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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






2. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






3. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






4. Not easily irritated






5. Very expensive and looking very impressive






6. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






7. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth






8. Of many kinds; having great variety






9. Something that encourages you to do sth






10. To put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk






11. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy






12. Starving






13. Supply of bullets






14. Only; single






15. Lonely and unhappy






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






17. To become gradually weaker or less important






18. A fake name of a criminal or actor






19. Very dry; having no or little rain






20. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






21. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






22. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money






23. Supporter






24. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events






25. (usually plural) a thing you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process - a social situation - etc - (usually singular) a thing - that you must do as part of an official progress - but which has little meaning and will not affect what ha






26. To hide sth






27. A mix of different things found together






28. Full of people moving around in a busy way






29. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






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






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






32. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently






33. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






34. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






35. To do or be better than sb/sth






36. To be worried and anxious






37. To give subsidy






38. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






39. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






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






41. Cheerful and friendly






42. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time






43. Focus more on function than other qualities






44. To give sb the right to do sth






45. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick






46. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






47. Not needed or useful






48. Needing great effort and energy






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






50. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)