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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. To give subsidy






2. To leave out






3. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






4. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






5. Beg; seriously asking for






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






7. The complete destruction of every trace of something






8. Unwilling to tell people about things






9. Dirty of any kind






10. Regulated






11. Connected with money






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






13. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






14. To depend on something






15. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






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






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






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






19. (spots) done very fast with great energy






20. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






21. Hesitating before doing sth because you don't want to do it or because you aren't sure that if it's the right thing to do






22. Dull gray - like lead






23. Very expensive and looking very impressive






24. Souvenir






25. Not safe and certain; dangerous






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






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






28. To make sth smaller or weak






29. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important






30. (formal) a costumer






31. Ancestor






32. An animal or a plant of parents from different species






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






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






35. A series of unpleasant things that happen






36. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.






37. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up






38. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






39. A cranky old person






40. To make sth weaker






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






42. To stop sb do sth from his atempt






43. The quality of being completely honest






44. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






45. A person who helps in criminal incidents






46. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things






47. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land






48. Most important and noticeable






49. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth






50. To try hard not to show your feelings