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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. Bring together to form a whole
Coalesce
Inundate
Duplicitous
Confluence
2. Silly (lacking sense)
Inane
Imperative
Plethora
Pedagogy
3. Evoke keen sense of sadness/regret
Intrepid
Poignant
Begrudge
Plethora
4. Truthful and straightforward; frank
Ardor
hangar
Imperative
Candid
5. Quench one's thirst; satisfy desire
Spindle
Dulcet
Slake
Scrutiny
6. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Scant
Expedient
Sanctuary
Discreet
7. Irritated - angry.
Comestible
Moratorium
Pier
choleric
8. Schemer/fisherman
Angler
lope
sanguine
Clamor
9. Stale; having lost its force by repetition.
trite
ostracism
Elegy
meretricious
10. Smelling/tasting unpleasant (stale)
Rancid
Allay
Modicum
Pedant
11. Lacking in freshness or originality.
Tame
Supplant
Conflagration
hackneyed
12. Based on personal feeling/opinion
Subjective
Revue
Salient
polemic
13. Pretentious/showy; to impress
Elegy
Ostentatious
Infirmary
chastened
14. Self-resistant (sexually)
Continent
Banal
Desultory
Invective
15. One who suffers without complaining.
stoic
Perfidious
Pedestrian
Reprieve
16. End something
Consummate
belligerent
Salient
Brigand
17. Prudent; careful
cynicism
Discreet
Dandy
Pusillanimous
18. Rope used as a lasso
Quant
masochist
Lariat
Petulant
19. Permanent
Indelible
Quant
Trowel
Pugilist
20. Trap for catching small animals
Snare
Uncanny
cherubic
Impart
21. Loud/confused noise
Cavalcade
Clamor
diligence
Pedestrian
22. Not sufficiently skillful
Cavalcade
Reticent
Incompetent
Hoard
23. Exclusive right/privilege held by
Corpulent
Uncanny
Prerogative
invidious
24. Barren; fruitless
Lariat
Sterile
Intractable
Elegy
25. Insanity
Lunacy
Acquiesce
Unanimous
Hilt
26. Barely sufficient/adequate
vitriol
Skirmish
Scant
Atelier
27. Tolerant; set as true
Dogmatic
Ostentatious
Eschew
Asinine
28. Having no fear
pariah
Demeanor
Carouse
Intrepid
29. An easy bounding gate(manner of moving the foot)
Paregoric
Rife
lope
Infirmary
30. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
Mendicant
juggernaut
Effervescent
Fracas
31. Relieve/end fear/pain/concern
Lodge
Allay
Austere
Malady
32. Part of a suit
Amenable
Insurrection
Lapel
Slake
33. Endure pain without showing feeling
Booty
Reticent
Repugnant
Stoical
34. Shun or avoid
Atelier
Eschew
Querulous
maudlin
35. Wicked/criminal
juggernaut
Lodge
Nefarious
Modicum
36. (of man) has energy - strong sex-drive
Consternation
Cabal
Inundate
Virile
37. Preference/special liking for
Ingenious
Lax
Pensive
Predilection
38. Envy the possession/enjoyment of
Begrudge
Sate (satiate)
Fortuitous
Skirmish
39. Courage in face of danger (i.e. battle)
Anomaly
Nadir
Abate
Valor
40. One living in solitude (religious)
Histrionic
Giddy
Hermit
Castigate
41. Sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation.
Mulish
Malady
masochist
Petulant
42. Become less intense/widespread
Inexorable
Coalesce
Eminence
Abate
43. Most noticeable; important
Salient
Uncanny
Impart
Preside
44. Model; exemplar
Paragon
Lunacy
Felicity
Ostentatious
45. Only motivated by self-interest
Cynical
Contempt
Miscreant
hangar
46. Man concern with stylish looks
Lugubrious
Dandy
foal
Atelier
47. Mollify; appease; mitigate; alleviate
Allay
Blight
Supplant
Pedant
48. Massive relentless force
Perturb
juggernaut
filibuster
seraphic
49. Lack purpose/enthusiasm/direction
Impertinent
Desultory
Intrepid
Corpulent
50. Impatient/bad-tempered
Petulant
Dour
Candid
Chortle