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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (formal) a costumer






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






3. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






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






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






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






7. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






8. Beg; seriously asking for






9. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






10. Needing great effort and energy






11. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






12. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






13. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with






14. Cheerful and friendly






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






16. Small and poor in quality






17. To get onto a sheep






18. Very large






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






20. A lack of sth






21. Kind and gentle






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






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






24. Connected with money






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






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






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






28. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






29. To limit the amount of sth that sb is allowed to have






30. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






31. 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






32. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






33. Additional information






34. Not noticeable or obvious






35. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






36. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






37. To copy sth exactly






38. Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general






39. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people






40. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






41. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






42. Very serious






43. Not needed or useful






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






45. Violent and brutal






46. More than you need or want






47. Incompetent; not having the skill






48. A person who helps in criminal incidents






49. Very important in making sth to happen






50. Only; single