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PCAT Vocab2
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pcat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Something opposite to another
Amulet
Poignant
phlegmatic
obverse
2. Praise and honor
juggernaut
Bland
Banal
Kudos
3. Relate to meaning in language/logic
Semantic
Codicil
cavalier
Cynical
4. House/repair airplanes
Conducive
inanimate
hangar
Dogmatic
5. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
Hackneyed
Perfidious
demagogue
Expedient
6. Unreasonably high (i.e. costs)
Exorbitant
Poignant
Angler
Effervescent
7. Strange or mysterious
lope
Recapitulate
Uncanny
filibuster
8. Place of refuge/safety
Modicum
Lithe
Sanctuary
Amenable
9. Expert judge in matter of taste
Sedate
Connoisseur
Rancid
Pertinent
10. Small quantity
Inundate
Modicum
Pensive
Troupe
11. Bucket
Paucity
Fluster
Acquiesce
Pail
12. Self-resistant (sexually)
Raucous
Continent
Downpour
Revue
13. Large amount of something; myriad
Sate (satiate)
juggernaut
Ardent
Profusion
14. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Coy
Prerogative
Lugubrious
Vociferous
15. Resign/give up
Mulish
Abdicate
Expedient
Circumlocution
16. Fill with (feeling or quantity)
barrenness
Imbue
Balmy
Gaunt
17. Young horse
Insipid
Lax
Insurrection
foal
18. Man concern with stylish looks
Dandy
Silo
Languish
Demoralize
19. Extensive/destructive fire
Apex
Pilfer
Gluttony
Conflagration
20. Secret political faction in collusion
Ire
Cabal
Inexorable
Extol
21. Replace
Supplant
Exacerbate
melancholy
diligence
22. Formal way to show praise/laudation
Eulogy
Apt
Carouse
Trowel
23. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Confluence
Insurrection
Vociferous
Hackneyed
24. Fashionable.
Eccentric
Denude
Fulminate
posh
25. Complete happiness/ expressing
Languish
Mendacity
Loquacious
Felicity
26. Confuse
Querulous
Fickle
Discombobulate
obverse
27. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
Diatribe
agnostic
Repugnant
Tirade
28. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
Troupe
Balmy
belladonna
Desultory
29. Great enthusiasm/passion
Domicile
Ardor
obverse
Atelier
30. Show great care and perseverance
stoic
Philander
Eccentric
Assiduous
31. Extreme greed for wealth
Demure
Abate
Avarice
chimerical
32. Place for storage of large commodity
Carouse
Philander
Depot
Blight
33. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Abhor
Ennui
Hilt
Petulant
34. Barren; fruitless
Sterile
Peal
Abstruse
Dandy
35. Distasteful/ inconsistency in ideas
Subjective
Repugnant
Perfunctory
Pugilist
36. Smelling/tasting unpleasant (stale)
Raucous
Panacea
Rancid
Inundate
37. Represent as little worth; scorn
Disparage
Virile
Dissolute
Spindle
38. Based on personal feeling/opinion
Subjective
Disparage
Anathema
Anodyne
39. Jewelry giving protection from evil
Amulet
Gluttony
Smug
Allay
40. Contributing/helping towards
Pedestrian
Peal
Conducive
Coy
41. Deceitful/untrustworthy
stoic
Lapel
Apex
Perfidious
42. Unconventional/slightly strange
Prerogative
laconic - spartan
Eccentric
Salient
43. Pretending shyness or modesty
Innocuous
Coy
Placebo
Dulcet
44. Permanent
Indelible
Semantic
Exonerate
Spurn
45. Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Quant
Pail
Append
Ennui
46. Stubborn to change one's mind
Amenable
Obstinate
Recondite
lucidity
47. Loud and harsh
Incompetent
Fracas
Strident
Desultory
48. Impatient/bad-tempered
Petulant
Confluence
revered
Scowl
49. Selfish motives
cynicism
Reverence
Domicile
Scant
50. Excess (i.e. bodily fluid. ex. blood)
Acquiesce
Spurn
Lapel
Plethora