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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 make sth smaller or weak






2. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






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






4. To give sb the right to do sth






5. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






6. The act of conceding






7. Plunge






8. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






9. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






10. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






11. Very sad






12. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth






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






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






15. Needing great effort and energy






16. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






17. (informal) different from what most people expect






18. A series of unpleasant things that happen






19. Very expensive and looking very impressive






20. Never changing therefore boring






21. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






22. Focus more on function than other qualities






23. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment






24. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






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






26. To make sb less angry about sth






27. The quality of being completely honest






28. To make unpleasant sound






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






30. To refuse - reject in a proud way






31. Not important or serious; not worth considering






32. = mime; = farce






33. Clear and easy to understand






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






35. To destroy completely or accidentally






36. To copy sth exactly






37. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






38. Extremely bad






39. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.






40. To move in an awkward way - pushing people around out of the way or crash into them






41. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have






42. A sign that shows that sth is going to happen - often bad






43. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






44. To make you sad






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






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






47. Ambiguous






48. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






49. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






50. Small and poor in quality