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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • 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. Horrible or terrible






2. Full of people moving around in a busy way






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






4. Very dry; having no or little rain






5. In syncopated rhythm the strong beats are made weak and the weak beats are made strong






6. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






7. Very angry






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






9. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






10. A match of boxing/wrestling






11. Not interesting or exciting






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






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






14. Very important in making sth to happen






15. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






16. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






17. A collection of different things or different type of the same thing






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






19. More than you need or want






20. Plunge






21. A person who helps in criminal incidents






22. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






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






24. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






25. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






26. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






27. To leave out






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






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






30. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm






31. (informal) different from what most people expect






32. To talk sb into gently






33. A lack of sth






34. Never changing therefore boring






35. Ancestor






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






37. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect






38. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






39. Supporter






40. Very sad






41. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






42. To make sth weaker






43. Rage






44. (disapproving) to interest or excite in a sexual way






45. Not enough






46. (formal) a costumer






47. 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






48. Unexpectedly amusing






49. To make sth into catalogue






50. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly







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