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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. Place of refuge/safety
Blight
Sanctuary
trite
Lapel
2. Extreme happiness/elated
Euphoric
Discordant
Asinine
Demure
3. Agitate; disturb; make anxious
masochist
Obstinate
Perturb
Depot
4. Return to former state
Corpulent
Regression
Atelier
Admonition
5. Rope used as a lasso
Garish
Lariat
Silo
Rescind
6. Country of one's permanent stay
Ennui
Malady
Domicile
Circuitous
7. Slim; supple; graceful
Inane
Infirmary
Desultory
Lithe
8. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Ardent
Hilt
meretricious
Admonition
9. Descendant (notable - long family)
Scion
Amulet
Inadvertent
Paragon
10. Assign inferior rank to
Apt
Pier
Felicity
Relegate
11. Contributing/helping towards
Paramour
Amulet
Conducive
Exacerbate
12. One living in solitude (religious)
Hermit
Dandy
Pert
Recondite
13. Have no serious purpose/value
Frivolous
Moratorium
Kudos
Modicum
14. Abusive/highly critical language
Intractable
Lariat
Smug
Invective
15. Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Pail
quixotic
Titillate
Pedant
16. Lustful
Libidinous
Philander
Hermit
serendipity
17. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Tame
adulation
Ardor
chastened
18. (of a sound) - sweet and soothing
Strident
Kudos
Pilfer
Dulcet
19. Massive relentless force
Lariat
juggernaut
Valor
sanguine
20. Barren; fruitless
Trowel
Felicity
Sterile
Ingenious
21. A hospital
Acquiesce
Anodyne
Intractable
Infirmary
22. Happen by chance
quixotic
Garish
Lunacy
Fortuitous
23. Truthful and straightforward; frank
Futility
Solace
Candid
Lithe
24. Insanity
Quarry
Lunacy
Vociferous
phlegmatic
25. Submissive
Cabal
Docile
Demotic
Lackey
26. Strict in manner; extremely simple
seraphic
Austere
Expedient
Abhor
27. Tending to vanish like vapor.
evanescent
Quarry
Pejorative
Insipid
28. Unreasonably high (i.e. costs)
Recapitulate
Elegy
Lugubrious
Exorbitant
29. Laugh in a gleeful way
Coffer
Scion
Pugilist
Chortle
30. Anger
Gaunt
Supplant
Ire
Petulant
31. Officially absolve from blame
Pusillanimous
Exonerate
Circumlocution
serendipity
32. Straying from the law
Coalesce
Ostentatious
Blight
Errant
33. Mournful/sad/dismay
Loquacious
Avarice
Contentious
Lugubrious
34. Overly theatrical
stoic
Angler
Histrionic
Mendicant
35. Sharp pointed tool to apply mortar
foal
Trowel
Scion
Poignant
36. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
Paragon
cherubic
Demoralize
Fortuitous
37. Praise enthusiastically
Extol
Eminence
Skirmish
Modicum
38. Acknowledged superiority in
Eminence
Discreet
Chicanery
Titillate
39. A mischievous person
Rapscallion
Recapitulate
Prerogative
Allay
40. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Memorandum
sybaritic
Continent
Vociferous
41. Express disapproval in action
Acclimate
Semantic
Circuitous
Reproach
42. Slightly salty
Codicil
Tirade
Brackish
Trowel
43. Gather things together
Amalgamate
Trowel
Supplant
perfidy
44. Something opposite to another
obverse
Preside
Entomology
Anathema
45. Long speech of angry criticism
Tirade
Anodyne
Gaunt
lethargy
46. Make (something bad) worse
Lackey
trite
hackneyed
Exacerbate
47. Store of money or valuable objects
Append
Hoard
Jibe
Trowel
48. Be in the position of authority
Gluttony
Nefarious
Preside
Lax
49. Violation of faith or loyalty
Smug
perfidy
Uncanny
Eulogy
50. One who suffers without complaining.
Fulminate
stoic
Moratorium
Scowl