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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. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization






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






3. A mix of different things found together






4. A highly poisonous chemical






5. The act of conceding






6. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth






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






8. The quality of being completely honest






9. Concerned with making people live better






10. Clear and easy to understand






11. To make you sad






12. Incompetent; not having the skill






13. Not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing






14. Starving






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






16. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






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






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






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






20. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






21. Ambiguous






22. Most important and noticeable






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






24. A collection of different things or different type of the same thing






25. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






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






27. To make into compartment (room)






28. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






29. Ancestor






30. Additional information






31. Unwilling to tell people about things






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






33. To move away sth






34. Narrow-minded






35. Nervous and easily frightened






36. Reveal a secret






37. To leave out






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






39. Not noticeable or obvious






40. Supply of bullets






41. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






42. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






43. (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






44. The outer edge of a particular area






45. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events






46. A person who helps in criminal incidents






47. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






48. To refuse - reject in a proud way






49. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






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