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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • 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'






2. Supply of bullets






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






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






5. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles






6. Most important and noticeable






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






8. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






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






10. Very important in making sth to happen






11. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land






12. To fell disgust or strong dislike






13. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






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






15. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






16. Souvenir






17. = mime; = farce






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






19. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important






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






21. To make into compartment (room)






22. Connected with money






23. Needing great effort and energy






24. To become gradually weaker or less important






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






26. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things






27. Unfriendly and aggressive






28. Not easily irritated






29. Focus more on function than other qualities






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






31. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money






32. Kind and gentle






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






34. Not safe and certain; dangerous






35. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






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






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






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






39. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






40. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things






41. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






42. To praise sb/sth very much






43. (spots) done very fast with great energy






44. Lonely and unhappy






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






46. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth






47. A lack of sth






48. Never changing therefore boring






49. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






50. Very expensive and looking very impressive