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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Hackneyed
Nefarious
Obstinate
Ennui
2. Excess (i.e. bodily fluid. ex. blood)
Scant
Exorbitant
Plethora
Exacerbate
3. Capricious; changing mind frequently
cynicism
Sanctuary
obverse
Fickle
4. To flatter/admire excessively.
Dolorous
adulation
Paltry
Relegate
5. Assign inferior rank to
Pedant
Smug
Relegate
Sterile
6. Fault-finding
Captious
Cabal
Infringe
Parley
7. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
Auspicious
Fracas
Lax
Imbue
8. Strict in manner; extremely simple
Austere
Felicity
Surreptitious
Pensive
9. Apathy or sluggishness
Perturb
Pert
Lithe
phlegmatic
10. Lover (against marriage)
Hermit
Depot
Paramour
Predilection
11. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Continent
Dolorous
lethargy
Promulgate
12. A mischievous person
filibuster
Apt
Comestible
Rapscallion
13. Outward behavior
lethargy
Pusillanimous
Demeanor
Relegate
14. Unwell/haggard - esp. due illness - age
vitriol
Strident
Gaunt
Pugilist
15. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Allay
Lariat
Promulgate
Clamor
16. Straying from the law
Append
Errant
Sterile
Discreet
17. Addition to a will
maudlin
Coy
Strident
Codicil
18. Recklessly daring
Relegate
Audacious
Gaunt
Desultory
19. Of or relating to the belief that the existence of any ultimate reality (ie God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
agnostic
hangar
Garish
Pervasive
20. Comfort; consolation times of distress
Solace
belligerent
Revue
evanescent
21. Plant disease (caused by fungi - etc)
Relegate
Blight
Hermit
Imperative
22. Place for storage of large commodity
Bungler
antebellum
Parley
Depot
23. Express disapproval; reprove
Inundate
Reprimand
Carouse
aridity
24. Mollify; appease; mitigate; alleviate
cogent
hangar
Allay
Blight
25. Sharp pointed tool to apply mortar
Trowel
Apprehensive
Rescind
Circumlocution
26. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Discombobulate
Virile
Admonition
Audacious
27. Obstinately uncooperative
Recalcitrant
Silo
Inexorable
Trowel
28. Extreme greed for wealth
Ruse
Avarice
demagogue
bellicose
29. Uselessness; pointless
Ingenious
Futility
inanimate
Impetuous
30. Communicate; give to something
Bristle
cherubic
Impart
Reprimand
31. Destroy completely
Assiduous
Extirpate
Inundate
Denude
32. Informal private conversation
foal
Confab
Ostentatious
Extirpate
33. Make (something bad) worse
Exacerbate
Append
Valor
Scowl
34. Not reveal thoughts/feelings easily
behemoth
Quarry
Reticent
Balmy
35. Dizzy
Angler
Giddy
Lunacy
Quintessence
36. House/repair airplanes
Gauntlet
hangar
Snare
Demure
37. Lose composure; make agitated
Fluster
Codicil
Ardor
Invective
38. Officially absolve from blame
Coffer
Garish
Exonerate
Exacerbate
39. A huge powerful animal; something monstrous in size or power.
Quintessence
Miscreant
behemoth
Hermit
40. Very weak; timid (lack courage)
Boorish
Gaudy
Tenuous
maudlin
41. Restate
Errant
Expedient
Recapitulate
Circumlocution
42. Great enthusiasm/passion
Carouse
Dolorous
Ardor
Stoical
43. Causing (likely) disagreement
polemic
Elegy
Unanimous
Contentious
44. Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Dour
Castigate
Inexorable
Quant
45. Base - lowest
Extirpate
Nadir
Entomology
Tirade
46. Warlike
bellicose
aridity
juggernaut
Tirade
47. Feelings of ill will.
Pedant
Hilt
vitriol
Reverence
48. Giving off bubbles; fizzy
Pertinent
Embroider
Pejorative
Effervescent
49. Represent as little worth; scorn
Plethora
Approbation
Disparage
Inundate
50. Man concern with stylish looks
Ardent
Dandy
Smug
Berth