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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Place of refuge/safety
Dogmatic
Sanctuary
Raucous
Prerogative
2. Restate
Tractable
Recapitulate
belligerent
Dolorous
3. Strange or mysterious
Pervasive
Uncanny
Invective
Consummate
4. Extremely foolish or stupid
Anodyne
Impetuous
Asinine
Ruse
5. Expressing disapproval
Petulant
Regression
Pejorative
Dolorous
6. A hospital
Inundate
Auspicious
Infirmary
revered
7. An easy bounding gate(manner of moving the foot)
Domicile
lope
Dulcet
Pervasive
8. Fault-finding
Paramour
Abstruse
Felicity
Captious
9. Gather things together
Acquiesce
Impart
Amalgamate
Eulogy
10. Dryness
aridity
Reverence
Pier
Demure
11. Causing (likely) disagreement
Discombobulate
Intractable
Circuitous
Contentious
12. Fully in agreement
Histrionic
Intractable
Vociferous
Unanimous
13. Very small/meager
phlegmatic
Embroider
Lax
Paltry
14. Promote/make widely known
Promulgate
masochist
Gauntlet
Histrionic
15. Very weak; timid (lack courage)
lethargy
Inane
Tenuous
Pedant
16. Courage in face of danger (i.e. battle)
Kudos
Poignant
Valor
Inadvertent
17. Acknowledged superiority in
Smug
Ennui
Codicil
Eminence
18. 'fake' solution for all difficulties
Rescind
Angler
Nefarious
Panacea
19. Agitate; disturb; make anxious
Perturb
barrenness
Reprimand
Pensive
20. Fixed bunk on (allotted area) ship/train
Candid
Intrepid
Repugnant
Berth
21. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
Chortle
cherubic
Confluence
lucidity
22. Hard to control/deal with
Intractable
Mulish
Infringe
Subjective
23. Lover (against marriage)
Hackneyed
Paramour
Hedonist
Consummate
24. Stubborn to change one's mind
Frivolous
Fluster
Obstinate
laconic - spartan
25. Servant
Bland
Lackey
Acquiesce
Diatribe
26. Most noticeable; important
Pert
Salient
Spurn
Pejorative
27. Study of insects
Entomology
demagogue
Fortuitous
Allay
28. Part of a suit
Begrudge
Continent
Pusillanimous
Lapel
29. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Allay
Paregoric
Dissolute
Hoard
30. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
demagogue
Comestible
Errant
Approbation
31. Trick
Paramour
Ruse
Invective
Munificent
32. Only seeks personal pleasure
Hedonist
Paregoric
Anodyne
Bristle
33. Placate by acceding their demands
Bristle
Pedagogy
cherubic
Appease
34. Depression of spirits
melancholy
Histrionic
Auspicious
Lax
35. Valuable stolen goods
Languish
perfidy
Booty
Approbation
36. Small quantity
Derision
Virile
Innocuous
Modicum
37. Large amount of something; myriad
melancholy
Perjury
Profusion
Reticent
38. Clandestine (secret); stealthy
Hilt
Surreptitious
Duplicitous
Paramour
39. Bring relief; unlikely to offend
Anodyne
Admonition
Balmy
Placebo
40. Entertainment of sketches/song/dance
invidious
Revue
Invective
sanguine
41. Long speech of angry criticism
Demure
Tirade
Balmy
behemoth
42. Lustful
cherubic
Fluster
Libidinous
masochist
43. Descendant (notable - long family)
Insipid
Scion
choleric
Frivolous
44. Excessively detailed; boring
Dogmatic
Expedient
Append
Pedant
45. Perplex - confusing
Clamor
bewildering
Profusion
Impetuous
46. Cancellation of a debt/charge
drawl
Approbation
Remission
Inundate
47. Addition to a will
Felicity
Codicil
Salient
Semantic
48. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
Diatribe
Brackish
Continent
Dilettante
49. A lover of luxury.
sybaritic
Lodge
Demoralize
bellicose
50. Show great care and perseverance
Assiduous
Bland
Ditty
choleric