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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. One living in solitude (religious)
Hermit
Assiduous
Modicum
Effervescent
2. (woman) reserved/modest/shy
Reprieve
Demure
Tenuous
Mulish
3. Very generous
Munificent
cherubic
Hermit
Paltry
4. Critical observation/examination
Berth
Scrutiny
Virile
Abstruse
5. Having no fear
apocryphal
Intrepid
Recalcitrant
Ennui
6. Not reveal thoughts/feelings easily
Candid
Ardor
Reticent
ostracism
7. Large amount of something; myriad
Revue
Hilt
Profusion
melancholy
8. Difficult to understand
Lugubrious
Pedagogy
Pier
Abstruse
9. Excessive in eating
Auspicious
Recondite
Acquiesce
Gluttony
10. Store of money or valuable objects
Effervescent
Hoard
Scant
apocryphal
11. Destroy completely
Snare
Frivolous
Extirpate
sanguine
12. Country of one's permanent stay
Exorbitant
Eminence
Domicile
Libidinous
13. Deceitful/untrustworthy
Hermit
Infirmary
Perfidious
Banal
14. Brief and concise.
succinct
Felicity
hangar
Pier
15. Untruthful
Scion
invidious
Mendacity
filibuster
16. Impatient/bad-tempered
Petulant
Rebuke
Conducive
Atelier
17. Not harmful or offensive
Solace
Innocuous
Scowl
Duplicitous
18. Massive relentless force
cherubic
inanimate
juggernaut
Consternation
19. Tending to vanish like vapor.
evanescent
Anathema
Atelier
Dilettante
20. Loud/confused noise
cherubic
Exacerbate
Tirade
Clamor
21. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
Castigate
Spurn
Paucity
Approbation
22. Cancel or take back
Rebuke
Rescind
Chicanery
trite
23. Self-satisfied irritably. Smirk: smile
Lunacy
Conflagration
Smug
Hermit
24. Reject with disdain
Profligate
Errant
Acclimate
Spurn
25. Abusive/highly critical language
Sterile
Invective
ostracism
Jibe
26. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
serendipity
Scion
evanescent
Recapitulate
27. Small amount of something; iota
Rancid
Paucity
Garish
Magnanimous
28. Insanity
Assiduous
Quant
Memorandum
Lunacy
29. Place of refuge/safety
Rife
Chortle
Approbation
Sanctuary
30. Gather things together
Cavalcade
Obsequious
Amalgamate
Gauntlet
31. Belief of something/one is useless
Contempt
Pedagogy
Rescind
succinct
32. Happen by chance
Titillate
Moratorium
Fortuitous
Petulant
33. Container storing valuables
Infringe
Obstinate
Discordant
Coffer
34. Where stone is extracted; hunted prey
Quarry
Disparage
Languish
Diatribe
35. Strip of covering; make bare
Avarice
Disparage
Denude
sybaritic
36. Exhibiting aggression.
Skirmish
Indelible
belligerent
Preside
37. Permanent
Bland
Tractable
polemic
Indelible
38. Represent as little worth; scorn
phlegmatic
Disparage
Tirade
choleric
39. Violent uprising against authority
Surreptitious
Impetuous
melancholy
Insurrection
40. Unearthly; too light; diaphanous
Rapscallion
Strident
Titillate
Ethereal
41. Stale; having lost its force by repetition.
Booty
Eminence
adulation
trite
42. Base - lowest
Effervescent
Nadir
melancholy
Hone
43. Straying from the law
Unanimous
Errant
Diatribe
obverse
44. Landing stage for boats/ entertainment
Candid
Solace
Pier
Ardor
45. Lack harmony; conflicting
Rancid
Imperative
Indolent
Discordant
46. Person who appeals to the emotions and prejudice of people esp. in order to gain political power.
invidious
Paucity
demagogue
Impertinent
47. Steady earnest effort
foal
diligence
Obstinate
perfidy
48. Extreme happiness/elated
Intrepid
laconic - spartan
Demure
Euphoric
49. Very small/meager
Parley
Scowl
choleric
Paltry
50. Steal (things of little value)
Circumlocution
choleric
Pilfer
belligerent