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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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Subjects
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sat
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logic-and-reasoning
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 sb the right to do sth
entitle
dexterous
farce
extolling
2. Extremely bad
premonition
syncopated
sodden
egregious
3. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth
assortment
fallacy
confront
phenomenon
4. Happiness - fun and the sound of people laughing
monotony
deficit
mirth
altruistic
5. A fact or an event in nature or society - especially one that is not fully understand
haste
denounce
trivial
phenomenon
6. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left
misconstrue
deplete
conglomeration
impetus
7. Beg; seriously asking for
exuberant
delve into
entreat
rash
8. A sign that shows that sth is going to happen - often bad
harbinger
demolish
benefactor
prevalent
9. A highly poisonous chemical
monotonously
displace
cyanide
reticent
10. (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
formality
leaden
viscous
beguile
11. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb
amorous
excommunicate
refute
reapportion
12. To make you sad
clump
plummet
rubric
dreary
13. Horrible or terrible
dilution
lofty
ghastly
viciously
14. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion
benign
editorial
timorous
barge
15. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline
glowing
jangle
founder
ascetic
16. (spots) done very fast with great energy
arid
blistering
mournful
hybrid
17. The complete destruction of every trace of something
glum
eradication
acerbic
serenade
18. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth
fidelity
bequeath
plummet
precarious
19. Title or set of instructions of book or exam
rubric
trivial
innuendo
venerate
20. A fake name of a criminal or actor
alias
rejoinder
bequeath
mime
21. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth
upbraid
titillate
obtuse
sumptuous
22. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people
ghastly
scanty
disseminate
entitle
23. Very disappointing
ghastly
extolling
lamentable
chock back
24. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger
incensed
vexed
replicate
magnify
25. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves
convoluted
laconic
captive
vassal
26. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
humility
compartmentalize
mercenary
proponent
27. (informal) different from what most people expect
arid
omit
offbeat
dreary
28. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
rarefy
thwart
arbitrary
salient
29. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family
heirloom
extolling
hull
utilitarian
30. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty
deprecate
enthrall with
infectious
elicited
31. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks
placate
prudence
viable
prevalent
32. Not important or serious; not worth considering
tentative
bout
trivial
resemble
33. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult
thwart
surpass
jangle
embark on
34. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly
relinquish
misconstrue
penchant
monotonously
35. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important
meager
prompt
virulent
obsequious
36. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)
benefactor
enact
clash with
delve into
37. Rage
wistfully
ammunition
salient
rail at
38. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
candor
accomplice
obsequious
inept
39. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant
mundane
agnostic
incensed
salutary
40. To praise sb/sth very much
heirloom
droll
extolling
embark on
41. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.
wane
erosion
entitle
compile
42. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money
ascetic
miserly
envision
bout
43. A mix of different things found together
conglomeration
phenomenon
heirloom
tentative
44. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight
garrulous
unrest
virulent
wane
45. Lonely and unhappy
harbinger
mundane
pyromaniac
forlorn
46. The outer edge of a particular area
bustling
periphery
misnomer
lofty
47. To refuse - reject in a proud way
spurn
metes out
humility
havoc
48. Showing much or too much emotion
compartmentalize
fauna
upbraid
effusive
49. To leave out
viable
disrupt
deficit
omit
50. Supporter
multifarious
proponent
impetus
progenitor