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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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1. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people
hinges on
bombastic
rescind
writ
2. Unfriendly and aggressive
envision
reticent
belligerent
persistently
3. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly
rarefy
frugal
eradication
misconstrue
4. A special liking for sth
grudgingly
deficit
hybrid
penchant
5. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
shear
hierarchical
persistently
denounce
6. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.
utilitarian
reservoir
rescind
laconic
7. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant
salutary
jangle
misconstrue
erosion
8. To make into compartment (room)
compartmentalize
cyanide
vassal
cynically
9. Not important or serious; not worth considering
haste
placate
penchant
trivial
10. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public
lambaste
bustling
extolling
fidelity
11. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way
imprudence
sturdy
acerbic
provincial
12. To hide sth
prudence
conceal
demolish
delve into
13. Very expensive and looking very impressive
precarious
wane
sumptuous
mementos
14. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st
indefatigable
agnostic
phenomenon
bout
15. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy
deplete
entrench
vetiver
innuendo
16. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)
clash with
haste
rarefy
shear
17. To tell again
excommunicate
rubric
retelling
elicited
18. A person who commit the crime of setting fire
arsonist
curt
redundant
addendum
19. Clever at understanding and making judgments about
hasty
sodden
stipend
enthrall with
20. Rule as emperor - king - or queen
elicited
reign over
benefactor
cynically
21. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family
embark on
mundane
repudiate
heirloom
22. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
unrest
placate
warily
proponent
23. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way
mournful
lanky
serenade
expatriate
24. Focus more on function than other qualities
forlorn
extent
humility
utilitarian
25. 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
chivalry
blatant
penchant
redundant
26. A cranky old person
rescind
deprecate
subsidize
curmudgeon
27. Unexpectedly amusing
droll
viable
ungainly
scanty
28. Unwilling to tell people about things
mime
salutary
reticent
warily
29. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere
offbeat
rhetoric
pseudonym
placid
30. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth
inept
fidelity
displace
vexed
31. A person living in a country that's not their own
garrulous
expatriate
famished
dreary
32. A gradual decline of sth
erosion
grudgingly
relish
annex
33. Reveal a secret
probity
spurious
indigenous
divulge
34. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty
mercenary
reign over
compartmentalize
elicited
35. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked
convoluted
reapportion
ration
blatant
36. A fact or an event in nature or society - especially one that is not fully understand
replicate
phenomenon
sodden
able-bodied
37. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.
lofty
surpass
niche
rout
38. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk
hybrid
clump
sole
elicited
39. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time
wax and wane
deprecate
grant
subsidize
40. Sad - quite and unhappy
conglomeration
compile
entrench
glum
41. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
benchmark
omit
feign
entrench
42. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick
entreat
jangle
pyromaniac
totter
43. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly
rescind
distraught
founder
lanky
44. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
serenade
flimsy
displace
superfluous
45. Small and poor in quality
blatant
catalogue
meager
hull
46. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)
obtuse
notion
multifarious
repudiate
47. False - although seeming to be genuine
spurious
multifarious
repudiate
havoc
48. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way
dexterous
ungainly
courtly
illuminate
49. The quality of being completely honest
belligerent
probity
reluctant
magnify
50. Regulated
prescribed
lambaste
reluctant
disrupt
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