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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of unpleasant things that happen






2. Connected with money






3. A standard or principle by which sth is judged






4. Having long arms and legs and moving in and awkward way






5. St that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with






6. Skill with your hands; skilfully done






7. Small and poor in quality






8. To get info or reaction - especially with difficulty






9. Search inside sth






10. Violent and brutal






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






12. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity






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






14. Very disappointing






15. Regulated






16. Lonely and unhappy






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






18. Narrow-minded






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






20. Showing much or too much emotion






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






22. To move away sth






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






24. Rule as emperor - king - or queen






25. To leave out






26. Very angry






27. Very serious






28. Ancestor






29. To punish or make sb suffer






30. To do or be better than sb/sth






31. That can be done; that will be successful (= feasible); (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently






32. Clear and easy to understand






33. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






34. undermine -> to make sth - especially sb's confidence or authority - gradually weaker or less effective






35. Starving






36. Sad - quite and unhappy






37. A performance using gestures and body movements without words






38. A match of boxing/wrestling






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






40. (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






41. An indirect remark about sb/sth - usually suggesting sth bad or rude.






42. A bad sense of something will happen






43. Able to spread around






44. To refuse - reject in a proud way






45. A code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave - loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle






46. 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






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






48. More than you need or want






49. Very expensive and looking very impressive






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