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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. Naive(artless - ingenuous) remark or action.
naïvete
aridity
Quintessence
Ardor
2. Violent uprising against authority
Insurrection
Strident
Docile
Fluster
3. Formal way to show praise/laudation
Eulogy
Intrepid
Quant
Auspicious
4. Envy the possession/enjoyment of
Paucity
cavalier
Begrudge
Loquacious
5. Tolerant; set as true
Lariat
Banal
Dogmatic
Perfunctory
6. Flood/overwhelm (to be dealt with)
Pedant
Inundate
Gaunt
Amenable
7. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Allay
Modicum
Demoralize
Expedient
8. Of a subject - obscure
Supplant
Recondite
Vapid
Slake
9. Straying from the law
posh
Recalcitrant
Errant
Eulogy
10. Addition to a will
Codicil
Insipid
sanguine
Elegy
11. Not reveal thoughts/feelings easily
Parley
Perturb
Reticent
Inane
12. Obstinately uncooperative
Confluence
Paregoric
Recalcitrant
Sate (satiate)
13. Express disapproval in action
Preside
Blight
evanescent
Reproach
14. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Hoard
Languish
Fickle
Acquiesce
15. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Prerogative
maudlin
Modicum
Scant
16. Country of one's permanent stay
Indignation
Domicile
Mellifluous
Abate
17. The use of delaying tactics - like long speeches - especially in a legislative assembly.
Profligate
Pertinent
Seraphic
filibuster
18. Express disapproval; reprove
Surreptitious
Reprimand
Begrudge
Perfidious
19. Member of a band
Inadvertent
Lunacy
Brigand
Eulogy
20. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Supplant
Bungler
belligerent
Infringe
21. Deep respect
Reverence
Fickle
Supplant
Revue
22. Small quantity
Rife
Appease
Hackneyed
Modicum
23. House/repair airplanes
hangar
cynicism
Sedate
Ingenious
24. Contemptuous ridicule/mockery
Banal
Derision
succinct
Coalesce
25. Having power; convincing
Amulet
Inundate
cavalier
cogent
26. Quench one's thirst; satisfy desire
Mendicant
Lackey
Slake
Bland
27. Amateur; dabbler; no real skill
Titillate
Obstinate
Dilettante
Peal
28. Showy (no value); prostitute.
Pensive
meretricious
Allay
Peal
29. Apathy or sluggishness
phlegmatic
Lackey
Petulant
Acquiesce
30. Warlike
Infringe
panegyric
Admonition
bellicose
31. Critical observation/examination
Chicanery
Uncanny
belladonna
Scrutiny
32. Relate to meaning in language/logic
Desultory
Semantic
Rebuke
Conducive
33. Praise and honor
Kudos
Nadir
Troupe
drawl
34. Make or become fixed; stuck
Salient
Scrutiny
Lodge
Corpulent
35. Part of a suit
Coffer
Mulish
phlegmatic
Lapel
36. Lack courage dastard (coward)
Perfunctory
Ennui
Nefarious
Pusillanimous
37. Abusive/highly critical language
Invective
Demeanor
Petulant
meretricious
38. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Ennui
revered
Hone
Imperative
39. Restate
Expedient
invidious
Angler
Recapitulate
40. Impossible to stop or prevent
Inexorable
Ardor
Pedestrian
Loquacious
41. A hospital
Amenable
Poignant
Infirmary
Lithe
42. Silly (lacking sense)
Inane
Lariat
Frivolous
posh
43. Most noticeable; important
bellicose
Magnanimous
seraphic
Salient
44. Promote/make widely known
Assiduous
perfidy
serendipity
Promulgate
45. Smelling/tasting unpleasant (stale)
stoic
diligence
Intractable
Rancid
46. Recklessly daring
Spindle
Cavalcade
Preside
Audacious
47. Cause to lose confidence/hope
Ardent
Troupe
Demoralize
Hedonist
48. Not sufficiently strict/severe/careful
Lax
Imbue
Nadir
Perfunctory
49. Jewelry giving protection from evil
Amulet
Mulish
Magnanimous
Scion
50. Very weak; timid (lack courage)
inanimate
Cavalcade
Apex
Tenuous