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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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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. Only motivated by self-interest
Gauntlet
Paragon
Cynical
Repugnant
2. Exhibiting aggression.
belligerent
Strident
sanguine
Continent
3. Harsh reprimand/warn; disapproval
Brigand
Castigate
Carouse
Ditty
4. Lacking flavor
Insipid
Paramour
Lithe
Imperative
5. Spread (i.e something unwelcome)
Comestible
Pervasive
diligence
Lunacy
6. Belonging to another period
Demure
perambulate
Inexorable
Anachronism
7. Unproductive of results
Prerogative
Depot
barrenness
Paucity
8. Too obedient/servile.
Cynical
Obsequious
Frivolous
Dogmatic
9. Man entering frequent sex relation
Philander
Blight
choleric
Auspicious
10. Trap for catching small animals
Assiduous
filibuster
Snare
Derision
11. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
lethargy
Petulant
Hackneyed
Carouse
12. Extensive/destructive fire
Rebuke
Conflagration
Pernicious
apocryphal
13. Tolerant; set as true
Rancid
sybaritic
meretricious
Dogmatic
14. Violation of faith or loyalty
Paramour
Coffer
Demure
perfidy
15. Strongly encourage or urge to do
Exhort
Berth
Blight
Innocuous
16. Clear to apprehension/conception.
Dilettante
Memorandum
lucidity
diligence
17. Placate by acceding their demands
Fortuitous
Pier
Hoard
Appease
18. Member of a band
Brigand
Indignation
Conducive
Asinine
19. Short simple song
Ditty
Virile
Anathema
Consummate
20. Giving off bubbles; fizzy
Modicum
Tirade
Effervescent
hackneyed
21. Straying from the law
Ubiquitous
Pertinent
Abhor
Errant
22. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Brackish
Expedient
Enamel
Panacea
23. Anxiety or dismay.
Consternation
Pedestrian
Lunacy
Pugilist
24. Extremely foolish or stupid
Asinine
Allay
Parley
Loquacious
25. Praise and honor
Anomaly
Mendacity
Kudos
Indolent
26. Fake substitute for a drug
Pejorative
lucidity
Placebo
Hackneyed
27. Long speech of angry criticism
Inane
Castigate
Ubiquitous
Tirade
28. Trickery or fraud
Dilettante
Chicanery
Candid
meretricious
29. Concerned with minor detail
Cabal
Pedant
Ire
Berth
30. Complaining in whining manner
Unanimous
Paregoric
Denude
Querulous
31. Add to end of a document
Bland
phlegmatic
Append
Rife
32. Causing (likely) disagreement
Contentious
Mendacity
Pernicious
Parley
33. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Allay
Sate (satiate)
Downpour
Extol
34. Having power; convincing
Innocuous
cogent
Discordant
Supplant
35. Post that holds up a handrail
Atelier
Spindle
Enamel
Subjective
36. Selfish motives
Quant
Scant
cynicism
Indolent
37. Anger
Expedient
Inane
Ire
Gauntlet
38. Lacking in freshness or originality.
Eulogy
hackneyed
Pernicious
Entomology
39. Contributing/helping towards
Nadir
Indolent
Conducive
stoic
40. Clever/original/inventive
Ingenious
Spindle
cavalier
Spurn
41. Saying much in few words; brief.
laconic - spartan
Angler
Remission
Philander
42. Fixed bunk on (allotted area) ship/train
Berth
Lithe
Anomaly
Anachronism
43. Self-satisfied irritably. Smirk: smile
Indolent
Smug
Malady
Exorbitant
44. Not exciting - adventurous - bold
Dilettante
foal
Tame
Approbation
45. Complete happiness/ expressing
Circuitous
Trowel
Gaunt
Felicity
46. Confuse
Remission
Entomology
Acquiesce
Discombobulate
47. Not having life.
inanimate
cavalier
Demoralize
Brackish
48. Uselessness; pointless
Futility
Avarice
Surreptitious
Discombobulate
49. An angel of the 2nd highest rank.
Repugnant
Disparage
vitriol
cherubic
50. Become less intense/widespread
Abate
Reprieve
naïvete
drawl