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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. Lack courage dastard (coward)
Demure
Felicity
Pusillanimous
Dilettante
2. Gather things together
Contempt
Conducive
Amalgamate
polemic
3. Acknowledged superiority in
Amenable
foal
cogent
Eminence
4. Unwell/haggard - esp. due illness - age
Gaunt
Cavalcade
Scion
Bungler
5. House/repair airplanes
Abate
Dandy
Ingenious
hangar
6. Very severe - stern - gloomy
Revue
Salient
Dour
Imbue
7. Expert judge in matter of taste
Quintessence
Connoisseur
Domicile
Apex
8. Brief and concise.
Lackey
lope
behemoth
succinct
9. Study of insects
Entomology
Querulous
antebellum
Pedant
10. Cancel punishment of
choleric
Bungler
Castigate
Reprieve
11. Tastelessly bright or showy
Gaudy
Stoical
Abdicate
Diatribe
12. Young horse
foal
Mendacity
Asinine
Pedant
13. Amateur; dabbler; no real skill
Dilettante
Inundate
Pertinent
demagogue
14. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Gaunt
Reverence
chimerical
Vociferous
15. Shun or avoid
Eschew
ostracism
sybaritic
Valor
16. Resign/give up
Incompetent
Jibe
Abdicate
Silo
17. Extensive/destructive fire
Libidinous
Conflagration
Recondite
Revue
18. Return to former state
Memorandum
Pervasive
Brigand
Regression
19. Trickery or fraud
Rancid
Chicanery
Nadir
Munificent
20. Express vehement protest
Enamel
Fulminate
Ruse
cogent
21. Concerned with minor detail
Pedant
Diatribe
juggernaut
Dulcet
22. Lacking flavor
Profligate
Insipid
Eccentric
Trowel
23. Slim; supple; graceful
Lodge
Languish
Lithe
Assiduous
24. Beggar
Mendicant
Sterile
Scowl
Munificent
25. Only motivated by self-interest
Mendacity
Codicil
Unanimous
Cynical
26. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Eulogy
Extol
cavalier
Moratorium
27. Servant
Brigand
Confab
Lackey
Cabal
28. Strange or mysterious
Intrepid
Ditty
Uncanny
Anodyne
29. Violent uprising against authority
Demotic
Insurrection
cherubic
Lariat
30. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful
Strident
Munificent
Profligate
Imperative
31. Wordy (fewer would do)
Anodyne
Imbue
Circumlocution
Ardent
32. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Imbue
Relegate
Allay
Silo
33. Store of money or valuable objects
Circuitous
Hoard
Histrionic
Smug
34. Untruthful
Mendacity
Abate
Captious
Austere
35. Of a subject - obscure
Gaudy
Banal
Recondite
antebellum
36. Impatient/bad-tempered
Petulant
Malady
Lunacy
Coy
37. Have trouble doing; stagger in mud
Impertinent
Flounder
Smug
perambulate
38. Having power; convincing
lucidity
Anathema
Conflagration
cogent
39. Most noticeable; important
Salient
Ardent
Asinine
Extol
40. A hospital
Infirmary
Pail
Derision
Auspicious
41. Comfort; consolation times of distress
Confab
Admonition
Solace
Scowl
42. Formal way to show praise/laudation
Stoical
Eulogy
Carouse
Semantic
43. Expressing disapproval
Pejorative
Jibe
Paramour
Infirmary
44. (woman) reserved/modest/shy
belligerent
obverse
Tenuous
Demure
45. Abusive/highly critical language
obverse
Gaunt
Querulous
Invective
46. Destroy completely
Extirpate
Hoard
Gauntlet
Allay
47. Flood/large amount of water
Dissolute
Berth
Inundate
Cavalcade
48. Sew
Moratorium
Insurrection
Embroider
perambulate
49. Giving off bubbles; fizzy
Circuitous
Fracas
Effervescent
Titillate
50. Model; exemplar
Quintessence
Subjective
Paragon
diligence