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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. Cancellation of a debt/charge
Hedonist
Euphoric
Anathema
Remission
2. Churlish - vulgar and rude
Valor
polemic
evanescent
Boorish
3. Group of entertainers who tour
Ditty
Skirmish
Gaudy
Troupe
4. Behave badly/unlawfully; evil
Enamel
Skirmish
Miscreant
Corpulent
5. Meeting between sides in a dispute
Parley
polemic
Silo
Gauntlet
6. Denying one's self pleasure
Ascetic
Reproach
Quintessence
Cavalcade
7. Slightly salty
Brackish
Clamor
serendipity
Unanimous
8. Grow weak/feeble
Balmy
Languish
Disparage
polemic
9. Complete happiness/ expressing
ostracism
Snare
Extol
Felicity
10. Profession/science of teaching
Vociferous
Stoical
Pedagogy
Nadir
11. Mythical beast; unreal.
chimerical
meretricious
Snare
Gluttony
12. Strongly encourage or urge to do
Exhort
Hoard
Extirpate
Allay
13. Express vehement protest
Auspicious
Circumlocution
Fulminate
Petulant
14. Excessively detailed; boring
maudlin
Conducive
Pedant
Obsequious
15. Not resulting from plan
phlegmatic
Inadvertent
foal
Surreptitious
16. A huge powerful animal; something monstrous in size or power.
belligerent
behemoth
serendipity
Imperative
17. Very generous
Paucity
laconic - spartan
Munificent
adulation
18. Brief and concise.
Impetuous
Peal
succinct
Rescind
19. Calm; unhurried
Demeanor
Sedate
Exorbitant
cavalier
20. Barely sufficient/adequate
Amenable
inanimate
Futility
Scant
21. Covering protecting nerves in teeth
Histrionic
Titillate
Rescind
Enamel
22. Causing (likely) disagreement
Append
Contentious
Fortuitous
Ubiquitous
23. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Lariat
Indolent
Reprimand
Virile
24. Smelling/tasting unpleasant (stale)
demagogue
Rancid
laconic - spartan
Acquiesce
25. Longer than most direct way
Contempt
Circuitous
Semantic
Eccentric
26. Fill with (feeling or quantity)
Philander
Cynical
Derision
Imbue
27. Talkative
Loquacious
bellicose
Kudos
Philander
28. Have trouble doing; stagger in mud
Mendicant
Boorish
Flounder
Predilection
29. Insanity
perfidy
Approbation
Quarry
Lunacy
30. Sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation.
Reprimand
masochist
Fracas
Audacious
31. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Prerogative
Obstinate
Connoisseur
Relegate
32. Steal (things of little value)
revered
Amalgamate
Pilfer
Atelier
33. Strongly held opinion; vehement
Stoical
hackneyed
Vociferous
Mulish
34. Used by ordinary people; secular
Ardent
Histrionic
Perturb
Demotic
35. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Quintessence
Ardent
Panacea
Indignation
36. Dissatisfaction from boredom
Spurn
Ennui
Castigate
Recondite
37. Base - lowest
Nadir
belladonna
Inadvertent
Pedestrian
38. One living in solitude (religious)
Promulgate
Cynical
Abate
Hermit
39. Impossible to stop or prevent
Inexorable
Malady
stoic
Quintessence
40. Straying from the law
Frivolous
Errant
Discreet
Bristle
41. Cause to lose confidence/hope
Append
Atelier
Demoralize
Impetuous
42. Contemptuous ridicule/mockery
Derision
Sanctuary
Profligate
Chicanery
43. Accustom to new conditions
Abate
inanimate
Acclimate
Paregoric
44. Plant disease (caused by fungi - etc)
Angler
Blight
Chortle
Regression
45. Post that holds up a handrail
Spindle
perambulate
Discordant
Moratorium
46. Sorrowful
Dolorous
Scant
cogent
Quant
47. Warlike
Panacea
Stoical
phlegmatic
bellicose
48. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Allay
Balmy
Salient
maudlin
49. Annoyance by unfair treatment
Indignation
Paramour
belligerent
Paucity
50. Lack harmony; conflicting
Spindle
Allay
Amenable
Discordant