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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. The complete destruction of every trace of something






2. Not enough






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






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






5. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






6. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






7. Able to spread around






8. Dull gray - like lead






9. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






10. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






11. Plunge






12. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid






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






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






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






16. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






17. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






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






19. Never changing therefore boring






20. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






21. Not interesting or exciting






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






23. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






24. Something that encourage a process or activity






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






26. Supporter






27. A person who helps in criminal incidents






28. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






29. How serious - important - large sth is






30. Souvenir






31. To be worried and anxious






32. Unwilling to tell people about things






33. Starving






34. Unexpectedly amusing






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






36. Ambiguous






37. To become gradually weaker or less important






38. A fake name of a criminal or actor






39. Wipe out






40. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words






41. Not noticeable or obvious






42. A gradual decline of sth






43. A bad sense of something will happen






44. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






45. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.






46. Rule d and controlled by men






47. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






48. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






49. = mime; = farce






50. A name used b y writer that is not real