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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. To make sth happen or be produced






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






3. To move away sth






4. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






5. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






6. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization






7. Extremely bad






8. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you don't approve what they have done or said






9. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






10. Strong and not easily damaged






11. Narrow-minded






12. (literary) to increase then decrease in strength - importance - etc. over a period of time






13. Never changing






14. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible






15. To fell disgust or strong dislike






16. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






17. Very disappointing






18. To become gradually weaker or less important






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






20. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people






21. Very high (loft=attic)






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






23. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






24. Incompetent; not having the skill






25. Not easily irritated






26. To make sth smaller or weak






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






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






29. Sad - quite and unhappy






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






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






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






33. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






34. Hesitating before doing sth because you don't want to do it or because you aren't sure that if it's the right thing to do






35. A bad sense of something will happen






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






37. Rage






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






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






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






41. (adj.) a problem that is difficult to deal wit






42. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth






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






44. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






45. Not enough






46. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






47. To have foretold vision






48. To leave out






49. Having a good effect on sb/sth - though often seeming unpleasant






50. Ancestor