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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. Only; single






2. Very expensive and looking very impressive






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






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






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






6. The outer edge of a particular area






7. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






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






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






10. To make into compartment (room)






11. Reveal a secret






12. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words






13. = mime; = farce






14. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






15. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)






16. Extremely wet






17. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






18. To refuse - reject in a proud way






19. Supporter






20. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






21. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






22. A highly poisonous chemical






23. Full of people moving around in a busy way






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






25. A bad sense of something will happen






26. Very high (loft=attic)






27. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






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






29. To smile widely






30. To leave out






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






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






33. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






34. A mix of different things found together






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






36. A gradual decline of sth






37. Extremely bad






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






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






40. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






41. Focus more on function than other qualities






42. Something that encourage a process or activity






43. Clear and easy to understand






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






45. (usually plural) a thing you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process - a social situation - etc - (usually singular) a thing - that you must do as part of an official progress - but which has little meaning and will not affect what ha






46. To make sth happen or be produced






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






48. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






49. A fake name of a criminal or actor






50. The complete destruction of every trace of something