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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unwilling to tell people about things
hasty
clash with
clump
reticent
2. To destroy completely or accidentally
shear
lethargy
pseudonym
demolish
3. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
strenuous
writ
candor
frugal
4. To make sth happen or be produced
compartmentalize
catalogue
glowing
spawn
5. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events
virulent
farce
utilitarian
premonition
6. Incompetent; not having the skill
inept
alias
notion
miserly
7. Something that encourages you to do sth
exuberant
incentive
equivocal
repudiate
8. To stop sb do sth from his atempt
thwart
unpalatable
viciously
sodden
9. Not easily irritated
placid
repulsed
multifarious
periphery
10. The quality of being completely honest
probity
magnify
subsidize
envision
11. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space
captive
barrage
coax
spawn
12. To talk sb into gently
humanitarian
scanty
coax
benchmark
13. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked
blatant
persistently
ghastly
surpass
14. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left
promiscuous
deplete
rhetoric
syncopated
15. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious
condone
vague
deficit
compartmentalize
16. Extremely wet
morale
sodden
sole
pyromaniac
17. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective
forlorn
aggravate
salient
subvert
18. A match of boxing/wrestling
laconic
disseminate
bout
reapportion
19. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem
utilitarian
catalogue
persistently
founder
20. More than you need or want
imprudence
barrage
compile
superfluous
21. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth
applicable
sumptuous
condone
stolid
22. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate
relinquish
droll
periphery
misnomer
23. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid
serenade
erosion
rescind
dexterous
24. Not clear in a person's mind
diminish
vague
erosion
illuminate
25. Not interesting or exciting
perturbed
criteria
agnostic
mundane
26. To smile widely
sumptuous
seedy
grin
captive
27. A gradual decline of sth
egregious
concession
prescribed
erosion
28. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way
courtly
lofty
feign
fauna
29. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
syncopated
erosion
convoluted
hierarchical
30. To make you sad
dreary
repulsed
ungainly
indigenous
31. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair
addendum
misconstrue
glum
refute
32. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference
seedy
voluminous
venue
relish
33. Regulated
sodden
hybrid
prescribed
subtle
34. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant
ungainly
virulent
bout
cessation
35. To make unpleasant sound
insinuate
equivocal
jangle
barrage
36. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
notion
founder
coax
liberator
37. Focus more on function than other qualities
utilitarian
reapportion
viscous
meager
38. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret
discreet
alias
barrage
verbose
39. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window
syncopated
serenade
reticent
compile
40. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law
deficit
enact
altruistic
cede
41. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
humanitarian
chivalry
frugal
flimsy
42. To give subsidy
subsidize
able-bodied
amorous
disseminate
43. Additional information
belligerent
addendum
reservoir
benefactor
44. Unpleasant and not easy to accept
spawn
confront
unpalatable
thwart
45. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought
promiscuous
rout
barrage
multifarious
46. Concerned with making people live better
shear
surpass
humanitarian
barrage
47. Full of people moving around in a busy way
bustling
disseminate
sole
feral
48. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'
glowing
sumptuous
obsequious
monotonously
49. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth
instrumental
relinquish
cognizant
exterminate
50. To obtain - especially with difficulty
procure
preeminent
deprecate
envision