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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. Belonging to another period
trite
Anachronism
Begrudge
Dulcet
2. Showy (no value); prostitute.
meretricious
Stoical
Remission
Paucity
3. Express disapproval; reprove
Reprimand
Pervasive
juggernaut
belladonna
4. Mollify; appease; mitigate; alleviate
Allay
Parley
Boorish
Insipid
5. (girl or woman) attractively lively
drawl
Clamor
Pert
seraphic
6. Slightly salty
chastened
agnostic
Brackish
Dour
7. Boxer
Petulant
Pugilist
Rife
Entomology
8. Landing stage for boats/ entertainment
drawl
Chortle
Acquiesce
Pier
9. Written message (diplomacy)
succinct
lope
Indolent
Memorandum
10. (of a person) fat
Begrudge
Corpulent
Titillate
Perturb
11. Outward behavior
Ardent
Gauntlet
Ostentatious
Demeanor
12. Carried out with minimal effort
Vapid
ostracism
Perfunctory
Intractable
13. Excessively detailed; boring
Discombobulate
Eminence
Pedant
Inundate
14. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Spurn
Giddy
Expedient
Dilettante
15. Agitate; disturb; make anxious
Promulgate
Perturb
Discombobulate
Magnanimous
16. Of a subject - obscure
Gaunt
Recondite
Auspicious
Dandy
17. Small quantity
Modicum
Conflagration
Lithe
Mellifluous
18. Of vital importance; requisite
Imperative
Lapel
Petulant
Ardor
19. Complaining in whining manner
Querulous
chastened
sybaritic
Strident
20. Evoke keen sense of sadness/regret
Reproach
Poignant
Quarry
Pier
21. Of or relating to the belief that the existence of any ultimate reality (ie God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
Soporific
agnostic
Atelier
serendipity
22. Post that holds up a handrail
Preside
Insurrection
Cabal
Spindle
23. Anger
Virile
foal
laconic - spartan
Ire
24. A hospital
Ardor
Remission
Mellifluous
Infirmary
25. Concerned with minor detail
Pedant
Titillate
Exorbitant
Moratorium
26. Extreme happiness/elated
cynicism
filibuster
Garish
Euphoric
27. Most perfect/typical example
Quintessence
Approbation
cavalier
Paragon
28. Heavy rainfall
Coalesce
Effervescent
Downpour
Moratorium
29. Slim; supple; graceful
evanescent
Exorbitant
Connoisseur
Lithe
30. Accept passively (give in); accede
Acquiesce
Skirmish
Recalcitrant
maudlin
31. Unoriginal; commonplace
cavalier
Frivolous
Banal
Supplant
32. Comfort; consolation times of distress
stoic
Apt
Solace
Gluttony
33. Represent as little worth; scorn
Disparage
bewildering
Indignation
lucidity
34. Reject with disdain
Chortle
Spurn
agnostic
Pilfer
35. Feelings of ill will.
Predilection
Poignant
vitriol
Elegy
36. Brief and concise.
succinct
Vociferous
Pedant
Languish
37. Medicinal extract.
Mendacity
Prerogative
belladonna
Magnanimous
38. Endure pain without showing feeling
Dulcet
Chicanery
Stoical
Mendicant
39. Pleasingly smooth/musical to hear
Skirmish
Mellifluous
Paregoric
laconic - spartan
40. Excess (i.e. bodily fluid. ex. blood)
Plethora
Ingenious
Discombobulate
Blight
41. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Denude
Unanimous
Tame
sanguine
42. Dizzy
Giddy
Tirade
Quant
Mulish
43. Make or become fixed; stuck
Lodge
Berth
adulation
Apprehensive
44. Steal (things of little value)
Pilfer
Dour
Raucous
Indelible
45. Causing (likely) disagreement
cherubic
Euphoric
Contentious
Mulish
46. Depression of spirits
Dulcet
Candid
apocryphal
melancholy
47. Anxiety or dismay.
evanescent
Petulant
Fracas
Consternation
48. Approval; praise
Pier
Audacious
Ardent
Approbation
49. Too obedient/servile.
serendipity
Amalgamate
Circuitous
Obsequious
50. A lover of luxury.
sybaritic
Poignant
bewildering
Incompetent