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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






2. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






3. To become gradually weaker or less important






4. Very large






5. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






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






7. Focus more on function than other qualities






8. To make yourself responsible for sth






9. Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general






10. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






11. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






12. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






13. Lonely and unhappy






14. Rule d and controlled by men






15. Small and poor in quality






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






17. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.






18. How serious - important - large sth is






19. To depend on something






20. To punish or make sb suffer






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






22. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






23. A highly poisonous chemical






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






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






26. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






27. Something that encourage a process or activity






28. Not wise or sensible






29. The quality of being completely honest






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






31. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






32. Plunge






33. Able to spread around






34. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.






35. To refuse - reject in a proud way






36. Only; single






37. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






38. A gradual decline of sth






39. Common - widespread






40. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






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






42. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






43. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things






44. To make unpleasant sound






45. To hide sth






46. Incompetent; not having the skill






47. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






48. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






49. Not interesting or exciting






50. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true