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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. Secret political faction in collusion
Boorish
Cabal
Paregoric
Loquacious
2. Happen by chance
Parley
Insurrection
evanescent
Fortuitous
3. Tolerant; set as true
Infringe
Dogmatic
Nadir
Recalcitrant
4. (woman) reserved/modest/shy
Demure
Reprimand
Nadir
Domicile
5. Deadly
antebellum
Preside
Pernicious
Promulgate
6. Unoriginal; commonplace
Indolent
Euphoric
Anodyne
Banal
7. Bring together to form a whole
Consternation
Connoisseur
Coalesce
perfidy
8. Regard with hatred
Garish
Candid
Carouse
Abhor
9. Agitate; disturb; make anxious
Diatribe
Virile
Perturb
Slake
10. Member of a band
Surreptitious
Entomology
Brigand
Demure
11. Wordy (fewer would do)
Exhort
pariah
Acquiesce
Circumlocution
12. Very enthusiastic; passionate
Brigand
Ardent
cavalier
Contempt
13. Forceful/bitter verbal attack
revered
Plethora
Diatribe
Dogmatic
14. Written message (diplomacy)
masochist
Memorandum
Skirmish
Rife
15. Outward behavior
Eminence
Demeanor
Recondite
Pervasive
16. Fashionable.
Smug
Exonerate
Panacea
posh
17. Preference/special liking for
Paragon
Allay
Giddy
Predilection
18. Anxiety or dismay.
Consternation
Austere
Inane
Ire
19. An episode of irregular fighting
Skirmish
cavalier
Scant
Audacious
20. Lover (against marriage)
evanescent
phlegmatic
Paramour
Dandy
21. Lacking flavor
seraphic
invidious
Ire
Insipid
22. Slim; supple; graceful
Revue
Lithe
Predilection
Demeanor
23. Formal way to show praise/laudation
Revue
Dissolute
Eulogy
Repugnant
24. A huge powerful animal; something monstrous in size or power.
Paramour
ostracism
behemoth
Semantic
25. Talkative
Dour
Anomaly
Inane
Loquacious
26. Anger
Garish
Ire
Connoisseur
Stoical
27. Man concern with stylish looks
Garish
Eulogy
Intractable
Dandy
28. The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
Unanimous
serendipity
Relegate
Vociferous
29. Satisfy fully
Profligate
Conflagration
Ardor
Sate (satiate)
30. Meeting between sides in a dispute
Spindle
Invective
Amulet
Parley
31. Dull and uninspired
Pedestrian
Pedant
Abdicate
Perfunctory
32. Group of entertainers who tour
Pervasive
Troupe
quixotic
Paucity
33. Inept; insufficient to perform a task
Rancid
Repugnant
Bungler
Perfunctory
34. Medicine for cough/diarrhea (kids)
Paregoric
Exacerbate
Paltry
Gaudy
35. Spread (i.e something unwelcome)
Pervasive
Impart
Profligate
Promulgate
36. Dullness of body/spirit; abnormal drowsy
Codicil
Brackish
melancholy
lethargy
37. Unproductive of results
Dilettante
Diatribe
barrenness
Reproach
38. Appropriate - suitable
Quintessence
Approbation
Hilt
Apt
39. Assign inferior rank to
Supplant
Moratorium
Relegate
Lapel
40. Very small/meager
Ostentatious
choleric
Paltry
panegyric
41. Extensive/destructive fire
Exorbitant
Conflagration
Ruse
Pedagogy
42. Noisy disturbance or quarrel
Amenable
Memorandum
Gauntlet
Fracas
43. Loud ringing of bells
Peal
Ardor
Comestible
Hackneyed
44. Mythical beast; unreal.
Frivolous
Amulet
chimerical
Mendacity
45. Shun or avoid
Eschew
pariah
Chicanery
Ethereal
46. Junction of two rivers; merging
Circumlocution
Confluence
Elegy
trite
47. Fitting/practical (improper?)
Tame
Expedient
Quintessence
Spurn
48. Like a knight; proud or careless.
Quarry
cavalier
hackneyed
Anodyne
49. Reject with disdain
Rescind
Spurn
laconic - spartan
Futility
50. Stubborn to change one's mind
Obstinate
apocryphal
Bungler
Amalgamate