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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. Unfriendly and aggressive






2. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






3. Small and poor in quality






4. Strong and not easily damaged






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






6. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






7. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






8. To punish or make sb suffer






9. To pretend to have a particular feeling






10. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






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






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






13. Full of people moving around in a busy way






14. Very serious






15. The complete destruction of every trace of something






16. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






17. Not important or serious; not worth considering






18. Not needed or useful






19. Regulated






20. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction






21. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






22. The quality of being humble






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






24. A match of boxing/wrestling






25. A legal document from a court of order






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






27. Something that encourages you to do sth






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






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






30. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly






31. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely






32. To make sth weaker






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






34. Not wise or sensible






35. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






36. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant






37. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






38. Ambiguous






39. Most important and noticeable






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






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






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






43. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






44. Not easily irritated






45. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






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






47. Search inside sth






48. Very important in making sth to happen






49. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






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