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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






2. Supporter






3. To enjoy or desire much






4. A mix of different things found together






5. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






6. Never changing therefore boring






7. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






8. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have






9. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window






10. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






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






12. To make unpleasant sound






13. To get onto a sheep






14. To become gradually weaker or less important






15. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)






16. Search inside sth






17. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






18. A gradual decline of sth






19. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






20. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






21. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time






22. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






23. The act of conceding






24. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret






25. To do or be better than sb/sth






26. Focus more on function than other qualities






27. Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general






28. Physically strong and healthy






29. Determined to do sth despite difficulty - especially when people are against you and think that you are being annoying and unreasonable






30. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






31. To have foretold vision






32. A funny play for the theater based on ridiculous and unlikely situation and events






33. Able to spread around






34. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth






35. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






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






37. To try hard not to show your feelings






38. (informal) different from what most people expect






39. Needing great effort and energy






40. False - although seeming to be genuine






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






42. Concerned with making people live better






43. Not wise or sensible






44. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






45. Common - widespread






46. A collection of different things or different type of the same thing






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






48. To make sth into catalogue






49. Not important or serious; not worth considering






50. Very disappointing