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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. Act angrily or defensively
Lodge
Austere
Discombobulate
Bristle
2. Young horse
Rebuke
Allay
foal
Effervescent
3. Churlish - vulgar and rude
Predilection
Conflagration
Boorish
Tirade
4. Short simple song
Perfunctory
Ditty
Gaunt
Promulgate
5. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
Sanctuary
Euphoric
Recalcitrant
serendipity
6. Unconventional/slightly strange
Poignant
Panacea
Eccentric
Boorish
7. A hospital
Poignant
Perturb
Berth
Infirmary
8. Feelings of ill will.
Virile
Uncanny
Nadir
vitriol
9. Strange or mysterious
phlegmatic
Anomaly
Uncanny
Ingenious
10. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Expedient
Abstruse
Reproach
obverse
11. Submissive
posh
Docile
Mendacity
Consternation
12. Happen by chance
Dandy
quixotic
Fortuitous
vitriol
13. Deviate from standard/normal
Futility
Ardent
Conflagration
Anomaly
14. Excess (i.e. bodily fluid. ex. blood)
Berth
Plethora
Continent
perfidy
15. Apathy or sluggishness
Hermit
Consternation
phlegmatic
Philander
16. Lack respect; impudent; insolent
Mendicant
Impertinent
Imbue
ostracism
17. Excessive in eating
Scrutiny
Gluttony
belladonna
Panacea
18. Exhibiting aggression.
Dolorous
belligerent
Connoisseur
Paramour
19. Addition to a will
Fickle
filibuster
lucidity
Codicil
20. Lose composure; make agitated
Incompetent
Fluster
Obstinate
Pedestrian
21. Temporary prohibition of activity
Angler
Acclimate
Moratorium
Extol
22. Envy the possession/enjoyment of
Begrudge
Plethora
Paltry
Infirmary
23. Fixed bunk on (allotted area) ship/train
invidious
Contempt
Spindle
Berth
24. Reject with disdain
cynicism
Prerogative
Semantic
Spurn
25. Express disapproval; reprove
Enamel
Abdicate
Rebuke
Reprimand
26. Brief and concise.
succinct
Solace
Frivolous
Vapid
27. Lover (against marriage)
Approbation
Paramour
Quarry
Rancid
28. Very severe - stern - gloomy
Indignation
Predilection
Reticent
Dour
29. Beggar
antebellum
Mendicant
Scowl
Raucous
30. Reject with disdain
Appease
maudlin
Spurn
Reproach
31. Fake substitute for a drug
filibuster
Reprieve
Placebo
Derision
32. Add to end of a document
Append
Indignation
Apex
Eminence
33. Having power; convincing
Indignation
Nefarious
cogent
Languish
34. Shun or avoid
Paramour
Eschew
Inane
revered
35. Confuse
Perjury
Insipid
Discombobulate
Coffer
36. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Hackneyed
Parley
lucidity
Virile
37. Contemptuous ridicule/mockery
Derision
Inundate
Rife
Discordant
38. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
lethargy
Virile
Recondite
cogent
39. Strongly encourage or urge to do
Pedant
Atelier
Exhort
Demoralize
40. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
Extirpate
cogent
Berth
Fracas
41. Concerned with minor detail
Pedant
Lugubrious
Profligate
Bland
42. Small quantity
Frivolous
Modicum
drawl
demagogue
43. Speak slowly
drawl
panegyric
Cavalcade
agnostic
44. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Consummate
Tame
Pernicious
Sanctuary
45. Not having life.
Exorbitant
Admonition
Indelible
inanimate
46. Comptemplate in deep thoughts
Uncanny
Ruse
Pensive
Pedagogy
47. Tending to vanish like vapor.
evanescent
Castigate
Admonition
Ruse
48. Barren; fruitless
Extol
belligerent
Recapitulate
Sterile
49. Loud and harsh
Strident
Exorbitant
Recapitulate
Tractable
50. Lack strong features/uninteresting
Anachronism
Rancid
Bland
Indelible