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SAT Vocab - 2
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sat
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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. Vulgar; crude
Triumvirate
Obsequious
prototype
boorish / uncouth / crass
2. Widespread epidemic
pandemic
Complaisant
enigmatic / inscrutable
raconteur
3. A person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice
oracle
anomaly / atypical
acrimonious
fortuitous
4. Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; lavish
Ornate
Petulant
relinquish
circumspect / prudent
5. A person who excels in telling anecdotes
bane
indignant
raconteur
wry / droll
6. Annoyingly talkative
analogy / analagous
incontrovertible
Disquieting
Garrulous - Verbose - Loquacious
7. To surrender
incisive
Capitulate
anguish
autonomous
8. Smooth and sweet flowing
Sinecure
exhort
misanthrope
mellifluous
9. A strict disciplinarian
acquiesce
martinet
Churlish - Sullen - Surly
Vertiginous
10. A gradual almost imperceptible change
disparage
Extravagant
subtle
jaded
11. Very depressed
Timorous
Interloper
morose / despondent
renovate
12. Easily noticed
conspicuous
antecedent / forerunner / precursor
Virulent
bucolic / rustic / pastoral
13. Gaudy and cheap
Bombastic
partisan
Redolent
tawdry
14. Dry humor
Credulous
dispatch
diffident
wry / droll
15. Misconduct/wrongdoing - especially by a public official
Craven
Malfeasance
Disquieting
Ostentatious
16. Very strict laws and rules
laud / extol / tout / acclaim
upbraid / reproach / castigate
draconian
oracle
17. Plain; simple
Exonerate - Exculpate
spartan
Virulent
hilarity
18. A beginner
Extravagant
dearth / paucity
neophyte / novice / greenhorn
Furor
19. Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious
Ostentatious
Eclectic
misanthrope
Caustic
20. Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment
Discomfited
Venal
Moribund
impecunious
21. To express strong disapproval
modicum
prattle
decry
fortuitous
22. Not ordinary or typical
tawdry
altruistic
unconventional / unorthodox
thwart / stymie
23. Filled with errors; wrong
Noxious
Flotsam
dispel
erroneous
24. Indisputable; beyond doubt
irreverent
Coerce
incontrovertible
erroneous
25. Lacking conscious awareness - unmindful - unaware
martinet
Convivial
evocation
Oblivious
26. Very discouraging
multiplicity
Disheartening
exemplary
insurmountable
27. Worn out; wearied.
bane
Paranoia
itinerant
jaded
28. Learned and authoritative
Dilapidated
Magisterial
diatribe / tirade
veracity
29. To forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw
dispel
martinet
Proscribe
prognosticator
30. Good-humored; cheerful
Marginal - Peripheral
fiasco / debacle
Underwrite
jovial and jocular
31. An odd - unconventional person
implausible
Dilapidated
Marginal - Peripheral
eccentric
32. A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need
Stopgap
magnanimous
Complaisant
bane
33. A vigorous spirit or great enthusiasm
mentor
convoluted
cryptic
Elan
34. A person who introduces something new
Paradigm
hedonist
innovator
devoid
35. Vague; lacking a fully developed form
Supercilious
nebulous
Spate
analogy / analagous
36. Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad
Execrable - Odious - Repugnant
prudent
intrepid / undaunted
altruistic
37. Deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech
Duplicitous
pompous
extricate
Osmosis
38. A morally unprincipled person
pragmatic
extricate
reprobate
Prescribe
39. A teacher; a guide; an advisor
jaded
Avarice - Cupidity
skeptic
mentor
40. Habitually quiet; uncommunicative
dismissive
Taciturn
ascetic
tactile
41. To bounce back
resilient
Watershed
extricate
digress
42. Shallow; lacking depth
mentor
maudlin
superficial
Contiguous
43. Detached; reserved
peremptory
Oblivious
Quiescent
aloof
44. Not capable of being appeased
laud / extol / tout / acclaim
Aplomb
Juxtapose
implacable
45. The act of blocking
Plastic - Malleable - Pliable
Propitiate
Garrulous - Verbose - Loquacious
occlusion
46. Excessive and therefore lacking restraint
tenacious
Extravagant
Pristine
Perspicacious - Prescient - Discerning
47. Favoring social equality - believing in an equal society
Egalitarian
maudlin
insurmountable
Proliferate
48. Very profitable
Lucrative
Chicanery
Perfidious
Plastic - Malleable - Pliable
49. Having fallen in a state of disrepair; broken-down condition
ominous
irreverent
Perspicacious - Prescient - Discerning
Dilapidated
50. Harsh - clashing - jarring - grating sounds; disharmony
Cacophony
Indomitable - Resolute
diatribe / tirade
circumscribe