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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of unpleasant things that happen






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






3. Ancestor






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






5. A mix of different things found together






6. Not important or serious; not worth considering






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






8. To make into compartment (room)






9. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land






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






11. Incompetent; not having the skill






12. Reveal a secret






13. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion






14. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






15. Strong and not easily damaged






16. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






17. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction






18. (formal) a costumer






19. Nervous and easily frightened






20. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way






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






22. To make you sad






23. Not interesting or exciting






24. Kind and gentle






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






26. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






27. Able to spread around






28. A gradual decline of sth






29. Horrible or terrible






30. Of many kinds; having great variety






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






32. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem






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






34. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret






35. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way






36. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






37. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






38. Extremely wet






39. To move away sth






40. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






41. Physically strong and healthy






42. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair






43. To refuse - reject in a proud way






44. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






45. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






46. To depend on something






47. Beg; seriously asking for






48. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






49. To make sth happen or be produced






50. Hurried - especially when this has bad results