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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. Lacking in freshness or originality.
Lapel
hackneyed
Anodyne
Sedate
2. Act angrily or defensively
Bristle
Eulogy
filibuster
Nefarious
3. Exhibiting aggression.
Sterile
belligerent
Subjective
Anachronism
4. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Unanimous
Vociferous
Ardent
demagogue
5. Store of money or valuable objects
Scowl
Lackey
Hoard
Preside
6. Express disapproval in action
Reproach
cynicism
Assiduous
Ruse
7. Comfort; consolation times of distress
Dogmatic
Soporific
evanescent
Solace
8. Boxer
Tractable
Impertinent
Appease
Pugilist
9. Of a subject - obscure
Fickle
Slake
Spurn
Recondite
10. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Eschew
choleric
Bungler
sanguine
11. Small quantity
Intrepid
Insipid
Panacea
Modicum
12. Uselessness; pointless
Munificent
Futility
Scion
Querulous
13. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
Desultory
Languish
Intractable
Magnanimous
14. Abusive/highly critical language
Gluttony
Invective
Candid
Vociferous
15. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Downpour
Expedient
Gluttony
Abstruse
16. House/repair airplanes
Enamel
hangar
barrenness
Paregoric
17. Criticize sharply
Confab
Dour
masochist
Rebuke
18. Unreasonably high (i.e. costs)
Obsequious
Ardor
Lax
Exorbitant
19. Spread (i.e something unwelcome)
Pervasive
Unanimous
Enamel
Modicum
20. Become less intense/widespread
Inundate
Abate
Eulogy
Indignation
21. Expressing disapproval
Perfunctory
Histrionic
Pejorative
Eulogy
22. Travel over esp. on foot
Impart
Castigate
Insipid
perambulate
23. Most noticeable; important
Enamel
meretricious
Corpulent
Salient
24. Based on personal feeling/opinion
Apt
Connoisseur
Append
Subjective
25. Churlish - vulgar and rude
Boorish
apocryphal
Ennui
maudlin
26. Heavy rainfall
Solace
sanguine
Downpour
Effervescent
27. Annoyance by unfair treatment
Pilfer
Indignation
Pedestrian
Dilettante
28. Not sufficiently strict/severe/careful
Lax
Indolent
Dulcet
Expedient
29. Dryness
Soporific
Pervasive
Gluttony
aridity
30. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
Hackneyed
Castigate
Quarry
Eccentric
31. Massive relentless force
lethargy
Rescind
Quarry
juggernaut
32. Most perfect/typical example
Downpour
Disparage
Connoisseur
Quintessence
33. Only motivated by self-interest
Scion
Rapscallion
Cynical
Booty
34. Self-resistant (sexually)
Continent
Fortuitous
Discordant
Valor
35. Unproductive of results
barrenness
Dandy
Berth
Ingenious
36. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Paltry
Enamel
Fracas
Obstinate
37. Having no fear
Snare
Chicanery
Intrepid
Gluttony
38. Depression of spirits
perambulate
melancholy
Append
Felicity
39. In widespread practice - use - existence
Libidinous
Castigate
Rife
Lunacy
40. Sorrowful
Dolorous
Lackey
Silo
Soporific
41. Very generous
Coffer
Desultory
Lariat
Munificent
42. Very small/meager
Impertinent
Approbation
Admonition
Paltry
43. Appropriate - suitable
antebellum
Anachronism
Spindle
Apt
44. Straying from the law
Amenable
Uncanny
Errant
foal
45. Outward behavior
seraphic
Disparage
Memorandum
Demeanor
46. Extreme happiness/elated
Valor
Euphoric
Slake
Innocuous
47. A hospital
Candid
Plethora
Pusillanimous
Infirmary
48. An easy bounding gate(manner of moving the foot)
Paregoric
lope
Effervescent
Munificent
49. Weakly/effusively sentimental.
maudlin
Profligate
Snare
serendipity
50. Insulting/mocking remark
Exorbitant
Jibe
Apt
Comestible