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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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Subjects
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'
arid
glowing
blatant
rout
2. Focus more on function than other qualities
forlorn
sole
utilitarian
subtle
3. Rule d and controlled by men
patriarchal
pseudonym
omit
vague
4. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb
denounce
cede
amorous
writ
5. A special liking for sth
unrest
penchant
assortment
amorous
6. To obtain - especially with difficulty
magnify
procure
stipend
coax
7. Extremely bad
egregious
embark on
procure
exterminate
8. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.
instrumental
utilitarian
mercenary
bequeath
9. Very serious
clash with
dire
applicable
disrupt
10. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious
condone
viciously
fidelity
barge
11. Very sad
mournful
formality
disrupt
relinquish
12. To tell again
pretentious
retelling
relinquish
able-bodied
13. To make sth happen or be produced
reticent
blatant
spawn
ration
14. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things
infectious
penchant
reluctant
garrulous
15. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant
subtle
ungainly
viable
haste
16. Hurried - especially when this has bad results
preeminent
hasty
ration
agnostic
17. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
serenade
promiscuous
misconstrue
hierarchical
18. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
candor
entrench
stolid
omit
19. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law
flimsy
entitle
enthrall with
enact
20. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.
applicable
humanitarian
innuendo
rubric
21. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left
niche
hybrid
deplete
embark on
22. Sad - quite and unhappy
glum
sodden
deprecate
grudgingly
23. Being lack of variety
monotony
enthrall with
mirth
spurn
24. Strong and not easily damaged
envision
vague
sturdy
explicitly
25. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money
viable
miserly
offbeat
obtuse
26. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
addendum
humanitarian
condone
denounce
27. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk
precarious
venue
repudiate
clump
28. 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
rubric
morale
reluctant
unvarying
29. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.
havoc
compile
sumptuous
glowing
30. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people
metes out
premonition
vassal
pretentious
31. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization
cede
benefactor
metes out
curt
32. Violent and brutal
lethargy
indefatigable
monotony
viciously
33. Needing great effort and energy
strenuous
cognizant
frugal
garrulous
34. To make yourself responsible for sth
spurn
viable
precipitate
undertake
35. Of many kinds; having great variety
courtly
fidelity
concession
multifarious
36. Full of people moving around in a busy way
bustling
distraught
garrulous
mime
37. To deal with a problem or difficult situation
entitle
bequeath
confront
jangle
38. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth
procure
multifarious
reluctant
obtuse
39. To get onto a sheep
embark
trivial
obtuse
omit
40. Common - widespread
sturdy
bombastic
haste
prevalent
41. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth
bequeath
virulent
notion
acerbic
42. The complete destruction of every trace of something
grant
prudence
eradication
exemption
43. A bad sense of something will happen
repudiate
rejoinder
premonition
viscous
44. To give sb control of sth unwillingly
titillate
cede
lambaste
bout
45. To stop sb do sth from his atempt
rail at
envision
thwart
precipitate
46. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history
dreary
extent
fauna
unrest
47. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up
illuminate
plummet
totter
dire
48. An animal or a plant of parents from different species
entitle
hybrid
diminish
deprecate
49. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family
illuminate
heirloom
stolid
distraught
50. To move away sth
coax
conceal
demolish
displace