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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. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






2. More than you need or want






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






4. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






5. Lonely and unhappy






6. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






7. A fake name of a criminal or actor






8. Being lack of variety






9. Focus more on function than other qualities






10. Ambiguous






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






12. The quality of being completely honest






13. (spots) done very fast with great energy






14. = mime; = farce






15. Concerned with making people live better






16. To make unpleasant sound






17. The outer edge of a particular area






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






19. Extremely bad






20. Wipe out






21. To praise sb/sth very much






22. A bad sense of something will happen






23. Supply of bullets






24. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






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






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






27. Showing much or too much emotion






28. Organized of levels from high to low in a society






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






30. False - although seeming to be genuine






31. Beg; seriously asking for






32. Plunge






33. Not important or serious; not worth considering






34. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






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






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






37. To make yourself responsible for sth






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






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






40. Search inside sth






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






42. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things






43. To have foretold vision






44. To hide sth






45. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






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






47. Unwilling to tell people about things






48. Ancestor






49. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






50. A natural or artificial lake that keeps water before it is taken by pipes to houses - etc.