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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. Official of not to do/pay what you normally have to






2. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment






3. Physically strong and healthy






4. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way






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






6. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






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






8. Dull gray - like lead






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






10. Ancestor






11. Common - widespread






12. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






13. To make unpleasant sound






14. Something that encourages you to do sth






15. To make sth weaker






16. To make sth happen or be produced






17. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






18. Additional information






19. Cheerful and friendly






20. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






21. Never changing






22. To punish or make sb suffer






23. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth






24. To be worried and anxious






25. To pretend to have a particular feeling






26. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






27. Very angry






28. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






29. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






30. To give subsidy






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






32. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






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






34. To make into compartment (room)






35. To obtain - especially with difficulty






36. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






37. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






38. Connected with money






39. Organized of levels from high to low in a society






40. (informal) different from what most people expect






41. To refuse - reject in a proud way






42. To move away sth






43. Something that encourage a process or activity






44. (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






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






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






47. The quality of being completely honest






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






49. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect






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