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PCAT Vocab2
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pcat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Long speech of angry criticism
Kudos
Approbation
Tirade
Abstruse
2. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Nefarious
lethargy
stoic
Philander
3. Outward behavior
Demeanor
Bristle
Pedagogy
vitriol
4. Relate to meaning in language/logic
Semantic
laconic - spartan
Consternation
Salient
5. Place of refuge/safety
Sanctuary
Spindle
Ascetic
Ardent
6. Anxiety or dismay.
Eminence
cavalier
Denude
Consternation
7. Bring together to form a whole
Booty
Acclimate
Hermit
Coalesce
8. Pleasingly smooth/musical to hear
bellicose
Mellifluous
Paucity
Ubiquitous
9. Medicine for cough/diarrhea (kids)
Raucous
Paregoric
Circuitous
choleric
10. Calm; unhurried
Paragon
maudlin
Sedate
Rebuke
11. Pretentious/showy; to impress
Impetuous
Parley
Denude
Ostentatious
12. Pretending shyness or modesty
Coy
Abhor
Exonerate
Uncanny
13. Exhibiting aggression.
Domicile
Rebuke
Libidinous
belligerent
14. Something to vehemently dislike
Depot
Fickle
Anathema
aridity
15. Smelling/tasting unpleasant (stale)
Eminence
Rancid
Nefarious
Berth
16. Clandestine (secret); stealthy
Hedonist
Surreptitious
Subjective
Ardor
17. Straying from the law
Errant
Rancid
belladonna
Coalesce
18. Contributing/helping towards
Pusillanimous
Conducive
Dissolute
Consummate
19. Submissive
Asinine
Blight
Docile
ostracism
20. Greatly honored.
Spurn
choleric
revered
Mulish
21. Showy (no value); prostitute.
meretricious
adulation
Languish
Angler
22. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Ennui
Supplant
Infirmary
cavalier
23. Revelry - enjoy one self (noisily)
Languish
Carouse
Nefarious
Exacerbate
24. Not resulting from plan
Inundate
Felicity
Inadvertent
Imperative
25. Clever/original/inventive
apocryphal
Ingenious
masochist
invidious
26. Mollify; appease; mitigate; alleviate
Ethereal
Allay
Dolorous
Vapid
27. Stubborn (like a mule)
quixotic
Contempt
Mulish
Prerogative
28. Naive(artless - ingenuous) remark or action.
naïvete
Cynical
Recalcitrant
Discordant
29. Not sufficiently skillful
evanescent
Impetuous
Incompetent
maudlin
30. (of a person) fat
Paramour
Corpulent
Quarry
Dogmatic
31. Having power; convincing
Obsequious
Hedonist
cogent
belladonna
32. Lack strong features/uninteresting
Circumlocution
Reproach
Bland
Tractable
33. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Ennui
Confluence
Discreet
Reverence
34. Lustful
behemoth
Troupe
Extol
Libidinous
35. Cancellation of a debt/charge
Quant
Libidinous
Remission
Demure
36. Obstinately uncooperative
Subjective
Recalcitrant
Diatribe
Valor
37. To exclude from a group by common consent.
ostracism
Kudos
filibuster
lope
38. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful
Semantic
Profligate
Paltry
Tame
39. Not canonical (accepted principle esp in church).
apocryphal
hackneyed
Peal
Modicum
40. House/repair airplanes
hangar
Spurn
cherubic
Titillate
41. Promote/make widely known
Promulgate
Dandy
Blight
Avarice
42. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Circumlocution
Cynical
Continent
quixotic
43. Travel over esp. on foot
Intractable
lethargy
perambulate
Downpour
44. Descendant (notable - long family)
Depot
Cynical
Scion
Pejorative
45. Praise enthusiastically
Admonition
Recapitulate
Fluster
Extol
46. Approval; praise
agnostic
Approbation
Booty
Imbue
47. Excess (i.e. bodily fluid. ex. blood)
Plethora
Blight
succinct
Mendacity
48. Fill with (feeling or quantity)
foal
Coalesce
Imbue
panegyric
49. End something
belligerent
cynicism
Consummate
Hedonist
50. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Loquacious
Lariat
Brigand
Allay