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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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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. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth
notion
upbraid
monotony
compartmentalize
2. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid
inept
reservoir
extolling
rescind
3. Sad - quite and unhappy
applicable
explicitly
instrumental
glum
4. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
compile
denounce
extent
diminish
5. Extremely bad
egregious
entrench
prevalent
provincial
6. Small and poor in quality
meager
notion
spurn
expatriate
7. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought
placid
aggravate
provincial
promiscuous
8. Rage
aggravate
rail at
conjecture
havoc
9. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people
relinquish
bombastic
reign over
cessation
10. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.
precipitate
topography
hasty
offbeat
11. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church
excommunicate
dire
misconstrue
curt
12. To copy sth exactly
viciously
replicate
innuendo
utilitarian
13. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective
subvert
erosion
dire
haste
14. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law
enact
genial
leaden
monotonously
15. How serious - important - large sth is
unpalatable
persistently
extent
upbraid
16. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.
rubric
heirloom
innuendo
clump
17. Very serious
arsonist
dire
rarefy
mundane
18. Using only a few words to say sth
cynically
laconic
warily
vague
19. Ancestor
progenitor
farce
trivial
strenuous
20. To make you sad
wistfully
denounce
dearth
dreary
21. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities
feral
alias
annex
seedy
22. To break under pressure
shear
benchmark
humility
vassal
23. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant
droll
annex
ungainly
expatriate
24. An animal or a plant of parents from different species
altruistic
rhetoric
forlorn
hybrid
25. Something that encourages you to do sth
impetus
bombastic
incentive
famished
26. To make into compartment (room)
clump
deficit
wax and wane
compartmentalize
27. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way
titillate
omit
lethargy
scanty
28. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said
imprudence
utilitarian
spawn
upbraid
29. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious
hull
fallacy
timorous
condone
30. To get onto a sheep
vassal
lethargy
embark
arsonist
31. A performance using gestures and body movements without words
mime
havoc
wax
mundane
32. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way
acerbic
confront
accomplice
fauna
33. Connected with money
coax
monetary
dire
incensed
34. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth
salient
deplete
applicable
magnify
35. The act of conceding
viscous
imprudence
concession
periphery
36. Very expensive and looking very impressive
indefatigable
lanky
sumptuous
patriarchal
37. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.
leaden
conceal
hinges on
compile
38. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.
haste
nourish
hinges on
feral
39. Dull gray - like lead
ungainly
exuberant
timorous
leaden
40. Extremely wet
venue
sole
sodden
serenade
41. To make unpleasant sound
jangle
procure
spawn
feral
42. A person who helps in criminal incidents
hasty
accomplice
frugal
candor
43. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things
mirth
garrulous
lofty
rash
44. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things
precarious
exuberant
innuendo
pyromaniac
45. A mix of different things found together
surpass
unpalatable
conglomeration
instrumental
46. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words
jangle
prompt
embark
curt
47. To obtain - especially with difficulty
laconic
periphery
verbose
procure
48. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people
imprudence
resemble
notion
pretentious
49. Dirty of any kind
cynically
expatriate
grudgingly
droll
50. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
mercenary
retelling
upbraid
ration