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PCAT Vocab2
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1. Wordy (fewer would do)
Atelier
Plethora
Circumlocution
quixotic
2. Medicinal extract.
belladonna
Relegate
drawl
Tame
3. Model; exemplar
Dour
Cynical
Paragon
agnostic
4. Small quantity
barrenness
Modicum
Effervescent
antebellum
5. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Dandy
Panacea
Ardor
Allay
6. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
Paltry
Fickle
Sterile
Diatribe
7. Overly theatrical
Coy
naïvete
Histrionic
stoic
8. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Nefarious
Corpulent
Felicity
Ardent
9. Confuse
Strident
Quant
Pejorative
Discombobulate
10. Impossible to stop or prevent
Intrepid
Perfidious
cavalier
Inexorable
11. Critical observation/examination
Domicile
Scrutiny
Confab
Disparage
12. Art/practice of disputation.
polemic
Derision
Gaudy
Tirade
13. Having no fear
posh
Ingenious
Intrepid
demagogue
14. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
polemic
belligerent
demagogue
Austere
15. Be in the position of authority
masochist
Boorish
Preside
Cavalcade
16. Deceitful/untrustworthy
Dandy
Perfidious
Apt
Angler
17. Formal way to show praise/laudation
Eulogy
Ostentatious
Gauntlet
Insurrection
18. Generous/munificent/forgive
Paramour
Magnanimous
Perjury
Ire
19. Very generous
Coy
Derision
Pail
Munificent
20. Deep respect
Approbation
Reverence
Desultory
Gluttony
21. Not resulting from plan
Pilfer
Angler
Lapel
Inadvertent
22. Man entering frequent sex relation
Booty
Philander
Obstinate
Pernicious
23. Communicate; give to something
ostracism
trite
Abstruse
Impart
24. An episode of irregular fighting
Abstruse
Skirmish
Quarry
Conducive
25. A mischievous person
Berth
Rapscallion
Vapid
Pervasive
26. Trickery or fraud
Hackneyed
Demeanor
Invective
Chicanery
27. Container storing valuables
Rife
Elegy
Ardor
Coffer
28. Offering nothing challenging
Perturb
Vapid
Relegate
Impertinent
29. Fault-finding
Captious
Poignant
Libidinous
Pert
30. Longer than most direct way
Cynical
Lunacy
Virile
Circuitous
31. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Expedient
Balmy
Indignation
Paragon
32. Anger
Ire
Scrutiny
Contentious
chimerical
33. Zenith - pinnacle - highest
Giddy
Infirmary
Apex
Kudos
34. Stubborn (like a mule)
Consummate
Mulish
Eminence
Modicum
35. Add to end of a document
Apt
Mulish
cherubic
Append
36. Junction of two rivers; merging
barrenness
masochist
Pensive
Confluence
37. Unconventional/slightly strange
Eccentric
Cavalcade
Duplicitous
Dolorous
38. Have trouble doing; stagger in mud
Balmy
Unanimous
Blight
Flounder
39. Reject with disdain
Placebo
Coffer
Spurn
Paucity
40. Expressing disapproval
Reticent
Asinine
Appease
Pejorative
41. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Admonition
Mendicant
quixotic
Embroider
42. Insanity
Fickle
barrenness
Coalesce
Lunacy
43. Of or relating to the belief that the existence of any ultimate reality (ie God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
Euphoric
Hilt
Dulcet
agnostic
44. Cancel punishment of
apocryphal
Reverence
Reprieve
Scion
45. Represent as little worth; scorn
Dogmatic
Audacious
agnostic
Disparage
46. Exhibiting aggression.
Repugnant
drawl
Futility
belligerent
47. Restate
Extol
Profligate
polemic
Recapitulate
48. Flood/overwhelm (to be dealt with)
Asinine
Pervasive
Supplant
Inundate
49. Favorable
Auspicious
Balmy
Vociferous
Ditty
50. Selfish motives
melancholy
Reverence
cynicism
Allay
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