So complex reading with richer vocabulary used to be a major component in high school English classes? So the SAT WAS covering material taught in high school classes, unlike what most people say.

I think that's true; due to the fact that more informational text is being offered, and also that the vocabulary is not as much of a higher level as it was back then, the vocabulary may be hard to understand.

That being said, what is the vocabulary section on the WAIS like? Is it similar to the Old SAT Verbal? What are easy questions like (that an average person should be able to answer) and hard questions like (ones that the top 0.01% would be able to answer)?