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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. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people






2. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






3. A highly poisonous chemical






4. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






5. Very large






6. Needing great effort and energy






7. Wipe out






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






9. Very sad






10. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land






11. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






12. Small and poor in quality






13. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






14. Only; single






15. To hide sth






16. (informal) different from what most people expect






17. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with






18. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






19. Nervous and easily frightened






20. Narrow-minded






21. Sad - quite and unhappy






22. Being lack of variety






23. To destroy completely or accidentally






24. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change






25. More than you need or want






26. Souvenir






27. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy






28. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






29. Something that encourage a process or activity






30. To move in an awkward way - pushing people around out of the way or crash into them






31. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth






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






33. To give sb the right to do sth






34. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem






35. Starving






36. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






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






38. To get onto a sheep






39. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






40. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






41. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






42. To make sb less angry about sth






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






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






45. False - although seeming to be genuine






46. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth






47. = mime; = farce






48. Most important and noticeable






49. To punish or make sb suffer






50. Not enough