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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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Subjects
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Rule as emperor - king - or queen
resemble
writ
altruistic
reign over
2. To have foretold vision
envision
unvarying
indefatigable
monotonously
3. A gradual decline of sth
upbraid
prescribed
rejoinder
erosion
4. Not safe and certain; dangerous
venerate
precarious
feral
indigenous
5. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective
miserly
arsonist
subvert
conventional
6. Dirty of any kind
conceal
mundane
compile
grudgingly
7. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
obsequious
wax
cede
salutary
8. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way
prescribed
altruistic
titillate
condone
9. To destroy completely or accidentally
demolish
relinquish
genial
courtly
10. Strong and not easily damaged
sturdy
arsonist
elicited
enact
11. To be worried and anxious
perturbed
demolish
vague
harbinger
12. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important
cognizant
harbinger
verbose
obsequious
13. To make unpleasant sound
relinquish
wistfully
blatant
jangle
14. To move away sth
displace
spawn
sole
wistfully
15. Nervous and easily frightened
misnomer
timorous
humility
haste
16. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
alias
embark
utilitarian
hierarchical
17. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)
aggravate
placate
cede
assortment
18. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
bout
arbitrary
monotony
probity
19. Horrible or terrible
candor
ghastly
benefactor
scanty
20. Hesitating before doing sth because you don't want to do it or because you aren't sure that if it's the right thing to do
flimsy
reluctant
offbeat
mirth
21. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
rarefy
promiscuous
denounce
spawn
22. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not
bout
spurious
agnostic
entrench
23. Unexpectedly amusing
droll
shear
glowing
curmudgeon
24. To depend on something
envision
discreet
multifarious
hinges on
25. A lack of sth
dearth
reign over
subsidize
tentative
26. Extremely bad
egregious
mime
enthrall with
trivial
27. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people
excommunicate
coax
bombastic
impetus
28. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect
virulent
deplete
explicitly
divulge
29. Title or set of instructions of book or exam
forlorn
rubric
placid
relinquish
30. A person living in a country that's not their own
criteria
vexed
expatriate
totter
31. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth
deprecate
disseminate
seedy
cede
32. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret
discreet
altruistic
flimsy
dilution
33. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space
prescribed
cessation
captive
delve into
34. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own
exemption
hybrid
altruistic
hasty
35. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law
enact
multifarious
inept
bustling
36. Never changing
glum
clash with
unvarying
benign
37. Focus more on function than other qualities
lanky
entreat
utilitarian
deplete
38. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
curt
flimsy
retelling
farce
39. Search inside sth
nourish
elicited
plummet
delve into
40. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
scanty
benchmark
obsequious
monetary
41. Money paid regularly to sb as wages
stipend
aggravate
timorous
dearth
42. A standard or principle by which sth is judged
criteria
beguile
rail at
relish
43. give up
droll
relinquish
placid
indefatigable
44. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere
enthrall with
warily
envision
rhetoric
45. A highly poisonous chemical
wax
superfluous
cyanide
titillate
46. Rage
conglomeration
rail at
reapportion
ammunition
47. To look like or be similar to another person or thing
feign
mournful
resemble
magnify
48. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church
excommunicate
condone
clash with
vassal
49. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.
niche
glum
clash with
compartmentalize
50. To give subsidy
subsidize
pantomime
sodden
droll