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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Not important or serious; not worth considering






2. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






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






4. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






5. Wipe out






6. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law






7. Very serious






8. To do or be better than sb/sth






9. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion






10. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






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






12. Never changing therefore boring






13. To praise sb/sth very much






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






15. Concerned with making people live better






16. Dirty of any kind






17. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up






18. Sad - quite and unhappy






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






20. The quality of being humble






21. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk






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






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






24. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






25. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






26. A person who helps in criminal incidents






27. Extremely wet






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






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






30. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






31. A fake name of a criminal or actor






32. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






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






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






35. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






36. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






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






38. To punish or make sb suffer






39. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle






40. Search inside sth






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






42. To make sth weaker






43. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely






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






45. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things






46. Kind and gentle






47. To move away sth






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






49. To make you sad






50. Not interesting or exciting