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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To make into compartment (room)






2. Being lack of variety






3. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






4. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with






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






6. 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






7. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






8. To talk sb into gently






9. Supply of bullets






10. A lack of sth






11. Plunge






12. Rule d and controlled by men






13. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit






14. Small and poor in quality






15. The act of conceding






16. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people






17. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth






18. (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






19. Violent and brutal






20. Cheerful and friendly






21. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






22. Not clear in a person's mind






23. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)






24. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






25. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






26. Something that encourages you to do sth






27. Very expensive and looking very impressive






28. Unfriendly and aggressive






29. A highly poisonous chemical






30. Not enough






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






32. A cranky old person






33. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective






34. Never changing therefore boring






35. Unexpectedly amusing






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






37. To make sb less angry about sth






38. Only; single






39. To give sb the right to do sth






40. A bad sense of something will happen






41. Sad - quite and unhappy






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






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






44. A fake name of a criminal or actor






45. Very sad






46. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.






47. Very serious






48. A series of unpleasant things that happen






49. (informal) different from what most people expect






50. To smile widely