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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. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people






2. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






3. To do or be better than sb/sth






4. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






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






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






7. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






8. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem






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






10. Not safe and certain; dangerous






11. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






12. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought






13. Focus more on function than other qualities






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






15. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






16. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






17. In syncopated rhythm the strong beats are made weak and the weak beats are made strong






18. Ambiguous






19. The complete destruction of every trace of something






20. Small and poor in quality






21. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






22. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things






23. To break under pressure






24. To refuse - reject in a proud way






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






26. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






27. A highly poisonous chemical






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






29. To hide sth






30. Clear and easy to understand






31. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way






32. To obtain - especially with difficulty






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






34. To make sth smaller or weak






35. Not noticeable or obvious






36. To depend on something






37. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






38. Strong and not easily damaged






39. Very large






40. A gradual decline of sth






41. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit






42. Search inside sth






43. To give subsidy






44. Of many kinds; having great variety






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






46. Very important in making sth to happen






47. To make you sad






48. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth






49. To fell disgust or strong dislike






50. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely