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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






2. A lack of sth






3. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






4. To get onto a sheep






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






6. Very expensive and looking very impressive






7. Sad - quite and unhappy






8. Horrible or terrible






9. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






10. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






11. Not easily irritated






12. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






13. Not noticeable or obvious






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






15. Extremely bad






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






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






18. To make sth smaller or weak






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






20. Kind and gentle






21. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






22. Lonely and unhappy






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






24. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






25. Regulated






26. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






27. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






28. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






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






30. (of a liquid) thick and sticky; not flowing freely






31. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair






32. Wipe out






33. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






34. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities






35. (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






36. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth






37. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left






38. To make yourself responsible for sth






39. Additional information






40. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






41. Cheerful and friendly






42. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






43. Concerned with making people live better






44. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






45. A gradual decline of sth






46. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely






47. To be worried and anxious






48. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






49. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






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