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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. Temporary prohibition of activity
Futility
Titillate
Lariat
Moratorium
2. To exclude from a group by common consent.
Libidinous
Hedonist
ostracism
Corpulent
3. Showy (no value); prostitute.
revered
Pedant
Domicile
meretricious
4. Deceitful/untrustworthy
Supplant
Trowel
Flounder
Perfidious
5. Lose composure; make agitated
Coalesce
Allay
quixotic
Fluster
6. Study of insects
bewildering
laconic - spartan
Perfunctory
Entomology
7. Laugh in a gleeful way
Trowel
Loquacious
Impertinent
Chortle
8. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Errant
naïvete
Ire
lethargy
9. Anxiety or dismay.
Consternation
Quant
panegyric
Dissolute
10. Express disapproval; reprove
Disparage
Reprimand
Preside
Dilettante
11. Irritated - angry.
choleric
Surreptitious
Invective
Lax
12. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful
Loquacious
Reprieve
vitriol
Profligate
13. Overly theatrical
Contempt
Histrionic
Ardor
Eminence
14. Represent as little worth; scorn
Dissolute
Acquiesce
Strident
Disparage
15. Slim; supple; graceful
Expedient
vitriol
Lithe
Predilection
16. Longer than most direct way
Circuitous
Indelible
Fluster
Begrudge
17. Stale; having lost its force by repetition.
Abstruse
Chicanery
Gaunt
trite
18. Cause to lose confidence/hope
perambulate
Demoralize
Solace
Seraphic
19. Wicked/criminal
Nefarious
Sterile
Angler
Pail
20. Disease or ailment
Malady
Fulminate
Infirmary
Hermit
21. Prudent; careful
Spindle
Discreet
Reprimand
Plethora
22. Lack strong features/uninteresting
Fracas
Atelier
Auspicious
Bland
23. Feelings of ill will.
Raucous
Conflagration
Exorbitant
vitriol
24. Anger
Circumlocution
Euphoric
Ire
Asinine
25. Something to vehemently dislike
Perfunctory
Anathema
Tenuous
Recapitulate
26. Express vehement protest
Abate
filibuster
melancholy
Fulminate
27. A hospital
Infirmary
aridity
Tractable
Felicity
28. Comfort; consolation times of distress
Solace
Lax
Perfunctory
Mendacity
29. Mournful/sad/dismay
Dulcet
Coalesce
Lugubrious
lethargy
30. Agitate; disturb; make anxious
Hermit
Perturb
Sedate
Amalgamate
31. Strip of covering; make bare
Denude
Banal
Loquacious
lope
32. Approval; praise
Approbation
Subjective
barrenness
Hedonist
33. Critical observation/examination
barrenness
Vociferous
Prerogative
Scrutiny
34. Wanting to avoid activity; lazy
Anomaly
agnostic
Jibe
Indolent
35. Break/interlude
Fortuitous
perambulate
Expedient
Infringe
36. Not having life.
Obstinate
Trowel
Imbue
inanimate
37. Base - lowest
Nadir
Bristle
Append
laconic - spartan
38. Return to former state
Amenable
Spindle
Apt
Regression
39. Obstinately uncooperative
Recalcitrant
Consternation
Consummate
Kudos
40. Unproductive of results
Kudos
barrenness
Blight
Angler
41. Revelry - enjoy one self (noisily)
Impart
Append
Carouse
Hilt
42. Store of money or valuable objects
Lugubrious
Sterile
Miscreant
Hoard
43. Excessively detailed; boring
Acclimate
Obsequious
Lithe
Pedant
44. Stubborn (like a mule)
Moratorium
Reproach
Paltry
Mulish
45. Have no serious purpose/value
Flounder
Frivolous
foal
Balmy
46. Tending to cause discontent - animosity - or envy.
Apex
Hilt
invidious
Pugilist
47. Not sufficiently skillful
Predilection
Incompetent
Perjury
naïvete
48. Secret political faction in collusion
Cabal
Paltry
behemoth
Recalcitrant
49. Churlish - vulgar and rude
naïvete
melancholy
Slake
Boorish
50. Place of refuge/safety
bellicose
Sanctuary
Depot
Apt