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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.






2. To break under pressure






3. Incompetent; not having the skill






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 is no longer valid






5. To praise sb/sth very much






6. Most important and noticeable






7. A special liking for sth






8. A match of boxing/wrestling






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






10. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






11. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






12. To punish or make sb suffer






13. A person who helps in criminal incidents






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






15. (spots) done very fast with great energy






16. Ancestor






17. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change






18. Narrow-minded






19. To fell disgust or strong dislike






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






21. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






22. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






23. Not interesting or exciting






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






25. To enjoy or desire much






26. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly






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






28. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st






29. False - although seeming to be genuine






30. To make into compartment (room)






31. A mix of different things found together






32. Something that encourage a process or activity






33. Search inside sth






34. Being lack of variety






35. To leave out






36. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






37. = mime; = farce






38. To tell again






39. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






40. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






41. Very sad






42. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way






43. Very dry; having no or little rain






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






45. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






46. Supply of bullets






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






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






49. More than you need or want






50. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time