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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. To make into compartment (room)






2. To destroy completely or accidentally






3. Supporter






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






5. To make you sad






6. The quality of being completely honest






7. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way






8. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






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






10. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






11. Supply of bullets






12. To try hard not to show your feelings






13. Rage






14. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






15. Of many kinds; having great variety






16. Very dry; having no or little rain






17. Very large






18. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






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






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






21. (usually plural) a thing you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process - a social situation - etc - (usually singular) a thing - that you must do as part of an official progress - but which has little meaning and will not affect what ha






22. To give subsidy






23. Connected with money






24. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important






25. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people






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






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






28. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






29. To give sth to sb to show respect






30. To have foretold vision






31. To make sth weaker






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






33. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






34. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






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






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






37. To give sb the right to do sth






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






39. To make sb less angry about sth






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






41. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






42. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






43. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it






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






45. A gradual decline of sth






46. Not safe and certain; dangerous






47. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






48. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






49. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






50. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with