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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. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Abstruse
Asinine
naïvete
quixotic
2. Container storing valuables
Domicile
Coffer
Depot
Pugilist
3. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
filibuster
Auspicious
Subjective
Fracas
4. Very generous
Munificent
polemic
Pensive
Angler
5. Grow weak/feeble
Languish
evanescent
Denude
Auspicious
6. Tall tower used to store grain
Silo
lethargy
Scion
Bungler
7. Steady earnest effort
bellicose
Tame
diligence
Poignant
8. Endure pain without showing feeling
bellicose
Lithe
Stoical
Ascetic
9. Reject with disdain
Dour
Reprieve
Reverence
Spurn
10. Belonging to another period
Admonition
Anachronism
Atelier
Ruse
11. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
pariah
Pedagogy
Desultory
Pertinent
12. Self-satisfied irritably. Smirk: smile
Smug
Scrutiny
Mulish
Audacious
13. Generous/munificent/forgive
succinct
Virile
drawl
Magnanimous
14. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful
Moratorium
Ethereal
Felicity
Profligate
15. Lack strong features/uninteresting
Bland
Apt
Codicil
Admonition
16. Massive relentless force
Pedestrian
Abhor
juggernaut
Downpour
17. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Frivolous
Paltry
Allay
Peal
18. Place of refuge/safety
Allay
Sanctuary
Obstinate
Cynical
19. Lose composure; make agitated
Fluster
Pilfer
Reprieve
Lunacy
20. Expert judge in matter of taste
Giddy
Plethora
Connoisseur
Panacea
21. Recklessly daring
Audacious
cynicism
Histrionic
Asinine
22. Deep respect
melancholy
Infirmary
meretricious
Reverence
23. Bright/showy; extremely decorated
Discreet
Anathema
Troupe
Garish
24. Outcast
barrenness
Remission
pariah
Apex
25. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Confluence
Apex
bellicose
Enamel
26. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Fluster
cavalier
apocryphal
Pugilist
27. Deadly
Pernicious
Gauntlet
hangar
Pugilist
28. Barren; fruitless
Errant
Circumlocution
Sterile
Lariat
29. Exhibiting aggression.
Disparage
belligerent
Connoisseur
Pail
30. Capricious; changing mind frequently
Paregoric
Pugilist
Fickle
Titillate
31. Extreme greed for wealth
meretricious
Loquacious
Avarice
Petulant
32. Lack respect; impudent; insolent
aridity
Corpulent
Anathema
Impertinent
33. Preference/special liking for
Predilection
Appease
Frivolous
Fluster
34. Return to former state
Regression
Futility
Imbue
Lugubrious
35. Place for storage of large commodity
agnostic
Recondite
Amulet
Depot
36. Truthful and straightforward; frank
Auspicious
sybaritic
Hackneyed
Candid
37. Strict in manner; extremely simple
Austere
foal
Rescind
Blight
38. Member of a band
Felicity
Brigand
Reprimand
Apt
39. Communicate; give to something
Impart
posh
lethargy
laconic - spartan
40. Offering nothing challenging
Infringe
Vapid
Austere
Smug
41. Handle of sword/dagger/or knife
Contentious
lope
Cavalcade
Hilt
42. Act/done quickly/rashly; hothead
Impetuous
Reverence
Miscreant
Subjective
43. The use of delaying tactics - like long speeches - especially in a legislative assembly.
Apex
Intractable
filibuster
Nefarious
44. Excite (i.e. sexual images - words)
hackneyed
Titillate
Peal
meretricious
45. Straying from the law
Soporific
Balmy
Errant
Apex
46. Expressing disapproval
Candid
Pejorative
diligence
Solace
47. Acknowledged superiority in
Carouse
Paragon
Brackish
Eminence
48. A hospital
Infirmary
Continent
Pernicious
juggernaut
49. Extreme form of sharpening
Hone
ostracism
trite
bellicose
50. Rope used as a lasso
Lariat
Derision
Begrudge
Giddy