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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. To punish or make sb suffer






2. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






3. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






4. To make sth weaker






5. Additional information






6. To destroy completely or accidentally






7. To make you sad






8. Using only a few words to say sth






9. A series of unpleasant things that happen






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






11. Not needed or useful






12. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






13. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






14. To make sb less angry about sth






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






16. Very angry






17. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






18. How serious - important - large sth is






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






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






21. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






22. Reveal a secret






23. Rule d and controlled by men






24. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






25. More than you need or want






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






27. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






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






29. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






30. Very high (loft=attic)






31. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






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






33. Wipe out






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






35. Not enough






36. To hide sth






37. Something that encourages you to do sth






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






39. Beg; seriously asking for






40. To get onto a sheep






41. Lonely and unhappy






42. = mime; = farce






43. The quality of being humble






44. To depend on something






45. Concerned with making people live better






46. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






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






48. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






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






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