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PCAT Vocab2
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Subjects
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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. Overly theatrical
Histrionic
Abstruse
Infirmary
Spindle
2. Not harmful or offensive
Promulgate
Innocuous
Gaudy
Tame
3. Wanting to avoid activity; lazy
Indolent
Modicum
Magnanimous
Discombobulate
4. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Contempt
Abdicate
quixotic
aridity
5. Trap for catching small animals
hackneyed
Snare
Confluence
Admonition
6. Making harsh/loud noise
Insipid
Euphoric
Contentious
Raucous
7. A huge powerful animal; something monstrous in size or power.
Nefarious
Lackey
Perfunctory
behemoth
8. Showy (no value); prostitute.
Futility
hackneyed
Sedate
meretricious
9. Entertainment of sketches/song/dance
Corpulent
Revue
Skirmish
Mendacity
10. Resign/give up
Downpour
cogent
Abdicate
revered
11. An episode of irregular fighting
Cynical
Angler
Gaunt
Skirmish
12. Deceitful/untrustworthy
Perfidious
Exhort
Atelier
hangar
13. Happen by chance
succinct
Salient
Fortuitous
Paragon
14. Young horse
belladonna
Intractable
Rapscallion
foal
15. Relate to meaning in language/logic
Paucity
Unanimous
Tame
Semantic
16. Deep respect
Reverence
Prerogative
Auspicious
Pail
17. Trick
barrenness
Ruse
Paucity
Connoisseur
18. Heavy rainfall
Inadvertent
Paragon
Intrepid
Downpour
19. Untruthful
Philander
Mendacity
Disparage
revered
20. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Insurrection
Ardent
evanescent
Tenuous
21. Appropriate - suitable
Auspicious
Fracas
Apt
Modicum
22. Tending to vanish like vapor.
evanescent
aridity
Quarry
Anathema
23. Approval; praise
Skirmish
Approbation
Miscreant
Denude
24. Clear to apprehension/conception.
Entomology
Demeanor
Titillate
lucidity
25. Landing stage for boats/ entertainment
Abdicate
Gluttony
Sate (satiate)
Pier
26. Not reveal thoughts/feelings easily
Reticent
Enamel
Perturb
Tirade
27. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
quixotic
Spurn
Assiduous
demagogue
28. Break/interlude
Abdicate
Carouse
Pedant
Infringe
29. Selfish motives
Lunacy
Strident
cynicism
cherubic
30. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
bewildering
Hackneyed
Corpulent
bellicose
31. Barren; fruitless
Embroider
Imperative
Sterile
Infringe
32. Unproductive of results
Invective
barrenness
Abdicate
Ire
33. Accept passively (give in); accede
cogent
Acquiesce
Blight
perambulate
34. Excessive in eating
Mellifluous
Gluttony
Placebo
Cabal
35. A lover of luxury.
sybaritic
Hackneyed
Rapscallion
cavalier
36. Fashionable.
Disparage
Cynical
Innocuous
posh
37. Deviate from standard/normal
Titillate
Inane
Anomaly
Lariat
38. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Fickle
Extirpate
Chicanery
Pedagogy
39. Pretentious/showy; to impress
Sterile
Ostentatious
Exorbitant
Nefarious
40. Handle of sword/dagger/or knife
Reprimand
Prerogative
Hilt
lope
41. Model; exemplar
Imbue
Paragon
Conducive
Nadir
42. Act/done quickly/rashly; hothead
Impetuous
Admonition
Codicil
Dolorous
43. Recklessly daring
Paramour
Cavalcade
Circumlocution
Audacious
44. Flood/overwhelm (to be dealt with)
Inundate
Hone
Troupe
Seraphic
45. Man concern with stylish looks
panegyric
bewildering
Dandy
Parley
46. Clever/original/inventive
Lugubrious
Perfunctory
cavalier
Ingenious
47. Before the war
Nefarious
antebellum
Ascetic
Reprimand
48. Permanent
Histrionic
belligerent
Captious
Indelible
49. Endure pain without showing feeling
Giddy
Derision
Append
Stoical
50. Express vehement protest
Chicanery
Fulminate
Gaudy
Derision