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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. A fact or an event in nature or society - especially one that is not fully understand






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






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






4. Able to spread around






5. How serious - important - large sth is






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






7. Extremely bad






8. Very disappointing






9. Dirty of any kind






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






11. To smile widely






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






13. Connected with money






14. To make sth smaller or weak






15. Unwilling to tell people about things






16. Very large






17. Additional information






18. To have foretold vision






19. Extremely wet






20. Needing great effort and energy






21. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true






22. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage






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






24. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






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






26. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






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






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






29. To make into compartment (room)






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






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






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






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






34. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way






35. Very important in making sth to happen






36. Reveal a secret






37. 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






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






39. Ancestor






40. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth






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






42. (spots) done very fast with great energy






43. Very serious






44. To punish or make sb suffer






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






46. To hide sth






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






48. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






49. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective






50. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight