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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. To make sth smaller or weak






2. Very serious






3. To make into compartment (room)






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






5. Very disappointing






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






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






8. Not interesting or exciting






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






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






11. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






12. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






13. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






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






15. To give subsidy






16. A bad sense of something will happen






17. Souvenir






18. Very angry






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






20. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.






21. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






22. To make sth happen or be produced






23. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






24. Using only a few words to say sth






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






26. Sad - quite and unhappy






27. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






28. Supply of bullets






29. Very important in making sth to happen






30. To copy sth exactly






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






32. A cranky old person






33. To become gradually weaker or less important






34. The complete destruction of every trace of something






35. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time






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






37. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






38. Not clear in a person's mind






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






40. To be worried and anxious






41. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






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






43. Dirty of any kind






44. False - although seeming to be genuine






45. How serious - important - large sth is






46. Search inside sth






47. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






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






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






50. Money paid regularly to sb as wages