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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unexpectedly amusing
entitle
droll
hasty
lofty
2. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew
subsidize
reapportion
trivial
placid
3. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
equivocal
farce
reticent
arbitrary
4. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)
exemption
misconstrue
indigenous
cessation
5. To break under pressure
captive
shear
agnostic
reign over
6. To obtain - especially with difficulty
periphery
procure
extolling
seedy
7. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way
voluminous
inept
prompt
disrupt
8. Additional information
indefatigable
serenade
addendum
curt
9. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.
innuendo
morale
benchmark
thwart
10. To get onto a sheep
leaden
divulge
embark
voluminous
11. Focus more on function than other qualities
insinuate
prescribed
viscous
utilitarian
12. Not clear in a person's mind
vague
cede
redundant
monotonously
13. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair
refute
metes out
laconic
feral
14. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
unvarying
chock back
shear
hierarchical
15. A name used b y writer that is not real
vetiver
ungainly
excommunicate
pseudonym
16. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people
hull
belligerent
subvert
bombastic
17. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity
wane
delve into
forlorn
rarefy
18. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
trivial
formality
compile
denounce
19. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not
patriarchal
agnostic
formality
conceal
20. To try hard not to show your feelings
rail at
blistering
chock back
undertake
21. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things
mournful
delve into
garrulous
hull
22. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have
hasty
wistfully
egregious
vague
23. To make into compartment (room)
dexterous
compartmentalize
retelling
embark
24. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
vague
agnostic
liberator
farce
25. A standard or principle by which sth is judged
lanky
criteria
ghastly
dearth
26. (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
formality
strenuous
meager
lamentable
27. Not wise or sensible
frugal
imprudence
arid
prudence
28. The outer edge of a particular area
utilitarian
premonition
periphery
redundant
29. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it
procure
patriarchal
addendum
conjecture
30. Very large
voluminous
provincial
unrest
promiscuous
31. Skill with your hands; skilfully done
diminish
ghastly
dexterous
precarious
32. Reveal a secret
stipend
mementos
morale
divulge
33. Very disappointing
vassal
lamentable
virulent
subtle
34. To copy sth exactly
indefatigable
annex
cyanide
replicate
35. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight
dreary
able-bodied
unrest
clump
36. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret
misconstrue
trivial
discreet
arbitrary
37. Not interesting or exciting
mundane
compartmentalize
captive
resemble
38. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth
persistently
multifarious
fallacy
blatant
39. An animal or a plant of parents from different species
hybrid
rescind
surpass
beguile
40. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate
misnomer
rash
wax and wane
relish
41. Supporter
arsonist
proponent
vetiver
reapportion
42. Using only a few words to say sth
denounce
egregious
laconic
feral
43. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important
salient
humility
unpalatable
obsequious
44. To talk sb into gently
coax
thwart
stolid
relish
45. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force
exterminate
annex
lethargy
mime
46. Dull gray - like lead
conglomeration
excommunicate
stipend
leaden
47. Rule as emperor - king - or queen
reign over
divulge
curmudgeon
shear
48. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
mercenary
morale
editorial
hierarchical
49. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant
inept
dexterous
beguile
salutary
50. Of many kinds; having great variety
exemption
multifarious
patron
trivial