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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 do or be better than sb/sth






2. Very serious






3. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






4. To become gradually weaker or less important






5. Dull gray - like lead






6. Not safe and certain; dangerous






7. To limit the amount of sth that sb is allowed to have






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






9. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land






10. To praise sb/sth very much






11. Ambiguous






12. Of many kinds; having great variety






13. Not clear in a person's mind






14. Being lack of variety






15. Able to spread around






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






17. To leave out






18. Rage






19. To make into compartment (room)






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






21. A bad sense of something will happen






22. To punish or make sb suffer






23. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






24. Plunge






25. = mime; = farce






26. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely






27. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






28. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






29. To make sth into catalogue






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






31. To copy sth exactly






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






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






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






35. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






36. The complete destruction of every trace of something






37. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






38. Cheerful and friendly






39. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






40. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective






41. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






42. To make sth happen or be produced






43. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






44. To give sb the right to do sth






45. Not enough






46. To smile widely






47. Kind and gentle






48. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






49. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






50. Connected with money