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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid






2. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






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






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






5. To pretend to have a particular feeling






6. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment






7. To make sb less angry about sth






8. (informal) different from what most people expect






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






10. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






11. To make into compartment (room)






12. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






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






14. Full of people moving around in a busy way






15. To move away sth






16. Ambiguous






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






18. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






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






20. Unexpectedly amusing






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






22. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






23. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem






24. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






25. Never changing therefore boring






26. To move in an awkward way - pushing people around out of the way or crash into them






27. Extremely wet






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






29. A legal document from a court of order






30. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






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






32. Cheerful and friendly






33. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.






34. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk






35. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






36. To enjoy or desire much






37. Souvenir






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






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






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






41. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






42. Official of not to do/pay what you normally have to






43. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






44. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






45. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






46. Not needed or useful






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






48. The act of conceding






49. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






50. Very large