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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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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. A fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass - used in perfumery and aromatherapy
vetiver
precipitate
reapportion
benchmark
2. To fell disgust or strong dislike
feral
plummet
monotony
repulsed
3. Extremely polite and full of respect - especially in an old-fashioned way
arsonist
obtuse
garrulous
courtly
4. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words
preeminent
totter
curt
reign over
5. Concerned with making people live better
blistering
mundane
humanitarian
humility
6. Critical in a direct and rather cruel way
surpass
belligerent
bout
acerbic
7. Unfriendly and aggressive
belligerent
lamentable
integrity
ghastly
8. A mix of different things found together
upbraid
illuminate
conglomeration
elicited
9. To make yourself responsible for sth
droll
aggravate
undertake
exemption
10. Clear and easy to understand
explicitly
salutary
captive
scanty
11. Nervous and easily frightened
grin
timorous
monotonously
viciously
12. Not clear in a person's mind
conglomeration
multifarious
pyromaniac
vague
13. (man) to sing or play music to a woman of his love outside under the window
stipend
serenade
repudiate
fidelity
14. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
explicitly
timorous
mercenary
humility
15. Not seeming to be based on a reason - system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
placate
embark on
promiscuous
arbitrary
16. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth
enthrall with
reluctant
notion
harbinger
17. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not
proponent
repudiate
humanitarian
agnostic
18. A fake name of a criminal or actor
alias
thwart
progenitor
droll
19. Showing much or too much emotion
effusive
deplete
reign over
viciously
20. Not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing
lethargy
jangle
discreet
stolid
21. Sad - quite and unhappy
lanky
glum
delve into
salient
22. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate
barrage
retelling
misnomer
pantomime
23. To hide sth
monotonously
droll
conceal
enact
24. A false idea many people believe to be true; a logic false in thinking about sth
fallacy
effusive
beguile
vassal
25. Extremely upset and anxious so that you can't think clearly
distraught
candor
lamentable
spurious
26. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
famished
curt
unvarying
liberator
27. (informal) different from what most people expect
shear
subtle
offbeat
editorial
28. Not noticeable or obvious
subtle
incentive
condone
obsequious
29. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity
divulge
miserly
rarefy
magnify
30. More than you need or want
cessation
equivocal
superfluous
barrage
31. (formal) to feel and express strong disapproving of sth
courtly
deprecate
metes out
monetary
32. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
obsequious
flimsy
multifarious
vague
33. Cheerful and friendly
sumptuous
genial
dexterous
incensed
34. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family
arid
heirloom
bestow
excommunicate
35. That can be said to be true in the case of sb/sth
eradication
applicable
prevalent
annex
36. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret
lamentable
discreet
mournful
obtuse
37. Supporter
arsonist
clash with
proponent
tentative
38. Never changing therefore boring
monotonously
exemption
deplete
relinquish
39. Rule as emperor - king - or queen
prevalent
feral
reign over
clash with
40. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently
viable
warily
penchant
lanky
41. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church
excommunicate
jangle
rail at
monetary
42. To tell again
arid
mementos
retelling
garrulous
43. A legal document from a court of order
progenitor
writ
inept
sodden
44. To strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong - illegal - etc.
denounce
heirloom
ammunition
entrench
45. Something that encourages you to do sth
entitle
incentive
amorous
addendum
46. To become gradually weaker or less important
lanky
rail at
wane
grant
47. A gradual decline of sth
catalogue
ration
formality
erosion
48. A cranky old person
monetary
placid
curmudgeon
vetiver
49. To refuse - reject in a proud way
jangle
spurious
notion
spurn
50. Of many kinds; having great variety
venue
dearth
multifarious
bombastic