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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. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly






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






3. Needing great effort and energy






4. To give sb the right to do sth






5. Focus more on function than other qualities






6. To punish or make sb suffer






7. Sad - quite and unhappy






8. To make sth bigger - louder - stronger






9. Dirty of any kind






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






11. (of a liquid) thick and sticky; not flowing freely






12. Ambiguous






13. Very expensive and looking very impressive






14. Wipe out






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






16. Connected with money






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






18. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth






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






20. To make you sad






21. Incompetent; not having the skill






22. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






23. A highly poisonous chemical






24. Revoke; to sate that a law - contract - decision - etc. is no longer valid






25. A lack of sth






26. Full of people moving around in a busy way






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






28. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






29. The continuous firing of a large amour of guns in a particular direction






30. (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






31. A person who commit the crime of setting fire






32. Very high (loft=attic)






33. To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way






34. A bad sense of something will happen






35. Starving






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






37. Most important and noticeable






38. To destroy completely or accidentally






39. Strong and not easily damaged






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






41. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






42. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.






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






44. To copy sth exactly






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






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






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






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






49. To fell disgust or strong dislike






50. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change