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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. Extremely bad






2. How serious - important - large sth is






3. Money paid regularly to sb as wages






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






5. To pretend to have a particular feeling






6. To trick sb into doing sth - especially by being nice to them






7. A reply - especially a quick critical or amusing






8. Practices self denial as spiritual discipline






9. A solider who will fight for any country or group that offers payment






10. give up






11. Unpleasant and not easy to accept






12. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb






13. To give subsidy






14. Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage






15. To give sth to sb to show respect






16. Starving






17. A situation of earning less than owed of spent






18. To get onto a sheep






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






20. To be worried and anxious






21. Imply; to tell or say sth indirectly that it is true






22. (formal - disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people - but that is not completely honest or sincere






23. (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth






24. To praise sb/sth very much






25. To give sb the right to do sth






26. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)






27. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.






28. Being lack of variety






29. The quality of being humble






30. Incompetent; not having the skill






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






32. Giving enthusiastic praise 'in glowing terms'






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






34. A person who helps in criminal incidents






35. Most important and noticeable






36. To enjoy or desire much






37. Unable to escape; kept as a prisoner or in a confined space






38. Very dry; having no or little rain






39. To deal with a problem or difficult situation






40. Clear and easy to understand






41. To make you sad






42. To punish by officially kick sb out of a Christian Church






43. (formal - disapproving) trying too hard to please sb - especially sb who is important






44. A cranky old person






45. Dirty of any kind






46. Attack or criticize sb/sth severely on public






47. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






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






49. To have pity on sth you want to have that you used to have






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