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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Servant
Intrepid
Fortuitous
Lackey
Begrudge
2. Dull and uninspired
Audacious
Quintessence
Pedestrian
Mellifluous
3. Wicked/criminal
Futility
vitriol
Strident
Nefarious
4. Unwell/haggard - esp. due illness - age
posh
Ostentatious
Indignation
Gaunt
5. Irritated - angry.
Fluster
Profusion
choleric
Hermit
6. Uselessness; pointless
Downpour
Pert
Futility
Perfidious
7. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Ennui
chimerical
Entomology
trite
8. Comptemplate in deep thoughts
Pensive
Docile
Inane
Rescind
9. Overly theatrical
Lax
Histrionic
Disparage
Ostentatious
10. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Balmy
bellicose
Fickle
Effervescent
11. Hard to control/deal with
Enamel
Promulgate
Scrutiny
Intractable
12. Of vital importance; requisite
Recapitulate
Imperative
Relegate
Vapid
13. Fault-finding
polemic
Eschew
Captious
Effervescent
14. Deep respect
Coy
Pejorative
Modicum
Reverence
15. Praise enthusiastically
Tractable
Malady
Eschew
Extol
16. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Profligate
Perfunctory
Querulous
Tame
17. Most perfect/typical example
Atelier
Discreet
adulation
Quintessence
18. Only motivated by self-interest
Petulant
Amulet
Abate
Cynical
19. Cheerful - hopeful.
belladonna
Rebuke
sanguine
Sate (satiate)
20. Large amount of something; myriad
Auspicious
Docile
Dilettante
Profusion
21. A hospital
Eulogy
Demure
Infirmary
evanescent
22. Excite (i.e. sexual images - words)
Troupe
Apprehensive
Skirmish
Titillate
23. Plant disease (caused by fungi - etc)
Reprieve
Blight
Rebuke
trite
24. Man concern with stylish looks
Soporific
Gaudy
Dandy
bewildering
25. Confuse
Discombobulate
Dour
Paregoric
Gaudy
26. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Anodyne
Abstruse
Promulgate
Ardent
27. Brief and concise.
antebellum
Revue
Indignation
succinct
28. Deadly
Pernicious
Pert
Ennui
Demure
29. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Hackneyed
Dolorous
Sanctuary
Ditty
30. Strip of covering; make bare
Philander
Denude
Eschew
Carouse
31. Approval; praise
Libidinous
Salient
Approbation
Lapel
32. Tall tower used to store grain
Silo
Anathema
barrenness
Rancid
33. Boxer
apocryphal
Smug
Pugilist
pariah
34. Make (something bad) worse
Valor
Exacerbate
Euphoric
stoic
35. Cancel or take back
Assiduous
Tenuous
Nadir
Rescind
36. Slim; supple; graceful
Domicile
Obstinate
Lithe
Rancid
37. (girl or woman) attractively lively
Austere
Pert
phlegmatic
Pernicious
38. Return to former state
Sterile
Allay
Regression
diligence
39. Cause to lose confidence/hope
Remission
Dulcet
Regression
Demoralize
40. (of a sound) - sweet and soothing
Dulcet
Brigand
demagogue
foal
41. Officially absolve from blame
Parley
Exonerate
Quant
Eschew
42. Selfish motives
Errant
Pertinent
Uncanny
cynicism
43. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
Entomology
Giddy
Diatribe
polemic
44. Assign inferior rank to
behemoth
Relegate
Reproach
Reticent
45. Anticipating with anxiety
Apprehensive
Brigand
Frivolous
Garish
46. To flatter/admire excessively.
Supplant
adulation
chimerical
Pervasive
47. Informal private conversation
Confab
Silo
Rebuke
Avarice
48. Barely sufficient/adequate
Scant
Infirmary
Recapitulate
Inundate
49. Self-resistant (sexually)
foal
Promulgate
Continent
aridity
50. Reject with disdain
Abhor
Hackneyed
hangar
Spurn