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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. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem
founder
reign over
prevalent
criteria
2. Needing great effort and energy
thwart
scanty
pretentious
strenuous
3. Lonely and unhappy
acerbic
forlorn
eradication
sole
4. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way
hull
disrupt
benign
rescind
5. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight
exemption
mercenary
unrest
cynically
6. Physically strong and healthy
hybrid
monotonously
able-bodied
totter
7. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them
verbose
beguile
belligerent
glum
8. The outer edge of a particular area
retelling
phenomenon
periphery
imprudence
9. To deal with a problem or difficult situation
equivocal
confront
lofty
enact
10. A fake name of a criminal or actor
alias
vague
applicable
resemble
11. Only; single
diminish
vassal
sole
bestow
12. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth
cognizant
proponent
forlorn
mercenary
13. To refuse - reject in a proud way
retelling
spurn
topography
serenade
14. Showing much or too much emotion
effusive
precarious
grant
nourish
15. How serious - important - large sth is
erosion
curmudgeon
extent
progenitor
16. Connected with money
monetary
coax
embark
exterminate
17. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space
scanty
captive
reign over
disrupt
18. To break under pressure
demolish
curmudgeon
shear
compile
19. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly
distraught
compile
venue
discreet
20. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves
convoluted
distraught
writ
mournful
21. Horrible or terrible
indigenous
ghastly
cede
progenitor
22. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.
fauna
topography
meager
repulsed
23. Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general
acerbic
farce
conventional
misnomer
24. To make sb less angry about sth
precarious
concession
blatant
placate
25. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
viscous
totter
denounce
envision
26. Using only a few words to say sth
tentative
thwart
fidelity
laconic
27. To be worried and anxious
spurious
fauna
perturbed
grudgingly
28. Hurried - especially when this has bad results
hasty
humility
wistfully
preeminent
29. An animal or a plant of parents from different species
hybrid
prescribed
dilution
omit
30. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction
pantomime
delve into
barrage
bustling
31. Unexpectedly amusing
superfluous
droll
ungainly
pyromaniac
32. To make unpleasant sound
jangle
relish
mementos
procure
33. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)
topography
repudiate
precarious
displace
34. To pretend to have a particular feeling
captive
curmudgeon
feign
diminish
35. More than you need or want
indefatigable
pretentious
deprecate
superfluous
36. A special liking for sth
monotony
mundane
penchant
voluminous
37. Clear and easy to understand
explicitly
bout
conglomeration
totter
38. Small and poor in quality
forlorn
wane
meager
formality
39. To make sth weaker
innuendo
dilution
hull
able-bodied
40. Ambiguous
pantomime
equivocal
exterminate
founder
41. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought
promiscuous
applicable
hasty
multifarious
42. Most important and noticeable
expatriate
bout
reapportion
salient
43. Supply of bullets
ammunition
condone
cognizant
subsidize
44. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
lofty
hierarchical
vassal
strenuous
45. Cheerful and friendly
expatriate
benign
cognizant
genial
46. A series of unpleasant things that happen
glowing
rash
blistering
reign over
47. Not important or serious; not worth considering
trivial
provincial
compartmentalize
stolid
48. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk
clump
spurn
repudiate
curt
49. Being lack of variety
exterminate
monotony
tentative
liberator
50. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.
formality
niche
cognizant
warily