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PCAT Vocab2
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Subjects
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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. Outcast
Pugilist
Perfidious
pariah
Fortuitous
2. Happen by chance
Fortuitous
Berth
Mellifluous
Dilettante
3. Irritated - angry.
Profligate
Amalgamate
choleric
vitriol
4. Giving off bubbles; fizzy
Felicity
Diatribe
Bristle
Effervescent
5. Too obedient/servile.
Inexorable
Paragon
Uncanny
Obsequious
6. A studio (where sculpture works)
Atelier
Semantic
Pedagogy
Quant
7. Regard with hatred
Dour
Abhor
Asinine
polemic
8. Untruthful
Jibe
Chortle
Begrudge
Mendacity
9. Fashionable.
perfidy
Circumlocution
posh
Pusillanimous
10. Obstinately uncooperative
Recalcitrant
Hermit
lope
Pedestrian
11. Dull and uninspired
Insurrection
Impertinent
Recapitulate
Pedestrian
12. Express disapproval; reprove
Angler
Obstinate
Intrepid
Reprimand
13. Very generous
Paragon
Booty
Munificent
Spurn
14. Before the war
Allay
antebellum
Garish
Duplicitous
15. Warlike
Inundate
Invective
Tame
bellicose
16. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Derision
Angler
Lariat
quixotic
17. To exclude from a group by common consent.
ostracism
Amulet
cogent
Discreet
18. Deviate from standard/normal
Docile
Anomaly
melancholy
Libidinous
19. Deep respect
Eschew
Reverence
Extirpate
Quintessence
20. Expert judge in matter of taste
Connoisseur
Malady
serendipity
Gaudy
21. Something to vehemently dislike
Anathema
laconic - spartan
Cynical
Enamel
22. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Atelier
Cabal
lethargy
Allay
23. Small quantity
Acclimate
juggernaut
Modicum
Approbation
24. Excite (i.e. sexual images - words)
Ostentatious
Garish
Titillate
evanescent
25. Small amount of something; iota
barrenness
Profligate
Paucity
Peal
26. Jewelry giving protection from evil
Apprehensive
Amulet
Ingenious
Apt
27. An easy bounding gate(manner of moving the foot)
Discreet
lope
Imbue
Abstruse
28. Pleasingly smooth/musical to hear
aridity
Mellifluous
Perfidious
Avarice
29. Schemer/fisherman
Pensive
Effervescent
Angler
Trowel
30. (Of weather) pleasantly warm
Hilt
Intractable
Balmy
phlegmatic
31. Medicinal extract.
belladonna
melancholy
Abate
Subjective
32. Based on personal feeling/opinion
Duplicitous
Ruse
Anomaly
Subjective
33. Meeting between sides in a dispute
cherubic
Munificent
Errant
Parley
34. Easily influenced/controlled
Corpulent
Amenable
Insurrection
Acclimate
35. Travel over esp. on foot
Dogmatic
Exonerate
perambulate
Assiduous
36. Make (something bad) worse
Cavalcade
Docile
Perturb
Exacerbate
37. Unoriginal; commonplace
Smug
Anodyne
Banal
antebellum
38. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
Circuitous
Chicanery
Inane
serendipity
39. Fault-finding
Pail
Captious
Quintessence
Rancid
40. A lover of luxury.
sybaritic
Kudos
Perfidious
Banal
41. Excessively detailed; boring
Spurn
Troupe
Pedant
Indignation
42. Great enthusiasm/passion
Brackish
Expedient
Ardor
Tractable
43. Rope used as a lasso
Lariat
Lunacy
Semantic
Lodge
44. Beggar
Mendicant
Pert
Impart
chastened
45. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Hackneyed
Strident
evanescent
Carouse
46. Part of a suit
Lapel
Audacious
Tame
Auspicious
47. Lacking flavor
Effervescent
Circumlocution
adulation
Insipid
48. Boxer
Pugilist
Munificent
Gaunt
polemic
49. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Pejorative
Inundate
Bungler
Troupe
50. Complaining in whining manner
Begrudge
Malady
Querulous
demagogue