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SAT Critical Reading Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of confidence and enthusiasm






2. To agree to give sb what they ask for especially formal or legal permission to do sth






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






4. The quality of being completely honest






5. Able to spread around






6. The quality of being humble






7. Beg; seriously asking for






8. Never changing






9. Clever at understanding and making judgments about






10. Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else (= native)






11. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions - avoiding unnecessary risks






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






13. To break under pressure






14. 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






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






16. Speed in doing sth - especially because you do not have enough time






17. Title or set of instructions of book or exam






18. Not easily irritated






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






20. A person who believe it is not possible to know whether God exists or not






21. Incompetent; not having the skill






22. Small and poor in quality






23. Not define or certain because you may want to change it later; hesitant






24. (disapproving) trying to appear important - intelligent - etc - in order to impress other people






25. To refuse to accept sth (=reject)






26. Concerned with making people live better






27. (formal) words which sound important but have little meaning - used to impress people






28. The quality of being loyal to sb/sth






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






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






31. To praise sb/sth very much






32. Something that encourages you to do sth






33. Violent and brutal






34. Very serious






35. Nervous and easily frightened






36. Narrow-minded






37. To give sb the right to do sth






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






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






40. To make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen






41. To become gradually weaker or less important






42. To do or be better than sb/sth






43. To give sth to sb to show respect






44. Not needed or useful






45. Sth valuable that has passed down within a family






46. Extremely wet






47. (formal) to start to do sth new or difficult






48. Rule d and controlled by men






49. Kind and gentle






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