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






2. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






3. Ambiguous






4. Very expensive and looking very impressive






5. To break under pressure






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






7. To smile widely






8. The outer edge of a particular area






9. Reveal a secret






10. Rage






11. Beg; seriously asking for






12. Extremely bad






13. Not interesting or exciting






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






15. Dirty of any kind






16. 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






17. Lonely and unhappy






18. Clear and easy to understand






19. A match of boxing/wrestling






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






21. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






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






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






24. Common - widespread






25. Very high (loft=attic)






26. To move away sth






27. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words






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






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






30. Cheerful and friendly






31. Showing much or too much emotion






32. To enjoy or desire much






33. (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






34. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






35. A highly poisonous chemical






36. To give sth to sb to show respect






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






38. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way






39. To make sth into catalogue






40. (informal) different from what most people expect






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






42. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






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






44. Most important and noticeable






45. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






46. To give sb the right to do sth






47. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






48. To make sth smaller or weak






49. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






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