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PCAT Vocab2
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pcat
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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. Break/interlude
aridity
Infringe
chimerical
Fortuitous
2. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
cherubic
Smug
Placebo
Dissolute
3. Denying one's self pleasure
Berth
Cynical
lope
Ascetic
4. Cheerful - hopeful.
Ennui
Troupe
sanguine
Captious
5. Weakly/effusively sentimental.
Sate (satiate)
maudlin
Kudos
Castigate
6. Appropriate - suitable
Apt
Futility
Bungler
Clamor
7. Endure pain without showing feeling
Parley
Append
Modicum
Stoical
8. Violent uprising against authority
Hone
Insurrection
Ascetic
Embroider
9. Steal (things of little value)
Pilfer
Inexorable
Bristle
Banal
10. Strongly encourage or urge to do
succinct
Exhort
Supplant
Scion
11. Bring relief; unlikely to offend
Scrutiny
Castigate
Denude
Anodyne
12. Plant disease (caused by fungi - etc)
Revue
Dandy
Philander
Blight
13. Confuse
filibuster
Chortle
Dandy
Discombobulate
14. Complaining in whining manner
Enamel
Promulgate
Querulous
Approbation
15. Study of insects
Entomology
Amenable
Blight
Inundate
16. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Bungler
Predilection
Ingenious
Scrutiny
17. Make (something bad) worse
Recalcitrant
Perturb
Tenuous
Exacerbate
18. Most perfect/typical example
antebellum
Ennui
Felicity
Quintessence
19. Unwell/haggard - esp. due illness - age
choleric
Gaunt
Inadvertent
Inundate
20. Deep respect
Consummate
pariah
Reverence
Exorbitant
21. (of a sound) - sweet and soothing
Acclimate
Dulcet
Spindle
Miscreant
22. Communicate; give to something
hackneyed
Impart
Intrepid
Berth
23. Untruthful
Clamor
quixotic
Banal
Mendacity
24. Heavy rainfall
Confab
Banal
Downpour
Captious
25. Boxer
lethargy
Pugilist
Fracas
meretricious
26. Unconventional/slightly strange
posh
Acquiesce
Eccentric
Supplant
27. Exhibiting aggression.
Asinine
Acquiesce
Pier
belligerent
28. Pretentious/showy; to impress
Quarry
Paragon
pariah
Ostentatious
29. Expressing disapproval
Reprieve
Invective
Brigand
Pejorative
30. Perplex - confusing
Gaunt
Tenuous
Dilettante
bewildering
31. Warlike
Inexorable
bellicose
Pertinent
Reverence
32. Container storing valuables
Plethora
Miscreant
Coffer
Scant
33. A mischievous person
Memorandum
revered
Brackish
Rapscallion
34. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Consternation
Cavalcade
Spurn
Prerogative
35. Wanting to avoid activity; lazy
Discreet
Plethora
Consummate
Indolent
36. 'fake' solution for all difficulties
Lariat
Effervescent
Pilfer
Panacea
37. Trick
Approbation
Ruse
Cavalcade
filibuster
38. Short simple song
sanguine
Amalgamate
Ditty
Balmy
39. Amateur; dabbler; no real skill
Eccentric
Quintessence
Vociferous
Dilettante
40. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
Ire
demagogue
Recapitulate
masochist
41. Dizzy
Garish
Auspicious
Kudos
Giddy
42. Written message (diplomacy)
Anachronism
Anomaly
Memorandum
seraphic
43. Praise and honor
inanimate
Kudos
trite
Spurn
44. Long speech of angry criticism
Abhor
belligerent
Tirade
Tenuous
45. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Paucity
Approbation
Gauntlet
Enamel
46. Not having life.
Rescind
trite
Smug
inanimate
47. Abusive/highly critical language
Cynical
lethargy
Tame
Invective
48. Excessively detailed; boring
Fracas
Valor
Pedant
Philander
49. Having power; convincing
Futility
Sate (satiate)
cogent
Atelier
50. Man concern with stylish looks
Dandy
Recalcitrant
Diatribe
Ethereal