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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






2. Very angry






3. The quality of being completely honest






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






5. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






6. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






7. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant






8. Very serious






9. Ancestor






10. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair






11. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth






12. Not enough






13. A match of boxing/wrestling






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






15. To make you sad






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






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






18. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






19. A cranky old person






20. A fake name of a criminal or actor






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






22. Only; single






23. Very large






24. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way






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






26. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






27. False - although seeming to be genuine






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






29. Not easily irritated






30. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






31. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






32. To try hard not to show your feelings






33. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






34. To become gradually weaker or less important






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






36. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






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






38. To make unpleasant sound






39. To break under pressure






40. To punish or make sb suffer






41. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






42. = mime; = farce






43. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






44. Lonely and unhappy






45. Clear and easy to understand






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






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






48. Cheerful and friendly






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






50. To hide sth