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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Very important in making sth to happen






2. A bad sense of something will happen






3. Being lack of variety






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






5. give up






6. Beg; seriously asking for






7. Strong and not easily damaged






8. Able to spread around






9. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way






10. To produce a book - list - report - etc. by bringing together different items - articles - songs - etc.






11. Ancestor






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






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






14. Concerned with making people live better






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






16. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






17. Something that encourages you to do sth






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






19. More than you need or want






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






21. Not wise or sensible






22. To destroy completely or accidentally






23. To praise sb/sth very much






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






25. Never changing therefore boring






26. Not interesting or exciting






27. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow; (formal) having many twits or curves






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






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






30. Outstanding; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement






31. Clear and easy to understand






32. Dirty of any kind






33. A gradual decline of sth






34. Supply of bullets






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






36. Common - widespread






37. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






38. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought






39. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






40. To give sb the right to do sth






41. A sign that shows that sth is going to happen - often bad






42. To take control of a country - region - etc - especially by force






43. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






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






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






46. To punish or make sb suffer






47. Official of not to do/pay what you normally have to






48. A lack of sth






49. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






50. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect