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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. Regulated






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






3. To talk sb into gently






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






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






6. To get onto a sheep






7. Not noticeable or obvious






8. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






9. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth






10. Not needed or useful






11. To give subsidy






12. Plunge






13. Most important and noticeable






14. Not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing






15. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy






16. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true






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






18. Very sad






19. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






20. Dirty of any kind






21. Physically strong and healthy






22. Nervous and easily frightened






23. To break under pressure






24. Being lack of variety






25. A highly poisonous chemical






26. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






27. (of a liquid) thick and sticky; not flowing freely






28. To do or be better than sb/sth






29. To make sth happen or be produced






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






31. Souvenir






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






33. To copy sth exactly






34. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization






35. Able to spread around






36. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






37. The act of conceding






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






39. Ancestor






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






41. False - although seeming to be genuine






42. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem






43. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things






44. Sad - quite and unhappy






45. Only; single






46. Never changing therefore boring






47. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






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






49. Not easily irritated






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