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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
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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. 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
plummet
inept
aggravate
chivalry
2. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing
plummet
annex
criteria
mirth
3. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair
refute
syncopated
serenade
reign over
4. (formal) to shine light on sth; = clarify; = light up
enact
cynically
belligerent
illuminate
5. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede
rubric
condone
concession
verbose
6. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it
hierarchical
verbose
conjecture
refute
7. Organized of levels from high to low in a society
founder
offbeat
chivalry
hierarchical
8. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way
mementos
ungainly
bout
lanky
9. A standard or principle by which sth is judged
sturdy
relinquish
frugal
criteria
10. Showing much or too much emotion
rhetoric
effusive
stipend
procure
11. Ancestor
altruistic
progenitor
titillate
metes out
12. Able to spread around
bustling
infectious
acerbic
envision
13. Lonely and unhappy
benefactor
disrupt
condone
forlorn
14. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.
bequeath
grant
elicited
incentive
15. To limit the amount of sth that sb is allowed to have
ration
venue
acerbic
hull
16. To make into compartment (room)
compartmentalize
arsonist
rash
meager
17. To look like or be similar to another person or thing
exemption
resemble
excommunicate
ghastly
18. To get onto a sheep
embark
reservoir
rout
promiscuous
19. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)
voluminous
wane
aggravate
bout
20. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church
persistently
clash with
serenade
excommunicate
21. Souvenir
imprudence
delve into
patron
mementos
22. A sign that shows that sth is going to happen - often bad
harbinger
reservoir
curt
ammunition
23. Clear and easy to understand
explicitly
compile
dearth
annex
24. Starving
famished
prescribed
vassal
envision
25. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true
salient
insinuate
forlorn
hybrid
26. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own
altruistic
embark
disseminate
grudgingly
27. To depend on something
prudence
hinges on
arsonist
garrulous
28. To try hard not to show your feelings
pyromaniac
chock back
lanky
liberator
29. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity
perturbed
lamentable
embark
rarefy
30. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth
catalogue
bombastic
pyromaniac
fidelity
31. A performance using gestures and body movements without words
mime
envision
sole
cessation
32. The outer edge of a particular area
periphery
precipitate
acerbic
obtuse
33. Needing great effort and energy
rescind
deplete
rail at
strenuous
34. Talking a lot - especially about unimportant things
garrulous
prompt
laconic
salutary
35. To move away sth
prevalent
timorous
genial
displace
36. A bad sense of something will happen
premonition
acerbic
formality
dearth
37. A legal document from a court of order
compile
writ
famished
founder
38. The act of conceding
exemption
concession
prescribed
offbeat
39. To fell disgust or strong dislike
repulsed
warily
arsonist
instrumental
40. Very important in making sth to happen
embark on
annex
instrumental
incensed
41. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth
bout
infectious
cognizant
coax
42. Using only a few words to say sth
dearth
laconic
pyromaniac
ungainly
43. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly
wistfully
distraught
delve into
pyromaniac
44. To give sth to sb to show respect
bombastic
curt
accomplice
bestow
45. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities
spurn
seedy
eradication
periphery
46. Unfriendly and aggressive
lanky
belligerent
vassal
magnify
47. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy
vassal
glum
vetiver
probity
48. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
unvarying
curmudgeon
liberator
utilitarian
49. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit
equivocal
clump
vexed
subtle
50. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
rout
farce
warily
ammunition