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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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Subjects
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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
insinuate
amorous
reticent
miserly
2. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion
scanty
venerate
havoc
instrumental
3. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.
arbitrary
insinuate
topography
lambaste
4. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline
heirloom
grant
ascetic
warily
5. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem
embark
founder
promiscuous
unvarying
6. Regulated
prescribed
conceal
undertake
equivocal
7. In syncopated rhythm the strong beats are made weak and the weak beats are made strong
provincial
subsidize
syncopated
catalogue
8. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked
rarefy
prompt
blatant
excommunicate
9. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said
subvert
upbraid
hybrid
rarefy
10. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'
glowing
arsonist
probity
jangle
11. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st
accomplice
indefatigable
relish
heirloom
12. A gradual decline of sth
obtuse
topography
lethargy
erosion
13. Ancestor
patron
misnomer
jangle
progenitor
14. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change
tentative
monetary
entrench
bombastic
15. Very serious
diminish
benign
dire
insinuate
16. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
wax and wane
conjecture
flimsy
pyromaniac
17. Using only a few words to say sth
refute
entitle
laconic
forlorn
18. Showing much or too much emotion
heirloom
effusive
serenade
hinges on
19. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction
timorous
confront
sturdy
barrage
20. To get onto a sheep
fauna
dilution
embark
entitle
21. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth
aggravate
grant
reluctant
cognizant
22. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing
extolling
refute
spurious
rejoinder
23. To do or be better than sb/sth
venue
surpass
conglomeration
mournful
24. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy
amorous
omit
reapportion
vetiver
25. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)
infectious
ascetic
relish
aggravate
26. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people
disseminate
notion
bestow
bout
27. Reveal a secret
wistfully
divulge
deficit
infectious
28. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought
obtuse
integrity
confront
promiscuous
29. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere
rhetoric
topography
miserly
innuendo
30. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty
relish
precarious
elicited
subvert
31. The quality of being completely honest
replicate
sturdy
probity
grudgingly
32. To break under pressure
mercenary
belligerent
shear
mundane
33. To make sb less angry about sth
glum
curmudgeon
viable
placate
34. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money
confront
rejoinder
miserly
repulsed
35. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have
vetiver
excommunicate
glum
wistfully
36. Cheerful and friendly
eradication
incensed
compile
genial
37. Hurried - especially when this has bad results
clash with
indefatigable
prevalent
hasty
38. A mix of different things found together
conglomeration
lethargy
surpass
bestow
39. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks
reticent
curt
prudence
jangle
40. To try hard not to show your feelings
coax
equivocal
discreet
chock back
41. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant
viscous
arid
salutary
monotonously
42. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them
beguile
deprecate
relish
penchant
43. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.
unrest
curt
embark
nourish
44. Kind and gentle
pantomime
virulent
benign
salutary
45. Sad - quite and unhappy
dire
glum
blatant
shear
46. Able to spread around
formality
concession
coax
infectious
47. Unfriendly and aggressive
demolish
spurn
belligerent
viable
48. Connected with money
procure
compartmentalize
monetary
accomplice
49. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth
exterminate
deprecate
expatriate
incensed
50. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church
excommunicate
addendum
beguile
dire