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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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1. Ancestor






2. Ambiguous






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






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






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






6. The act of conceding






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






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






9. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






10. A mix of different things found together






11. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






12. Common - widespread






13. Not important or serious; not worth considering






14. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit






15. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






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






17. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






18. The complete destruction of every trace of something






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






20. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






21. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






22. Hesitating before doing sth because you don't want to do it or because you aren't sure that if it's the right thing to do






23. Rage






24. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






25. Never changing






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






27. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






28. Wipe out






29. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly






30. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






31. Narrow-minded






32. How serious - important - large sth is






33. Using only a few words to say sth






34. A highly poisonous chemical






35. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






36. Extremely bad






37. Extremely wet






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






39. Not easily irritated






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






41. To fell disgust or strong dislike






42. Needing great effort and energy






43. Connected with money






44. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






45. Very high (loft=attic)






46. To copy sth exactly






47. A lack of sth






48. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair






49. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






50. To make sth weaker