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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. Something that encourages you to do sth






2. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.






3. To copy sth exactly






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






5. To hide sth






6. A person who helps in criminal incidents






7. Needing great effort and energy






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






9. Horrible or terrible






10. A name used b y writer that is not real






11. A bad sense of something will happen






12. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people






13. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






14. To make into compartment (room)






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






16. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






17. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






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






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






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






21. To punish or make sb suffer






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






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






24. Physically strong and healthy






25. To make unpleasant sound






26. In syncopated rhythm the strong beats are made weak and the weak beats are made strong






27. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






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






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






30. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth






31. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






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






33. Full of people moving around in a busy way






34. Not interesting or exciting






35. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way






36. Most important and noticeable






37. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






38. Very high (loft=attic)






39. Very important in making sth to happen






40. Extremely bad






41. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






42. Not important or serious; not worth considering






43. Ancestor






44. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






45. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid






46. Of many kinds; having great variety






47. Additional information






48. Rule d and controlled by men






49. A legal document from a court of order






50. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time