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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. Dirty of any kind






2. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






3. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






4. Able to spread around






5. To get onto a sheep






6. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






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






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






9. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle






10. A bad sense of something will happen






11. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently






12. Supply of bullets






13. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






14. Not interesting or exciting






15. More than you need or want






16. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect






17. Cheerful and friendly






18. To make unpleasant sound






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






20. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it






21. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






22. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






23. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






24. A lack of sth






25. (informal) different from what most people expect






26. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret






27. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion






28. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






29. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






30. Showing much or too much emotion






31. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things






32. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






33. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly






34. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






35. A series of unpleasant things that happen






36. Unwilling to tell people about things






37. give up






38. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick






39. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






40. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






41. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






42. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.






43. A special liking for sth






44. Supporter






45. Extremely wet






46. Small and poor in quality






47. An animal or a plant of parents from different species






48. Something that encourages you to do sth






49. Being lack of variety






50. Something that encourage a process or activity