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SAT Critical Reading Vocab
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Subjects
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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. Plunge
grant
unpalatable
heirloom
plummet
2. A lack of sth
divulge
dearth
hull
havoc
3. Understood or experienced by only a small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge on or activity
cede
rarefy
humility
spawn
4. A man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land
prudence
founder
vassal
salutary
5. Additional information
lethargy
delve into
subvert
addendum
6. Dirty and unpleasant - usually with immortal or illegal activities
deplete
strenuous
seedy
courtly
7. Rude because sth done quickly or using very few words
sodden
curt
criteria
entitle
8. A person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization
morale
prudence
grin
benefactor
9. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time
misconstrue
haste
plummet
rubric
10. A series of unpleasant things that happen
ghastly
rash
expatriate
refute
11. Most important and noticeable
grudgingly
relish
salient
rout
12. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks
stolid
prudence
serenade
subvert
13. Having many sexual partners; taking from a wide range of sources - especially without careful thought
lanky
droll
forlorn
promiscuous
14. To establish sth very firmly so that it's very difficult to change
entrench
bombastic
subvert
pantomime
15. To move away sth
displace
pretentious
exemption
applicable
16. Careful in what you say or do to keep sth secret
discreet
ascetic
conjecture
rescind
17. To get onto a sheep
wane
subtle
embark
unvarying
18. Too small; (of a person) hating to spend money
trivial
prescribed
morale
miserly
19. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult
embark on
reapportion
lethargy
notion
20. Careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
blatant
mercenary
founder
warily
21. An idea - a belief or an understanding of shth
notion
criteria
pyromaniac
periphery
22. Not noticeable or obvious
relish
criteria
reservoir
subtle
23. Needing great effort and energy
accomplice
strenuous
monotony
ungainly
24. (of the moon) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
wax
prompt
verbose
deprecate
25. To fell disgust or strong dislike
confront
omit
relish
repulsed
26. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)
cyanide
strenuous
repudiate
meager
27. (formal) to say in a will that you want sb to have your property - money - etc. after your die.
bequeath
garrulous
viscous
rubric
28. Money paid regularly to sb as wages
coax
plummet
agnostic
stipend
29. To keep people - animals or plants alive and healthy by food - etc.
viciously
erosion
nourish
hinges on
30. Showing sexual desire and love towards sb
ascetic
ammunition
virulent
amorous
31. Rule d and controlled by men
syncopated
misconstrue
patriarchal
acerbic
32. Physically strong and healthy
chock back
able-bodied
omit
instrumental
33. (disapproving) to be slow and unwilling to understand sth
extolling
perturbed
lambaste
obtuse
34. Full of energy - excitement and happiness
vexed
exuberant
criteria
imprudence
35. To fill with water and sink; to fail because of a particular problem
unvarying
trivial
altruistic
founder
36. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth
procure
indefatigable
grant
wane
37. Very angry
glowing
altruistic
premonition
incensed
38. An important article in newspaper that express the editor's opinion
conceal
editorial
assortment
phenomenon
39. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant
dire
insinuate
tentative
bequeath
40. To make sth into catalogue
reluctant
lambaste
placid
catalogue
41. To smile widely
grin
reign over
sturdy
deprecate
42. Extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have a n effect
spawn
virulent
feign
reservoir
43. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people
benchmark
pretentious
stipend
exterminate
44. A person who can't control himself to set fire on things
periphery
dilution
pyromaniac
utilitarian
45. False - although seeming to be genuine
bestow
courtly
clump
spurious
46. Clever at understanding and making judgments about
misnomer
deplete
enthrall with
eradication
47. To make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse (=worsen)
envision
aggravate
founder
illuminate
48. Rule as emperor - king - or queen
virulent
promiscuous
hinges on
reign over
49. Supporter
serenade
illuminate
bustling
proponent
50. Very sad
mournful
delve into
fauna
verbose