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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 wet






2. Ambiguous






3. The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own






4. Lonely and unhappy






5. A situation of destruction - damage and confusion






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






7. To make sth happen or be produced






8. To give sth to sb to show respect






9. Moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant






10. To make you sad






11. To make sth into catalogue






12. Strong and not easily damaged






13. A fake name of a criminal or actor






14. The main bottom part of a ship that goes in the water






15. Violent and brutal






16. (formal) a costumer






17. A gradual decline of sth






18. To pretend to have a particular feeling






19. Dirty of any kind






20. (informal) different from what most people expect






21. Full of energy - excitement and happiness






22. To obtain - especially with difficulty






23. Badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used






24. Cheerful and friendly






25. Short fight between groups (clash=conflict)






26. A political situation in which people are angry and likely to pretest or fight






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






28. (formal - approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing st






29. (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






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






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






32. The outer edge of a particular area






33. To give sb the right to do sth






34. In syncopated rhythm the strong beats are made weak and the weak beats are made strong






35. To be worried and anxious






36. To look like or be similar to another person or thing






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






38. Unwilling to tell people about things






39. Concerned with making people live better






40. Needing great effort and energy






41. Unexpectedly amusing






42. To reduce sth by a large amount so that there's not enough left






43. The act of conceding






44. To talk sb into gently






45. Plunge






46. Showing much or too much emotion






47. Connected with money






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






49. To accept sth wrong or treat it as it is not serious






50. Of many kinds; having great variety







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