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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. Communicate; give to something
bellicose
Nadir
Euphoric
Impart
2. Handle of sword/dagger/or knife
Embroider
Hilt
Allay
Ardor
3. Country of one's permanent stay
phlegmatic
Infirmary
Domicile
Pedestrian
4. Extreme greed for wealth
Avarice
Titillate
Comestible
Elegy
5. Critical observation/examination
Scrutiny
Extol
Profligate
Blight
6. Unearthly; too light; diaphanous
Boorish
Pugilist
Ethereal
Abstruse
7. Clandestine (secret); stealthy
Surreptitious
Lax
Dissolute
Eminence
8. Brief and concise.
Lithe
succinct
Profusion
cherubic
9. Having power; convincing
Abhor
cogent
aridity
Anodyne
10. Of or relating to the belief that the existence of any ultimate reality (ie God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
Acclimate
Dour
Indolent
agnostic
11. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
adulation
polemic
serendipity
Ire
12. Barren; fruitless
Impertinent
Solace
Sterile
Demure
13. Art/practice of disputation.
adulation
Kudos
Pilfer
polemic
14. Praise enthusiastically
Spurn
Extol
Discombobulate
Perfidious
15. Tastelessly bright or showy
Gaudy
Depot
Kudos
Salient
16. Very small/meager
Blight
Paltry
Admonition
Contempt
17. Greatly honored.
Sanctuary
revered
Exonerate
maudlin
18. Spread (i.e something unwelcome)
Intrepid
Amenable
Captious
Pervasive
19. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Libidinous
Hedonist
cavalier
Stoical
20. Replace
Gaunt
Spindle
Nefarious
Supplant
21. Deceptive/deceitful
Boorish
Pert
Eccentric
Duplicitous
22. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Cynical
Sterile
inanimate
Bungler
23. Represent as little worth; scorn
Miscreant
Disparage
Admonition
Boorish
24. Happen by chance
Prerogative
Fortuitous
Fluster
Exorbitant
25. Have trouble doing; stagger in mud
trite
Extirpate
Allay
Flounder
26. Showy (no value); prostitute.
meretricious
Unanimous
Derision
Querulous
27. Anger
melancholy
Coy
Castigate
Ire
28. Cancel punishment of
Reprieve
Hoard
Soporific
Tractable
29. Promote/make widely known
Bungler
Anachronism
Promulgate
Pert
30. Lack courage dastard (coward)
Rebuke
Pusillanimous
Repugnant
Reproach
31. Uselessness; pointless
drawl
Jibe
Futility
Bristle
32. Clever/original/inventive
panegyric
Ingenious
inanimate
belladonna
33. Worn-out/ordinary; lackluster
Amulet
Castigate
Scant
Hackneyed
34. Anxiety or dismay.
Preside
Anachronism
Consternation
cherubic
35. (Of weather) pleasantly warm
Abdicate
Balmy
Lariat
Lax
36. Not reveal thoughts/feelings easily
Corpulent
Inane
Relegate
Reticent
37. Irritated - angry.
Inexorable
cogent
Banal
choleric
38. Addition to a will
Codicil
Castigate
Pedant
Scant
39. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
pariah
Fracas
Kudos
Ardent
40. Extreme form of sharpening
Dolorous
Hone
Lunacy
Troupe
41. Show great care and perseverance
Discombobulate
Assiduous
Inundate
Tenuous
42. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
Dandy
Diatribe
Pervasive
Modicum
43. Prudent; careful
Revue
Obsequious
Discreet
foal
44. Fitting/practical (improper?)
sybaritic
Domicile
Pedant
Expedient
45. End something
Cabal
Consummate
sybaritic
Lugubrious
46. Fake substitute for a drug
Tame
stoic
Placebo
Ardent
47. Obstinately uncooperative
Castigate
Recalcitrant
behemoth
Hone
48. Stale; having lost its force by repetition.
Dandy
trite
Elegy
Obstinate
49. Lacking in freshness or originality.
hackneyed
Errant
Corpulent
Plethora
50. Perplex - confusing
Inundate
Lodge
bewildering
Carouse