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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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1. Common - widespread






2. Something that encourage a process or activity






3. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change






4. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






5. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






6. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






7. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






8. To copy sth exactly






9. The quality of being completely honest






10. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






11. Focus more on function than other qualities






12. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money






13. A bad sense of something will happen






14. To make unpleasant sound






15. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important






16. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






17. Connected with money






18. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






19. The complete destruction of every trace of something






20. To praise sb/sth very much






21. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






22. A highly poisonous chemical






23. To become gradually weaker or less important






24. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth






25. A fact or an event in nature or society - especially one that is not fully understand






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






27. Rule d and controlled by men






28. (usually plural) a thing you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process - a social situation - etc - (usually singular) a thing - that you must do as part of an official progress - but which has little meaning and will not affect what ha






29. Supply of bullets






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






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






32. Not easily irritated






33. Search inside sth






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






35. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






36. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






37. Very angry






38. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






39. A person living in a country that's not their own






40. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage






41. (spots) done very fast with great energy






42. Very dry; having no or little rain






43. Nervous and easily frightened






44. Not safe and certain; dangerous






45. Extremely wet






46. 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






47. A cranky old person






48. Additional information






49. A legal document from a court of order






50. To make you sad