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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. Formal way to show praise/laudation
cavalier
phlegmatic
Eulogy
Pedant
2. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
ostracism
cherubic
Pier
Amalgamate
3. Courage in face of danger (i.e. battle)
Rebuke
Tirade
Pernicious
Valor
4. Man entering frequent sex relation
Philander
Fulminate
Indignation
Histrionic
5. Strongly encourage or urge to do
Pensive
Pernicious
Jibe
Exhort
6. Mournful/sad/dismay
Lugubrious
drawl
Ubiquitous
Predilection
7. Insulting/mocking remark
Exorbitant
adulation
Jibe
sanguine
8. Prudent; careful
Chortle
Raucous
Discreet
chimerical
9. Untruthful
Mendacity
perfidy
Pejorative
Austere
10. Lover (against marriage)
adulation
succinct
Paramour
Nadir
11. Hard to control/deal with
Intractable
Sedate
Histrionic
Infirmary
12. Contributing/helping towards
Conducive
Pedestrian
Exacerbate
Regression
13. Appropriate - suitable
Impertinent
Seraphic
Anodyne
Apt
14. Man concern with stylish looks
Hoard
Dandy
Downpour
Depot
15. (Of weather) pleasantly warm
lope
Atelier
sybaritic
Balmy
16. Excessive in eating
Garish
melancholy
Gluttony
demagogue
17. Sharp pointed tool to apply mortar
foal
Salient
Perjury
Trowel
18. Before the war
Vociferous
Uncanny
Lithe
antebellum
19. Fully in agreement
Boorish
Vociferous
Lapel
Unanimous
20. Member of a band
Consummate
Allay
Brigand
Rescind
21. Break/interlude
Infringe
Tractable
Diatribe
Blight
22. Express vehement protest
hangar
Fulminate
quixotic
Rescind
23. Something to vehemently dislike
Fortuitous
Anathema
Expedient
Felicity
24. Stubborn to change one's mind
Obstinate
Languish
Indelible
Panacea
25. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Append
Anodyne
Desultory
Prerogative
26. Return to former state
Regression
Panacea
Jibe
Pilfer
27. Too obedient/servile.
Obsequious
Pier
Unanimous
ostracism
28. Giving off bubbles; fizzy
foal
Effervescent
Coffer
Abate
29. Lose composure; make agitated
Euphoric
Fluster
Peal
Codicil
30. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Salient
Ennui
Discordant
Cavalcade
31. Extreme form of sharpening
Auspicious
Hone
Entomology
Pertinent
32. Bring together to form a whole
Captious
Confab
Coalesce
Miscreant
33. Extensive/destructive fire
Vapid
Loquacious
Conflagration
Spurn
34. Officially absolve from blame
Assiduous
Nadir
Pensive
Exonerate
35. Preference/special liking for
Comestible
Predilection
Begrudge
Dissolute
36. A public expression of approval
panegyric
lope
Dulcet
phlegmatic
37. Cause sleep/drowsiness
Ennui
Rescind
Demure
Soporific
38. Extreme happiness/elated
perfidy
Euphoric
Ardor
Coalesce
39. Angry/bad-tempered expression
Paragon
Imbue
Scowl
Scion
40. Barely sufficient/adequate
Rescind
Fortuitous
Scant
Giddy
41. Dizzy
Reverence
Seraphic
foal
Giddy
42. Become less intense/widespread
Seraphic
Abate
Troupe
Reprimand
43. An easy bounding gate(manner of moving the foot)
lope
Pernicious
Cynical
belligerent
44. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Angler
Scrutiny
Virile
Chortle
45. Express disapproval; reprove
Assiduous
Plethora
Reprimand
Ethereal
46. Calm; unhurried
Rescind
Sedate
Chicanery
Trowel
47. Talkative
Hermit
Gauntlet
seraphic
Loquacious
48. Concerned with minor detail
Uncanny
Pedant
Cynical
Prerogative
49. Addition to a will
Codicil
Imbue
Domicile
Infringe
50. Cheerful - hopeful.
Snare
sanguine
ostracism
Languish