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






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






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






4. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time






5. Rage






6. Not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing






7. Kind and gentle






8. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy






9. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






10. Sad - quite and unhappy






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






12. = mime; = farce






13. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing






14. False - although seeming to be genuine






15. Souvenir






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






17. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






18. A gradual decline of sth






19. A match of boxing/wrestling






20. Able to spread around






21. Search inside sth






22. (informal) different from what most people expect






23. Not needed or useful






24. To have foretold vision






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






26. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently






27. To give sth to sb to show respect






28. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought






29. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






30. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






31. A bad sense of something will happen






32. To suddenly cause sth bad to happen






33. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






34. Beg; seriously asking for






35. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things






36. Using only a few words to say sth






37. give up






38. Not interesting or exciting






39. Extremely wet






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






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






42. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






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






44. Starving






45. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






46. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly






47. Very expensive and looking very impressive






48. Not important or serious; not worth considering






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






50. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger