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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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1. Ambiguous






2. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






3. The outer edge of a particular area






4. Not wise or sensible






5. Strong and not easily damaged






6. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






7. Able to spread around






8. Ancestor






9. Only; single






10. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






11. Not enough






12. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law






13. Very sad






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






15. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






16. Not important or serious; not worth considering






17. Reveal a secret






18. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.






19. Starving






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






21. To give sb the right to do sth






22. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






23. The quality of being humble






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






25. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true






26. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






27. Violent and brutal






28. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






29. A match of boxing/wrestling






30. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






31. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






32. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






33. Being lack of variety






34. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.






35. A lack of sth






36. Wipe out






37. Organized of levels from high to low in a society






38. To make sth smaller or weak






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






40. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not






41. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






42. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






43. Connected with money






44. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






45. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage






46. Not needed or useful






47. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






48. To give subsidy






49. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






50. Very angry