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






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






3. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things






4. Rage






5. To be worried and anxious






6. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






7. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






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






9. A lack of sth






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






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






12. Additional information






13. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






14. Extremely wet






15. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






16. Incompetent; not having the skill






17. Not needed or useful






18. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle






19. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant






20. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






21. Kind and gentle






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






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






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






25. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles






26. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law






27. To make into compartment (room)






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






29. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






30. Reveal a secret






31. Supply of bullets






32. Not clear in a person's mind






33. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






34. Beg; seriously asking for






35. A bad sense of something will happen






36. Search inside sth






37. To refuse - reject in a proud way






38. = mime; = farce






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






40. Very sad






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






42. Never changing






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 is no longer valid






44. Narrow-minded






45. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






46. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.






47. (informal) different from what most people expect






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






49. Unfriendly and aggressive






50. An animal or a plant of parents from different species