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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. Shun or avoid
lethargy
Scrutiny
Eschew
Promulgate
2. Having no fear
Intrepid
Pier
Gaunt
Discreet
3. Excite (i.e. sexual images - words)
Reproach
Mellifluous
hackneyed
Titillate
4. (girl or woman) attractively lively
Pert
Lackey
Philander
lethargy
5. Difficult to understand
Anachronism
Abstruse
Paragon
Nefarious
6. Bulky glove
Downpour
Cynical
Gauntlet
Querulous
7. Deep respect
apocryphal
Reverence
Hedonist
Blight
8. Fill with (feeling or quantity)
Imbue
Predilection
Captious
inanimate
9. Very generous
Pedagogy
Inane
Lax
Munificent
10. Not resulting from plan
Surreptitious
Inadvertent
Raucous
Ditty
11. Only motivated by self-interest
diligence
Cynical
Fluster
Apt
12. Naive(artless - ingenuous) remark or action.
naïvete
Allay
Snare
Quarry
13. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Exhort
Paucity
cavalier
Admonition
14. Lack respect; impudent; insolent
Repugnant
Entomology
Impertinent
Virile
15. Valuable stolen goods
stoic
Ubiquitous
Loquacious
Booty
16. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
cavalier
quixotic
Coalesce
Acquiesce
17. Too obedient/servile.
Obsequious
Perturb
Extirpate
Corpulent
18. Make or become fixed; stuck
belligerent
Paragon
Lodge
Semantic
19. Most noticeable; important
Philander
Abstruse
Salient
Gaunt
20. Abusive/highly critical language
Ardent
aridity
Preside
Invective
21. Belonging to another period
Domicile
Anachronism
Recalcitrant
Reverence
22. Handle of sword/dagger/or knife
Mendicant
Denude
Inexorable
Hilt
23. Country of one's permanent stay
chimerical
Entomology
Domicile
inanimate
24. Member of a band
Indelible
Brigand
belladonna
Mellifluous
25. Highest order of angels
Indolent
seraphic
Mellifluous
Modicum
26. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful
Entomology
Profligate
seraphic
Titillate
27. Massive relentless force
Eminence
Ethereal
Rescind
juggernaut
28. Cheerful - hopeful.
Plethora
Brigand
Acquiesce
sanguine
29. People travelling (horse)- pilgrim
Asinine
belladonna
Cavalcade
Castigate
30. Impatient/bad-tempered
Embroider
Hoard
Petulant
Fluster
31. Dissatisfaction from boredom
evanescent
Philander
Ennui
Eminence
32. Heavy rainfall
Abdicate
Predilection
Approbation
Downpour
33. Container storing valuables
belligerent
Eminence
Tirade
Coffer
34. One living in solitude (religious)
Impertinent
Hermit
Regression
Indolent
35. Place of refuge/safety
Sanctuary
sanguine
diligence
Rife
36. Replace
Supplant
Reticent
Scant
Intractable
37. Comfort; consolation times of distress
Abstruse
Solace
Append
Reprimand
38. Group of entertainers who tour
Tirade
Troupe
Imperative
Eulogy
39. Causing (likely) disagreement
Contentious
Sterile
Sanctuary
Paramour
40. Permanent
Indelible
filibuster
Quintessence
Disparage
41. To correct through punishment/suffering; discipline; purify.
chastened
Abhor
Demeanor
Ardor
42. Found everywhere
Abdicate
Inundate
Ubiquitous
Elegy
43. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Fickle
Castigate
Semantic
Solace
44. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
demagogue
serendipity
Blight
Salient
45. Feelings of ill will.
Codicil
sanguine
vitriol
Entomology
46. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Pedestrian
Nadir
Hackneyed
Relegate
47. House/repair airplanes
hangar
Inadvertent
Extol
Impertinent
48. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Regression
Malady
Virile
diligence
49. Extreme greed for wealth
Hoard
Avarice
Sterile
Snare
50. Post that holds up a handrail
Spindle
Ostentatious
Perturb
Spurn