able to heal or cure






26. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy






27. Having authority or ascendancy or influence






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






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






30. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally






31. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






32. Difficult to accomplish






33. Intended to teach or instruct






34. Open to more than one interpretation






35. Disagreement






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






37. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain






38. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted






39. Instinctive






40. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles






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






42. Protest; objection






43. Intended for or understood by only a small group






44. Emotionally hardened - unfeeling






45. Troubled; distressed






46. your usual mood






47. Not clearly understood or expressed






48. Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic






49. Impulsive and unpredictable






50. Intended to deceive