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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 weaker






2. A cranky old person






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






4. Very disappointing






5. Something that encourages you to do sth






6. To be respected very much as being very important or holy






7. To be worried and anxious






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






9. To break under pressure






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






11. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






12. To spread information - knowledge - etc - so that it reaches many people






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






14. Needing great effort and energy






15. Very sad






16. Being lack of variety






17. They physical feature of an area of land - especially the position of its mountains - rivers - etc.






18. To obtain - especially with difficulty






19. To give sth to sb to show respect






20. To make sth smaller or weak






21. Very high (loft=attic)






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






23. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






24. To smile widely






25. To praise sb/sth very much






26. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






27. (formal) a costumer






28. To give subsidy






29. A comfortable or suitable role - job - way of life - etc.






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






31. A series of unpleasant things that happen






32. (spots) done very fast with great energy






33. A fake name of a criminal or actor






34. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






35. Not needed or useful






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






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






38. Ambiguous






39. 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






40. Very important in making sth to happen






41. Unwilling to tell people about things






42. A place where people meet for an organized event - for example a concert - sporting event - or conference






43. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






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






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






46. A bad sense of something will happen






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






48. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






49. To leave out






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