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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. (formal) a costumer






2. To depend on something






3. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






4. Narrow-minded






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






6. Very important in making sth to happen






7. 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






8. More than you need or want






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






10. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






11. To give sth to sb to show respect






12. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






13. Ancestor






14. Rage






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






16. Needing great effort and energy






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






18. Not clear in a person's mind






19. To give subsidy






20. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have






21. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






22. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






23. Incompetent; not having the skill






24. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






25. To have foretold vision






26. Wipe out






27. To become gradually weaker or less important






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






29. Plunge






30. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time






31. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






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






33. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






34. Beg; seriously asking for






35. To be worried and anxious






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






37. Strong and not easily damaged






38. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth






39. Dirty of any kind






40. Small and poor in quality






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






42. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






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






44. Something that encourage a process or activity






45. To make sth into catalogue






46. Search inside sth






47. To make sth smaller or weak






48. Able to spread around






49. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






50. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up