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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. A person who helps in criminal incidents






2. Dull gray - like lead






3. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)






4. A lack of sth






5. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization






6. Concerned with making people live better






7. To break under pressure






8. Needing great effort and energy






9. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






10. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






11. Horrible or terrible






12. Only; single






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






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






15. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






16. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






17. To make into compartment (room)






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






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






20. (spots) done very fast with great energy






21. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






22. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






23. Small and poor in quality






24. How serious - important - large sth is






25. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






26. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle






27. Not easily irritated






28. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






29. Lonely and unhappy






30. To fell disgust or strong dislike






31. Regulated






32. A series of unpleasant things that happen






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






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






35. To become gradually weaker or less important






36. Starving






37. Very angry






38. = mime; = farce






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






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






41. The quality of being completely honest






42. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






43. Very important in making sth to happen






44. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought






45. To make sth smaller or weak






46. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






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






48. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






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






50. To get onto a sheep