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SAT Critical Reading 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. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






2. To give subsidy






3. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






4. To give sth to sb to show respect






5. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






6. Search inside sth






7. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






8. Supply of bullets






9. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






10. To make yourself responsible for sth






11. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words






12. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






13. To limit the amount of sth that sb is allowed to have






14. A series of unpleasant things that happen






15. Small and poor in quality






16. Not safe and certain; dangerous






17. The quality of being completely honest






18. Unwilling to tell people about things






19. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






20. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way






21. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






22. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






23. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction






24. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






25. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






26. A special liking for sth






27. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used






28. To give sb the right to do sth






29. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






30. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






31. To have foretold vision






32. = mime; = farce






33. False - although seeming to be genuine






34. Most important and noticeable






35. Unexpectedly amusing






36. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






37. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles






38. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left






39. To hide sth






40. Never changing






41. A name used b y writer that is not real






42. The quality of being humble






43. Never changing therefore boring






44. A mix of different things found together






45. Rage






46. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






47. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






48. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






49. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






50. To punish or make sb suffer