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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. (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






2. Being lack of variety






3. Not wise or sensible






4. Extremely wet






5. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






6. To become gradually weaker or less important






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






8. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant






9. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect






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






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






12. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way






13. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






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






15. Lonely and unhappy






16. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things






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






18. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






19. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st






20. To perform a play or act a part in a play; to pass a law






21. How serious - important - large sth is






22. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






23. Not needed or useful






24. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment






25. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things






26. Something that encourage a process or activity






27. Sad - quite and unhappy






28. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not






29. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization






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






31. Very serious






32. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






33. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






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






35. To leave out






36. A series of unpleasant things that happen






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






38. Violent and brutal






39. To be worried and anxious






40. To refuse - reject in a proud way






41. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change






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






43. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






44. Beg; seriously asking for






45. Small and poor in quality






46. A fake name of a criminal or actor






47. To smile widely






48. Rule d and controlled by men






49. Incompetent; not having the skill






50. To tell again