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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. Endure pain without showing feeling
Ruse
Stoical
Indelible
Spindle
2. Angel (light and purity)
Seraphic
Impart
Amalgamate
Pedagogy
3. Weakly/effusively sentimental.
Paltry
Anachronism
maudlin
Hone
4. In widespread practice - use - existence
Hone
Rife
Dogmatic
Abdicate
5. End something
Mendicant
Depot
Miscreant
Consummate
6. Man entering frequent sex relation
Pensive
Philander
Relegate
Moratorium
7. A public expression of approval
Inexorable
Soporific
lucidity
panegyric
8. Unoriginal; commonplace
Pert
lope
Ardor
Banal
9. Clandestine (secret); stealthy
Surreptitious
Preside
Sanctuary
bellicose
10. Disease or ailment
Malady
cogent
Sate (satiate)
Rancid
11. Before the war
Gluttony
Pail
antebellum
Paucity
12. Deep respect
evanescent
Nadir
Reverence
Asinine
13. Bright/showy; extremely decorated
Ruse
Garish
bellicose
Invective
14. Only motivated by self-interest
Derision
Panacea
Mulish
Cynical
15. Highest order of angels
Ruse
Apt
seraphic
Spurn
16. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
stoic
lethargy
laconic - spartan
Nefarious
17. Submissive
Skirmish
Parley
Quarry
Docile
18. Addition to a will
Codicil
Elegy
melancholy
Avarice
19. Cancel punishment of
Discombobulate
Loquacious
Rancid
Reprieve
20. Small quantity
Euphoric
Allay
Perjury
Modicum
21. Contemptuous ridicule/mockery
Mendicant
Recapitulate
Indignation
Derision
22. Anger
Ire
Gaunt
Lugubrious
Dissolute
23. Longer than most direct way
Poignant
Paucity
polemic
Circuitous
24. Relate to meaning in language/logic
Semantic
Corpulent
Obstinate
apocryphal
25. Medicinal extract.
Cavalcade
Ascetic
belladonna
Obstinate
26. Junction of two rivers; merging
Ingenious
Rapscallion
Ennui
Confluence
27. Pleasingly smooth/musical to hear
Corpulent
Mellifluous
Repugnant
Candid
28. Unearthly; too light; diaphanous
Rebuke
cherubic
Pervasive
Ethereal
29. Express disapproval; reprove
Cynical
Reprimand
Pedant
agnostic
30. Reject with disdain
Slake
Infirmary
Titillate
Spurn
31. Very severe - stern - gloomy
Perfunctory
Angler
Lunacy
Dour
32. Regard with hatred
Abhor
Intractable
Sterile
Paltry
33. Act/done quickly/rashly; hothead
Captious
Impetuous
chastened
Quintessence
34. Complaining in whining manner
Querulous
drawl
cherubic
Reprieve
35. Used by ordinary people; secular
Demotic
Paragon
Troupe
Anathema
36. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Fickle
Boorish
Eschew
Hilt
37. Not resulting from plan
Inadvertent
Denude
Frivolous
Tenuous
38. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Salient
Vociferous
Pedant
Abate
39. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
Discreet
Demeanor
panegyric
cherubic
40. Massive relentless force
juggernaut
Impertinent
Abdicate
Pernicious
41. Brief and concise.
succinct
Ire
Pedestrian
Scrutiny
42. Stale; having lost its force by repetition.
Vapid
sybaritic
trite
obverse
43. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
Castigate
Anachronism
Petulant
Audacious
44. Extensive/destructive fire
Uncanny
Fickle
Paucity
Conflagration
45. To exclude from a group by common consent.
Dogmatic
evanescent
ostracism
Effervescent
46. Not harmful or offensive
Vociferous
Innocuous
Ennui
Demoralize
47. People travelling (horse)- pilgrim
Intractable
Cavalcade
Malady
Carouse
48. Steal (things of little value)
Ingenious
Pilfer
Entomology
Lapel
49. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Diatribe
Hackneyed
posh
meretricious
50. Complete happiness/ expressing
Hilt
Parley
Felicity
cavalier