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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. The study of characteristics of human population
elusive
auspicious / propitious
extirpate
Demography
2. To crush as if by trampling; squash
Unprecedented
enumerate
neophyte / novice / greenhorn
squelch
3. Causing hard in a subtle or stealthy manner; devious
wry / droll
sophistry
Perfidious
Insidious
4. Easily convinced; tending to - believe to readily - gullible
pandemic
zenith / apex
innuendo
Credulous
5. Lacking proper respect; disrepectful
irreverent
resurgent
halcyon
Churlish - Sullen - Surly
6. Vulgar; crude
tactile
callous
Chicanery
boorish / uncouth / crass
7. Very poor - lacking resources
Destitute - Impoverished - Indigent
recluse
trivial / minutiae
aesthetic
8. Disbelieving - skeptical
Incredulous
impasse
diffident
Proscribe
9. Not capable of being overcome
insurmountable
mitigate / mollify / assuage / alleviate
rebuff
clairvoyant
10. Lying; untrustful
mendacious
Obfuscate
nostalgia
thwart / stymie
11. Independent
Vituperative
acrimonious
adroit / deft / adept / dexterious
autonomous
12. Great merriment
gerrymander
hilarity
implacable
penchant / predilection
13. Shallow; lacking depth
Catalyst
Didactic
Propitiate
superficial
14. Very productive
mitigate / mollify / assuage / alleviate
Prolific
Discordant
exhort
15. An odd - unconventional person
prodigy
prudent
eccentric
profundity
16. A formal concurrence or agreement or harmony of minds
vicarious
Accord
Obdurate - Intransigent
jovial and jocular
17. Lacking organization or logic
incoherent
antithesis / antithetical / antipodal
Dessicated
ominous
18. Believable
sycophant / obsequious
plausible
tacit
aesthetic
19. Idyllically calm and tranquil
anachronism
martinet
Lucrative
halcyon
20. A person who leads a life of self-denial
ascetic
Obstreperous
hilarity
Manifesto
21. Boring and tiresome
tedious
Flummox
Juxtaposition
benefactor
22. Mysterious; baffling
enigmatic / inscrutable
nefarious
convoluted
byzantine
23. To repel or drive back; to reject
inexorable
rebuff
boon
polarize / divisive
24. Faultless; perfect
Tepid
impeccable
Underwrite
acolyte
25. To forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw
elusive
Proscribe
Caustic
veracity
26. The act of making good or compensating for a loss - damage - or injury
oracle
veracity
Spate
Restitution
27. Strength of mind
Licentious
prodigy
fortitude
squelch
28. Having a natural fragrance
affectation
superficial
exhort
odoriferous
29. Combined action or operation
acolyte
synergy
Insidious
altruistic
30. Surplus or excess of something
implausible
aural
despondent / forlorn
Glut - Plethora - Surfeit
31. Feeling downcast; dejected
despondent / forlorn
erroneous
Entrepreneur
Obstreperous
32. Exercising moderation
temperate
subtle
Solicitous
Proscribe
33. To give something back
benefactor
eccentric
relinquish
Sinecure
34. A morally unprincipled person
Unfettered
reprobate
Euphony
aloof
35. Treacherous - traitorous - deceitful
skeptic
Perfidious
aloof
rebuff
36. Feelings of sincere and deep regret
Licentious
reticent
decry
Compunction - Contrition - Remorse - Penitence
37. The lowest point
Profligate
Execrable - Odious - Repugnant
nadir
dearth / paucity
38. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit
Guile
beneficiary
altruistic
Licentious
39. Careful; cautious
recalcitrant / obdurate
voracious / ravenous
prudent
byzantine
40. Practical. sensible
viable / feasible
enumerate
pragmatic
Exonerate - Exculpate
41. A disloyal person
renegade
pundit
wry / droll
equivocal
42. To drive away; scatter
intemperate
Indomitable - Resolute
reticent
dispel
43. The floating wreckage of a ship; debris
disparage
fastidious
ambiguous
Flotsam
44. Sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever
Scintillating
Exacerbate
renegade
oracle
45. A person who is impassive and emotionless
jaded
Pristine
stoic
Profligate
46. Flowery in style - very ornate
picayune
Florid
Vacuous - Inane
redundant
47. A seeming contradiction that expresses a truth
extirpate
Empirical
paradox
Caustic
48. A sentimental longing for the past
altruistic
nostalgia
aural
Profligate
49. Not open to question
rejuvenate
Indisputable
pompous
pejorative
50. Outrage at something that is unjust
indignant
bungler
rebuff
Perfidious