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SAT Reasoning Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics
plausible
bland
liberality
wistful
2. Obsolete - out of fashion - no longer usable
jingoism
unsubstantiated
antiquated
edifying
3. Lasting a very short time
ephemeral
ambiguous
obtrusive
doctrinaire
4. Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
reverence
unsubstantiated
mollified
dogmatic
5. Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
remiss
autonomous
edifying
dispersive
6. Not supported or proven by evidence
implacable
verbose
bureaucratization
unsubstantiated
7. Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
esoteric
decorous
authoritative
edifying
8. Insincere
omnipotent
ambivalent
disingenuous
painstaking
9. Strict - severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
curative
stringent
ambiguous
deft
10. Defensible - justifiable - maintainable
mercurial
loquacious
tenable
omnipotent
11. Intricate; complex
convoluted
liberality
reconnaissance
reverence
12. An unsuitable or misleading name
sustenance
remonstrance
misnomer
militant
13. Calm; sluggish; unemotional
preeminence
rhetoric
phlegmatic
stringent
14. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
reticent
eclectic
mercurial
pristine
15. Foolish or senseless behavior (noun)
wrongheaded
plausible
ineffable
folly
16. (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty - careless
remiss
disingenuous
succinct
effusive
17. Impulsive and unpredictable
rhetoric
lugubrious
enigma
capricious
18. Tending to spread; spread over
dispersive
enigma
preeminence
succinct
19. To soften in feeling or temper
mollified
divisive
dissent
ineffable
20. Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding
erroneous
ostentatious
unequivocal
lassitude
21. Prevent progress
corrosive
arduous
deft
stymied
22. Clothing - garments
callous
raiment
obtrusive
curative
23. (adj.) subject to odd ideas - notions - or fancies; playful; unpredictable
fabricated
whimsical
loquacious
dispassionate
24. Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
apologetic
ossified
pretentious
ambivalent
25. (adj.) appearing true - reasonable - or fair
doctrinaire
plausible
bombastic
militant
26. Instinctive - untaught
succinct
intuitive
fabricated
stringent
27. Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
irascible
doctrinaire
sundry
misnomer
28. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch - denomination - or sect).
tenable
sundry
fabricated
fundamentalism
29. Eating away gradually - acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
misnomer
ephemeral
corrosive
convoluted
30. Thin - slender - not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis - poorly supported
tenuous
dispassionate
whimsical
misnomer
31. Very talkative
omnipotent
loquacious
implacable
verbose
32. Incorrect - containing mistakes
irascible
deft
painstaking
erroneous
33. Disagreement
cryptic
painstaking
dissent
authoritative
34. Concise - using few words
whimsical
laconic
flotsam
omnipotent
35. Quick and skillful in movement
corrosive
deft
cantankerous
rhetoric
36. Extreme - chauvinistic patriotism - often favoring an aggressive - warlike foreign policy
jingoism
obtrusive
edifying
fabricated
37. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
dismayed
remonstrance
bombastic
dispersive
38. Erroneous - unintelligent - wrong
wrongheaded
fabricated
erudition
mollified
39. Troubled; distressed
ossified
sustenance
dismayed
corrosive
40. (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
whimsical
militant
preeminence
lugubrious
41. Sorry; showing regret
wrongheaded
enigma
apologetic
prognosis
42. Difficult to accomplish
ambivalent
arduous
impugned
fundamentalism
43. Quick - shrewd - and unpredictable
didactic
bland
phlegmatic
mercurial
44. Brief - concise
succinct
chicanery
stringent
stymied
45. Impartial; calm - free from emotion
dispassionate
impugned
churlish
eclectic
46. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
folly
liberality
reverence
lugubrious
47. Showing excessive emotion; overflowing
irascible
ossified
arduous
effusive
48. Retiring - humble - modest
mundane
fabricated
spurious
self-effacing
49. Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
reconnaissance
retrenchment
dispassionate
languid
50. Pushing - demanding attention - showy
succinct
obtrusive
venerable
dismayed