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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. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks






2. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






3. Needing great effort and energy






4. Never changing therefore boring






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






6. How serious - important - large sth is






7. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






8. Very high (loft=attic)






9. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events






10. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair






11. A match of boxing/wrestling






12. To make into compartment (room)






13. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st






14. Additional information






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






16. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






17. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






18. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick






19. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.






20. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






21. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not






22. Unfriendly and aggressive






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






24. Narrow-minded






25. The quality of being humble






26. Sad - quite and unhappy






27. Most important and noticeable






28. The act of conceding






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






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






31. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things






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






33. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






34. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth






35. Search inside sth






36. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






37. Cheerful and friendly






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






39. The quality of being completely honest






40. To hide sth






41. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






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






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






44. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






45. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






46. To destroy completely or accidentally






47. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






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






49. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.






50. Not wise or sensible