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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • 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. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things






2. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






3. Very sad






4. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






5. To refuse - reject in a proud way






6. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks






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






8. How serious - important - large sth is






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






10. 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






11. Not needed or useful






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






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






14. give up






15. Beg; seriously asking for






16. To make sth happen or be produced






17. To make sth smaller or weak






18. Concerned with making people live better






19. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.






20. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






21. Strong and not easily damaged






22. Lonely and unhappy






23. Very high (loft=attic)






24. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






25. Not enough






26. To make yourself responsible for sth






27. A highly poisonous chemical






28. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with






29. (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






30. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






31. Incompetent; not having the skill






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






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






34. Full of people moving around in a busy way






35. Clear and easy to understand






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






37. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






38. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






39. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






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






41. Rule d and controlled by men






42. (spots) done very fast with great energy






43. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






44. A special liking for sth






45. Unfriendly and aggressive






46. Very expensive and looking very impressive






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






48. To tell again






49. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






50. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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