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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. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






2. (informal) different from what most people expect






3. An animal or a plant of parents from different species






4. Very sad






5. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money






6. A lack of sth






7. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret






8. Reveal a secret






9. To make into compartment (room)






10. To try hard not to show your feelings






11. Very high (loft=attic)






12. To be worried and anxious






13. To copy sth exactly






14. Of many kinds; having great variety






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






16. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






17. To give subsidy






18. Horrible or terrible






19. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have






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






21. To give sb the right to do sth






22. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used






23. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things






24. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






25. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up






26. False - although seeming to be genuine






27. A name used b y writer that is not real






28. Using only a few words to say sth






29. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






30. To have foretold vision






31. (formal) a costumer






32. To limit the amount of sth that sb is allowed to have






33. Hesitating before doing sth because you don't want to do it or because you aren't sure that if it's the right thing to do






34. To make sth smaller or weak






35. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles






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






37. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






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






39. Very serious






40. A legal document from a court of order






41. To make unpleasant sound






42. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






43. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time






44. To smile widely






45. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion






46. A sign that shows that sth is going to happen - often bad






47. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law






48. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






49. To move away sth






50. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves