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SAT Vocab
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Subjects
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sat
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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. The state or quality of being ferocious; fierceness.
multifaceted
ferocity
conducive
compounded
2. The act - practice - or art of mimicking
derisive
mimicry
tenet
tergiversation
3. Blemish; a sign of disgrace or low status
berate
pandemic
stigma
commandeer
4. Pertaining to smell
coterie
canard
rapture
olfactory
5. Correct spelling
orthography
officious
adjudicate
inculcate
6. To criticize harshly
largess
consternation
censure
vulnerable
7. Bitter - hateful
hedonist
vindictive
rancorous
bolster
8. Unbiased; not taking sides
nonpartisan
avert
megalomania
ineffable
9. Inception and creation
gestation
animosity
coalesce
rubicund
10. Death
essay
eulogy
demise
lampoon
11. A large group
gauche
bevy
obeisance
paraphernalia
12. Sleepy
somnolent
millennium
papal
jeopardize
13. Amateur dabbler; lacking seriousness
occult
incorrigible
dilettante
sophisticated
14. Discern; discover
insolent
plebiscite
demagogue
decry
15. Showy; gay
curative
jaunty
renege
allude
16. Unorthodox doctrine
eminence
heresy
clump
vituperation
17. Biased or at random
tirade
motley
catalyst
arbitrary
18. To the point; laconic
suppress
terse
propound
apprehensive
19. To sink
founder
philanthropy
vacuous
nether
20. To give ('bestow on you three wishes')
transitory
bestow
simulacrum
proclivity
21. Science of word origins
propinquity
surrogate
etymology
inviolable
22. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
rambunctious
melodramatic
quell
bulwark
23. To harden; to become accustomed to
plebeian
postulate
gird
inure
24. Pale
cynical
divergent
inexplicable
pallid
25. Angled; indirect
oblique
coruscate
urban
sacrilegious
26. To display (oneself or a possession)
flaunt
cant
havoc
connive
27. A scholarly written argument
amorous
connotation
vacillate
treatise
28. Doubtful
prolix
brusque
dubious
umbrage
29. Finicky; fastidious; extremely picky; careful
ameliorate
putrid
deign
meticulous
30. Honesty
permeate
protuberant
ramification
probity
31. Occurring every three years
besmirch
dissuade
triennial
vehement
32. To create bubbles
effervesce
obloquy
abet
niggardly
33. Sharp in analysis; keen; penetrating
voluminous
fulsome
divulge
incisive
34. Arousing hatred
argot
dwindling
fidelity
odious
35. Positive in nature; factually valid
parlance
ossified
affirmative
panegyric
36. Superfluous
hallmark
tuft
torpor
redundant
37. Disappointment
chagrin
overt
cant
detergent
38. Stopping and starting at intervals; periodic
watershed
wane
intermittent
incarcerate
39. A mix from various sources (usually referred to songs)
morass
medley
censure
monograph
40. A poetry literary work
boorish
brunt
sonnet
contravene
41. Having keen insight
longevity
brazenness
discerning
quixotic
42. Shy; given to flirting
exasperation
refurbish
convivial
coquettish
43. To support; to prop up
buttress
gullible
cohort
oblique
44. To give one's consent
malignant
winnow
inure
accede
45. Draw forth; to bring out ('to elicit a response')
resplendent
proximity
elicit
jejune
46. To increase strength
fortify
prowess
wistful
solicitous
47. Excess pride
inveigle
aspersion
panegyric
hubris
48. Unyielding; stubborn; determined
tandem
tenacious
criterion
disingenuous
49. Favorable
bland
congenital
propitious
chagrin
50. Continuous
incessant
miry
bungler
incongruous