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Pcat Vocab
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Subjects
:
pcat
,
english
,
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. Rising of people to open resistance to
stingy
insurrection
derivative
forge
2. Arrangement to give something at death
bequest
succumb
irrevocable
parley
3. Reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
extenuate
indefatigability
succumb
sermon
4. Healthful
salubrious
stint
incense
tenacity
5. Material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
secular
aplomb
enervate
pluck
6. Bitter and violent attack in words
diatribe
figurehead
ingest
epithet
7. (person nation) waging war
pyre
belligerent
obdurate
recalcitrant
8. Meal
congeal
heinous
repast
interdict
9. Spirit vigor enthusiasm
verve
eradicate
ascetic
decorum
10. No use person something that fails
deprecate
dud
lucubrate
impute
11. Devious/not straightforward
raffish
sting
tortuous
broach
12. Unlawful forbidden
illicit
supine
punitive
wince
13. Dejected
centurion
volubility
rueful
abhor
14. Fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
pine
volubility
maverick
savor
15. Of the internal organs of the body
visceral
raconteur
jocular
constrain
16. Since because
inasmuch
prim
egress
discreet
17. Socially awkward tactless behavior
gaucherie
jagged
belligerent
reminiscent
18. Hurt by rough handling
woo
maul
partisan
discourse
19. Prohibit forbid
interdict
foible
berate
punitive
20. Move restlessly make nervous
fidget
colander
malapropism
indulgent
21. Abundant supply
ineptitude
cornucopia
ambivalent
demur
22. Soothe pacify calm
snare
placate
cling
bereft
23. Imminent being about to happen expected
impending
prudence
epiphany
noxious
24. Arrogant conceited
penitent
penury
dulcet
haughty
25. Strong convincing
shard
sodden
sash
cogent
26. Diminishing or lessening of swelling
detumescence
invective
perch
dainty
27. Refuse to approve of
spurious
discountenance
grovel
encomium
28. To mark with different shade or colors
exculpate
impudent
variegate
rift
29. Likely to be useful for a purpose
expedient
sobriquet
raconteur
contumacious
30. Immoral person
portent
libertine
eradicate
redoubtable
31. Dull and slow
renowned
pious
foment
torpid
32. Quick judging and understanding
perspicacity
picaresque
enduring
eradicate
33. Be too tight take between the thumb and finger
pinch
lucubrate
sever
propinquity
34. Scent waving movement carry lightly through
recalcitrant
drowsiness
barren
waft
35. Deliberate deception
profuse
wan
duplicity
obloquy
36. Grow reproduce by rapid multification
proliferate
adamant
recreancy
quandary
37. Intended to instruct
didactic
malevolence
astute
apostate
38. Warmth of feelings earnestness
fervor
riddle
Conduce
tonic
39. Essential part force soft liquid substance
ensign
pith
chary
testiness
40. Steady regular
assail
suffice
equable
epitome
41. Attractive on the surface but of little value
lassitude
meretricious
incongruous
interdict
42. Get back by payment compensate
epithet
engulf
disdain
redeem
43. To venture
glimmer
onus
foray
propinquity
44. Situated beyond
ulterior
vacuity
brittle
enzyme
45. Cheerful person
crease
scurvy
prim
extrovert
46. Shallow place in a river (to cross)
vindictive
obviate
sublime
ford
47. Lukewarm
hypocrisy
tepid
cornucopia
impudent
48. Stare at
extenuate
sophistry
chauvinist
fixate
49. Full of odd and fanciful ideas
intransigence
dearth
whimsical
retard
50. Repay give in return
foster
opaqueness
earthenware
requite