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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. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






2. Reveal a secret






3. False - although seeming to be genuine






4. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






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






6. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret






7. Something that encourage a process or activity






8. An animal or a plant of parents from different species






9. Small and poor in quality






10. To tell again






11. Common - widespread






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






13. Something that encourages you to do sth






14. Using only a few words to say sth






15. To break under pressure






16. To talk sb into gently






17. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






18. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






19. (formal) to understand sb's words or action wrongly






20. A legal document from a court of order






21. Unfriendly and aggressive






22. A situation that sth is defeated easily and completely






23. To try hard not to show your feelings






24. (formal) to prove that sth is wrong; to say that sth is not true or fair






25. Not noticeable or obvious






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






27. Never changing therefore boring






28. Lonely and unhappy






29. Very large






30. To get onto a sheep






31. Being lack of variety






32. To give sb control of sth unwillingly






33. Narrow-minded






34. (informal) different from what most people expect






35. Hurried - especially when this has bad results






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






37. A bad sense of something will happen






38. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words






39. Name or word that is not accurate or appropriate






40. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






41. Physically strong and healthy






42. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






43. The stopping of sth; giving birth to baby by taking them out of the mother through a surgery






44. Allocate - distribute - or apportion anew






45. Extremely wet






46. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






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






48. To praise sb/sth very much






49. Sad - quite and unhappy






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