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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. Satisfy fully
Sate (satiate)
Ascetic
Indolent
Silo
2. To correct through punishment/suffering; discipline; purify.
evanescent
Valor
chastened
quixotic
3. Cause to lose confidence/hope
Demoralize
Spurn
Infirmary
Ardor
4. Complete happiness/ expressing
Amulet
Felicity
Duplicitous
Obstinate
5. Informal private conversation
Confab
trite
Jibe
sanguine
6. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
trite
Intractable
Fracas
Eulogy
7. Lacking flavor
Avarice
Insipid
Hone
Infringe
8. Unwell/haggard - esp. due illness - age
Gaunt
Rapscallion
Contentious
masochist
9. Flood/large amount of water
Mellifluous
Scant
Allay
Inundate
10. Hard to control/deal with
Intractable
Exacerbate
Perjury
Corpulent
11. Cancel or take back
Reproach
Jibe
Anomaly
Rescind
12. Abusive/highly critical language
Lariat
Entomology
Invective
panegyric
13. Fixed bunk on (allotted area) ship/train
Berth
diligence
Munificent
Predilection
14. Lose composure; make agitated
Conducive
Fluster
laconic - spartan
Atelier
15. Pretending shyness or modesty
bellicose
Errant
Rebuke
Coy
16. Appropriate - suitable
Lackey
Apt
Rapscallion
Modicum
17. Man concern with stylish looks
Inundate
Asinine
Dandy
revered
18. Loud/confused noise
Clamor
Remission
Paltry
Apprehensive
19. Tolerant; set as true
Demoralize
chimerical
Abate
Dogmatic
20. Temporary prohibition of activity
Felicity
Moratorium
Ardent
Dolorous
21. Straying from the law
Expedient
Errant
cogent
Fluster
22. Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Tirade
Dilettante
Quant
Reprimand
23. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Perfidious
Predilection
Tame
aridity
24. Placate by acceding their demands
Appease
Rancid
Assiduous
Allay
25. Outward behavior
stoic
Trowel
Demeanor
Scrutiny
26. Acknowledged superiority in
Solace
Abhor
Eminence
Auspicious
27. Mythical beast; unreal.
naïvete
Duplicitous
hangar
chimerical
28. A public expression of approval
sybaritic
Confluence
naïvete
panegyric
29. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Paucity
Ardent
Dulcet
Valor
30. Destroy completely
Lunacy
Pejorative
Modicum
Extirpate
31. Not having life.
Invective
lope
inanimate
Innocuous
32. Valuable stolen goods
Booty
Insipid
Amalgamate
Discordant
33. Dull and uninspired
Castigate
Skirmish
Pedestrian
Audacious
34. Preference/special liking for
Brackish
meretricious
Derision
Predilection
35. Assign inferior rank to
Relegate
Ethereal
Reprimand
Rebuke
36. Very severe - stern - gloomy
Ruse
belladonna
Extirpate
Dour
37. Courage in face of danger (i.e. battle)
Impertinent
Valor
Supplant
Sterile
38. Landing stage for boats/ entertainment
Philander
Pier
Comestible
Castigate
39. One living in solitude (religious)
Impertinent
Hermit
Atelier
Discreet
40. Bring together to form a whole
lucidity
Acquiesce
Pusillanimous
Coalesce
41. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Vociferous
Allay
Blight
choleric
42. Lover (against marriage)
Avarice
Amalgamate
Paramour
Rapscallion
43. Profession/science of teaching
perambulate
Pedagogy
Libidinous
Acquiesce
44. Brief and concise.
Quintessence
succinct
Duplicitous
Conducive
45. Lack respect; impudent; insolent
Gaudy
serendipity
Impertinent
Exhort
46. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Jibe
Ruse
Expedient
Acquiesce
47. Impossible to stop or prevent
cynicism
Inexorable
Auspicious
Slake
48. Belief of something/one is useless
Captious
Lariat
Quarry
Contempt
49. Strange or mysterious
quixotic
lethargy
Uncanny
Codicil
50. Not sufficiently strict/severe/careful
Lax
Discreet
Diatribe
Asinine