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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. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






2. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






3. To move away sth






4. A bad sense of something will happen






5. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






6. To break under pressure






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






8. Small and poor in quality






9. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events






10. To be worried and anxious






11. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






12. How serious - important - large sth is






13. Search inside sth






14. Not clear in a person's mind






15. Nervous and easily frightened






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






17. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






18. Full of people moving around in a busy way






19. To pretend to have a particular feeling






20. (informal) different from what most people expect






21. Unexpectedly amusing






22. To make sth smaller or weak






23. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






24. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






25. To enjoy or desire much






26. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






27. To get onto a sheep






28. Of many kinds; having great variety






29. Kind and gentle






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






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






32. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth






33. Needing great effort and energy






34. Very serious






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






36. Not safe and certain; dangerous






37. give up






38. To make sth happen or be produced






39. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






40. To make unpleasant sound






41. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things






42. The act of conceding






43. Showing much or too much emotion






44. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






45. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






46. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.






47. Starving






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






49. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things






50. A highly poisonous chemical