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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. The quality of being humble






2. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






3. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






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






5. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






6. Unwilling to tell people about things






7. To enjoy or desire much






8. The act of conceding






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






10. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






11. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion






12. False - although seeming to be genuine






13. Sad - quite and unhappy






14. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






15. A cranky old person






16. Very high (loft=attic)






17. To destroy completely or accidentally






18. A series of unpleasant things that happen






19. To make sth smaller or weak






20. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles






21. Full of people moving around in a busy way






22. Cheerful and friendly






23. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth






24. Not enough






25. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






26. A bad sense of something will happen






27. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






28. How serious - important - large sth is






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






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






31. A gradual decline of sth






32. Of many kinds; having great variety






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






34. (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it






35. Not important or serious; not worth considering






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






37. All the animal living in an area or in a particular period of history






38. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






39. Very expensive and looking very impressive






40. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech






41. Very dry; having no or little rain






42. To smile widely






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






44. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






45. Not safe and certain; dangerous






46. Regulated






47. The quality of being completely honest






48. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






49. 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






50. Rage