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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. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






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






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






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






5. Beg; seriously asking for






6. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






7. Not wise or sensible






8. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective






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






10. Using only as much money or food as is necessary






11. Common - widespread






12. Showing much or too much emotion






13. To obtain - especially with difficulty






14. Not safe and certain; dangerous






15. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






16. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






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






18. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






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






20. To tell again






21. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought






22. To try hard not to show your feelings






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






24. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






25. Needing great effort and energy






26. To become gradually weaker or less important






27. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it






28. To break under pressure






29. Connected with money






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






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






32. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






33. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






34. Able to spread around






35. To make sth into catalogue






36. A series of unpleasant things that happen






37. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






38. A lack of sth






39. Unexpectedly amusing






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






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






42. Cheerful and friendly






43. Lonely and unhappy






44. Dull gray - like lead






45. To do or be better than sb/sth






46. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






47. To pretend to have a particular feeling






48. Very high (loft=attic)






49. Kind and gentle






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