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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. Official of not to do/pay what you normally have to






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






3. Sad - quite and unhappy






4. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






5. To depend on something






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






7. A lack of sth






8. Not needed or useful






9. Horrible or terrible






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






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






12. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






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






14. Very serious






15. Lonely and unhappy






16. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






17. To make sth smaller or weak






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






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






20. To make into compartment (room)






21. Not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing






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






23. A highly poisonous chemical






24. Very dry; having no or little rain






25. The outer edge of a particular area






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






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






28. To be worried and anxious






29. 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






30. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






31. = mime; = farce






32. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly






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






34. A person who helps in criminal incidents






35. To copy sth exactly






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






37. A person living in a country that's not their own






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






39. Violent and brutal






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






41. To get onto a sheep






42. Beg; seriously asking for






43. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth






44. Supporter






45. Kind and gentle






46. To tell again






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






48. Needing great effort and energy






49. A bad sense of something will happen






50. A mix of different things found together