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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. Rope used as a lasso
Recapitulate
Lariat
Apex
Ethereal
2. Comptemplate in deep thoughts
juggernaut
Imbue
Pensive
Spurn
3. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
serendipity
ostracism
Domicile
Expedient
4. Express vehement protest
Insipid
Fulminate
Allay
Ardor
5. Untruthful
Lax
Entomology
Mendacity
Languish
6. Secret political faction in collusion
Titillate
Exorbitant
Cynical
Cabal
7. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Anodyne
agnostic
Virile
Chortle
8. Great enthusiasm/passion
Relegate
Ardor
Petulant
Begrudge
9. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Prerogative
Munificent
Sate (satiate)
Acquiesce
10. Critical observation/examination
Conflagration
Scrutiny
Eulogy
Libidinous
11. Too obedient/servile.
Titillate
Obsequious
vitriol
Eminence
12. Difficult to understand
Bungler
Felicity
Abstruse
juggernaut
13. Have no serious purpose/value
Frivolous
adulation
Amulet
Scant
14. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Dandy
Expedient
Parley
Eccentric
15. Dull and uninspired
Libidinous
Enamel
Titillate
Pedestrian
16. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Stoical
Quant
Moratorium
Fickle
17. Lying under oath
hangar
Consternation
Lackey
Perjury
18. Lacking flavor
masochist
Pertinent
Insipid
Felicity
19. Descendant (notable - long family)
Comestible
Scion
Troupe
Inane
20. Concerned with minor detail
Abhor
Pedant
Apt
Semantic
21. Impossible to stop or prevent
Audacious
Inexorable
Derision
Prerogative
22. Zenith - pinnacle - highest
Supplant
Apex
Gaunt
phlegmatic
23. Slim; supple; graceful
Perturb
Lithe
Relegate
behemoth
24. Replace
Dolorous
Supplant
Unanimous
Disparage
25. (of a person) fat
Eminence
foal
Hedonist
Corpulent
26. Bulky glove
Gauntlet
Assiduous
Regression
Pilfer
27. Not sufficiently skillful
Indolent
Begrudge
Incompetent
Conflagration
28. Complaining in whining manner
Futility
Querulous
Candid
belladonna
29. In widespread practice - use - existence
Rife
Trowel
Dandy
Pier
30. Insulting/mocking remark
Jibe
invidious
Ubiquitous
Pugilist
31. Abusive/highly critical language
Relegate
Corpulent
Invective
Flounder
32. Bring relief; unlikely to offend
Fracas
Anodyne
Recapitulate
Blight
33. Trap for catching small animals
Pedant
Apt
Snare
Pensive
34. Steal (things of little value)
Pervasive
Pilfer
Pedant
Apt
35. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
Desultory
Mulish
Lithe
panegyric
36. Recklessly daring
Insipid
Consummate
Audacious
Elegy
37. Item of food; something eaten
Comestible
Avarice
Coy
bewildering
38. Deceptive/deceitful
Errant
Duplicitous
naïvete
Coy
39. Become less intense/widespread
Confab
Remission
Abate
Mulish
40. Jewelry giving protection from evil
cherubic
Amulet
Lithe
hackneyed
41. Heavy rainfall
cavalier
Insurrection
Downpour
Hedonist
42. Clandestine (secret); stealthy
Modicum
Surreptitious
Berth
Diatribe
43. Disease or ailment
Sedate
foal
Malady
antebellum
44. Cancel or take back
invidious
Apt
bellicose
Rescind
45. Young horse
Pedagogy
Amalgamate
foal
Ennui
46. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
Duplicitous
Tame
Castigate
Desultory
47. Submissive
Candid
Docile
Pedestrian
Mendicant
48. Express disapproval in action
Confluence
Reproach
hackneyed
Eminence
49. Clear to apprehension/conception.
Derision
lucidity
Ubiquitous
Repugnant
50. Cancellation of a debt/charge
Remission
Spindle
Ingenious
agnostic