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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. Never changing therefore boring
distraught
mementos
monotonously
prompt
2. (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
wax
syncopated
procure
3. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)
inept
pantomime
lanky
indigenous
4. A mix of different things found together
plummet
conglomeration
diminish
procure
5. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people
droll
ghastly
bombastic
monotony
6. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious
condone
lethargy
integrity
rhetoric
7. A cranky old person
curmudgeon
disrupt
unpalatable
impetus
8. (informal) different from what most people expect
penchant
topography
laconic
offbeat
9. Not enough
scanty
bombastic
reapportion
lethargy
10. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)
innuendo
conglomeration
repudiate
demolish
11. Believing that everything happened for selfish reasons; being selfish when doing things
obtuse
stipend
deplete
cynically
12. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference
lamentable
deprecate
venue
titillate
13. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things
pyromaniac
arbitrary
coax
vassal
14. Very disappointing
enthrall with
impetus
lamentable
spurn
15. Of many kinds; having great variety
obtuse
undertake
concession
multifarious
16. Physically strong and healthy
acerbic
bestow
catalogue
able-bodied
17. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way
delve into
exemption
lamentable
lanky
18. Something that encourage a process or activity
probity
rash
impetus
leaden
19. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important
ungainly
reticent
rubric
obsequious
20. Not wise or sensible
bequeath
imprudence
premonition
aggravate
21. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight
infectious
grin
unrest
cynically
22. Extremely wet
sodden
glum
conventional
virulent
23. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit
grin
lanky
feral
vexed
24. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick
extent
totter
proponent
bequeath
25. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty
elicited
seedy
progenitor
amorous
26. To hide sth
conceal
bout
glum
dexterous
27. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them
metes out
venue
heirloom
beguile
28. To destroy completely or accidentally
demolish
pretentious
ascetic
writ
29. Unpleasant and not easy to accept
wane
delve into
prescribed
unpalatable
30. To fell disgust or strong dislike
courtly
bustling
repulsed
confront
31. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen
meager
obsequious
precipitate
viscous
32. To make sth into catalogue
repulsed
subsidize
catalogue
surpass
33. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public
lambaste
entreat
exuberant
haste
34. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion
havoc
prompt
probity
leaden
35. To give sb control of sth unwillingly
laconic
forlorn
displace
cede
36. Not needed or useful
magnify
redundant
cessation
utilitarian
37. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
lambaste
wax
discreet
vexed
38. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere
exterminate
wane
rhetoric
bout
39. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization
probity
rail at
founder
benefactor
40. Common - widespread
prevalent
agnostic
captive
sturdy
41. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult
discreet
jangle
embark on
candor
42. Full of energy - excitement and happiness
rout
exuberant
garrulous
spawn
43. Skill with your hands; skilfully done
benign
feral
compartmentalize
dexterous
44. A fact or an event in nature or society - especially one that is not fully understand
deplete
hull
criteria
phenomenon
45. Clear and easy to understand
rout
explicitly
diminish
forlorn
46. To tell again
probity
ascetic
assortment
retelling
47. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way
provincial
miserly
tentative
courtly
48. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water
warily
hull
miserly
frugal
49. To give sb the right to do sth
monotony
benefactor
bestow
entitle
50. To praise sb/sth very much
extolling
fauna
mirth
envision