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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






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






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






4. Being lack of variety






5. Very sad






6. Narrow-minded






7. A bad sense of something will happen






8. A fake name of a criminal or actor






9. Cheerful and friendly






10. Very high (loft=attic)






11. Not safe and certain; dangerous






12. Physically strong and healthy






13. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






14. Sad - quite and unhappy






15. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






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






17. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






18. 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






19. The act of conceding






20. Very large






21. To give sb the right to do sth






22. To have foretold vision






23. Very disappointing






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






25. Able to spread around






26. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






27. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things






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






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






30. To hide sth






31. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






32. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






33. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not






34. Plunge






35. To refuse - reject in a proud way






36. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently






37. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






38. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly






39. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






40. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






41. Ancestor






42. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






43. Not enough






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






45. Rage






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






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






48. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






49. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






50. Focus more on function than other qualities