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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. Very disappointing






2. How serious - important - large sth is






3. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way






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






5. Unexpectedly amusing






6. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time






7. Not enough






8. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






9. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






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






11. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






12. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






13. Ancestor






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






15. Something that encourages you to do sth






16. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






17. To make unpleasant sound






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






19. To make sth into catalogue






20. To talk sb into gently






21. Very high (loft=attic)






22. To depend on something






23. Ambiguous






24. To give sth to sb to show respect






25. To make sth smaller or weak






26. Unwilling to tell people about things






27. A name used b y writer that is not real






28. Very large






29. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






30. Very angry






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






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






33. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






34. Never changing






35. Showing much or too much emotion






36. A match of boxing/wrestling






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 is no longer valid






38. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left






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






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






41. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






42. To break under pressure






43. A bad sense of something will happen






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






45. To punish or make sb suffer






46. To enjoy or desire much






47. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






48. Starving






49. A mix of different things found together






50. Needing great effort and energy