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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. The sate of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things
laconic
lethargy
viable
embark
2. To give subsidy
upbraid
glum
discreet
subsidize
3. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth
fidelity
viciously
stipend
omit
4. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem
inept
founder
reluctant
viable
5. Not important or serious; not worth considering
reign over
mundane
trivial
exuberant
6. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect
virulent
pseudonym
sole
arsonist
7. Unpleasant and not easy to accept
unpalatable
formality
precarious
exuberant
8. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger
magnify
flimsy
vague
rout
9. To be worried and anxious
titillate
perturbed
mercenary
vague
10. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently
assortment
viable
humility
frugal
11. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew
mournful
rubric
dilution
reapportion
12. (formal) a costumer
prompt
scanty
lanky
patron
13. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline
envision
plummet
ascetic
equivocal
14. To have foretold vision
bombastic
envision
explicitly
altruistic
15. Of many kinds; having great variety
rejoinder
scanty
multifarious
embark on
16. Focus more on function than other qualities
utilitarian
prevalent
notion
humanitarian
17. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy
trivial
humanitarian
cognizant
vetiver
18. To fell disgust or strong dislike
precarious
notion
bustling
repulsed
19. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair
integrity
refute
placid
discreet
20. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land
vassal
ascetic
shear
integrity
21. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
pseudonym
rescind
grudgingly
wax
22. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st
indefatigable
deplete
chivalry
compartmentalize
23. A mix of different things found together
conglomeration
humility
prudence
replicate
24. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'
enthrall with
illuminate
glowing
feral
25. Needing great effort and energy
verbose
excommunicate
cyanide
strenuous
26. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle
courtly
haste
benchmark
chivalry
27. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult
voluminous
embark on
grin
wax and wane
28. Reveal a secret
divulge
obsequious
grudgingly
prudence
29. A name used b y writer that is not real
benign
repulsed
sumptuous
pseudonym
30. Very angry
excommunicate
proponent
strenuous
incensed
31. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true
equivocal
miserly
insinuate
sturdy
32. Not interesting or exciting
humanitarian
compartmentalize
mundane
reapportion
33. Lonely and unhappy
exterminate
forlorn
haste
grudgingly
34. To smile widely
heirloom
miserly
grin
impetus
35. A legal document from a court of order
writ
applicable
voluminous
cessation
36. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water
liberator
reservoir
hull
ammunition
37. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
lanky
vague
warily
preeminent
38. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left
deplete
warily
excommunicate
insinuate
39. Not wise or sensible
imprudence
subsidize
sodden
unvarying
40. Nervous and easily frightened
timorous
viscous
replicate
niche
41. A performance using gestures and body movements without words
mime
rout
farce
formality
42. To deal with a problem or difficult situation
periphery
confront
virulent
syncopated
43. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
entreat
denounce
catalogue
feign
44. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people
acerbic
demolish
pretentious
exemption
45. To pretend to have a particular feeling
feign
thwart
forlorn
undertake
46. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way
phenomenon
obtuse
reluctant
acerbic
47. Living wild - especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm
magnify
feral
disseminate
salutary
48. Common - widespread
strenuous
procure
patriarchal
prevalent
49. Plunge
deprecate
plummet
distraught
meager
50. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate
exterminate
exuberant
expatriate
misnomer