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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. Deadly
Coy
Pernicious
Scion
Trowel
2. Have no serious purpose/value
Titillate
aridity
Exorbitant
Frivolous
3. Cancellation of a debt/charge
Remission
Frivolous
Prerogative
Lariat
4. Used by ordinary people; secular
Amalgamate
Demotic
Rife
Silo
5. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Clamor
Downpour
Soporific
lethargy
6. Destroy completely
Nefarious
behemoth
Extirpate
Querulous
7. Return to former state
Regression
Elegy
Amenable
Ditty
8. Lack strong features/uninteresting
Bland
Amulet
Dandy
Demeanor
9. Bring relief; unlikely to offend
Anodyne
Scowl
cavalier
Consternation
10. Violation of faith or loyalty
Slake
Parley
Coy
perfidy
11. Obstinately uncooperative
Unanimous
Recalcitrant
Tame
Exacerbate
12. Small quantity
Modicum
Exorbitant
Anathema
Acquiesce
13. Where stone is extracted; hunted prey
Perturb
Recalcitrant
Relegate
Quarry
14. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
Begrudge
Desultory
Languish
Scrutiny
15. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Hone
pariah
obverse
Enamel
16. Very generous
Eminence
Munificent
Depot
Chicanery
17. Lack harmony; conflicting
Reproach
Seraphic
Discordant
Avarice
18. Critical observation/examination
Scrutiny
Impart
Recalcitrant
Libidinous
19. 'fake' solution for all difficulties
Perfunctory
Pedagogy
Candid
Panacea
20. Steal (things of little value)
Pilfer
Fracas
Tirade
Confab
21. Having no fear
Intrepid
juggernaut
Codicil
Clamor
22. Informal private conversation
Confab
Surreptitious
Lithe
Captious
23. Bulky glove
Slake
Ardor
Gauntlet
Allay
24. Complaining in whining manner
Querulous
Fracas
Vapid
Coffer
25. Rope used as a lasso
Silo
Audacious
Lariat
Exhort
26. Only seeks personal pleasure
Hedonist
Circuitous
Scowl
Inane
27. Impatient/bad-tempered
Lax
Petulant
Boorish
Pedagogy
28. Concerned with minor detail
Pedant
Sterile
Pugilist
Lugubrious
29. Slim; supple; graceful
Docile
Apex
Balmy
Lithe
30. Endure pain without showing feeling
Exonerate
Anomaly
Dolorous
Stoical
31. Disease or ailment
Pernicious
Indelible
Malady
evanescent
32. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
antebellum
Giddy
Castigate
Memorandum
33. A lover of luxury.
Impetuous
sybaritic
Angler
Abate
34. Assign inferior rank to
Pervasive
Exorbitant
Candid
Relegate
35. Be in the position of authority
Mendicant
Preside
laconic - spartan
Admonition
36. Spread (i.e something unwelcome)
revered
Pervasive
Approbation
chastened
37. Loud and harsh
Strident
Pedagogy
Languish
Captious
38. Give up or become compliant
Jibe
Mellifluous
Tractable
belladonna
39. Grow weak/feeble
Acquiesce
Abdicate
Ostentatious
Languish
40. Slightly salty
Impetuous
obverse
Eccentric
Brackish
41. Sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation.
Circumlocution
masochist
Indolent
Pilfer
42. Man entering frequent sex relation
Philander
Paragon
Pedagogy
Atelier
43. Depression of spirits
Imbue
melancholy
Discreet
Mendacity
44. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Giddy
Tame
Petulant
Allay
45. Man concern with stylish looks
Demoralize
Flounder
Dandy
Anachronism
46. Break/interlude
Insurrection
Infringe
Pier
Tenuous
47. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Expedient
Clamor
Miscreant
Infirmary
48. Insanity
Lunacy
melancholy
Virile
lope
49. Country of one's permanent stay
Solace
Domicile
Austere
Lodge
50. Barely sufficient/adequate
Scant
Fracas
Exacerbate
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