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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 take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






2. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






3. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem






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






5. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






6. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






7. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way






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






9. Focus more on function than other qualities






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






11. (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked






12. To depend on something






13. Violent and brutal






14. (formal - disapproving) using or containing more words than are neede






15. Of many kinds; having great variety






16. Starving






17. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






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






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






20. Rule d and controlled by men






21. give up






22. To make sth weaker






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






24. A person living in a country that's not their own






25. To move in an awkward way - pushing people around out of the way or crash into them






26. Full of people moving around in a busy way






27. To refuse - reject in a proud way






28. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






29. To talk or move with weak unsteady steps - especially because you are drunk or ill/sick






30. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






31. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks






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






33. A series of unpleasant things that happen






34. Not wise or sensible






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






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






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






38. Dirty of any kind






39. The act of conceding






40. A match of boxing/wrestling






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






42. = mime; = farce






43. Clear and easy to understand






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






45. Not easily irritated






46. (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






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






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






49. Narrow-minded






50. Search inside sth