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SAT Vocab
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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. On the subject
emeritus
relevant
cronies
bizarre
2. To marry; to advocate (as a doctrine)
espouse
castigate
satiate
empathize
3. Outstanding
odyssey
reparation
exemplary
simile
4. 1) uncalled-for 2) given or granted without charge
sensationalism
gratuitous
ambient
amortize
5. Strongly felt or marked by high emotion (n. vehemence)
celerity
collaborate
vehement
reprehensible
6. Unyielding in determination
sporadic
resolute
impecunious
argot
7. To saunter or stroll
alacrity
upbraid
amble
posthumous
8. Burdensome; troublesome
palliate
circumspect
condolence
onerous
9. Producing wealth; profitable
lucrative
lustrous
novice
inevitable
10. Wicked
melodious
acquit
iniquitous
providence
11. Indirect - taking the longest route
oscillate
circuitous
vivid
ponderous
12. Swollen
keynote
tyro
turgid
hiatus
13. To defeat or conquer in battle
decorous
brazenness
vanquish
nonfeasance
14. Stupid or silly
emollient
asinine
voracious
watershed
15. To judge; to hear and decide a case in court
adjudicate
maniacal
cogitate
perverse
16. To share in another's sorrow or disappointment
animosity
commiserate
denizen
galvanize
17. Overly polite
flux
confederation
unctuous
hackneyed
18. Appealing to the emotions; touching
inane
poignant
reprobate
avarice
19. 1. indifferent to pain or pleasure (adj) 2. emotionless person (n)
effervesce
stoic
fiat
eschew
20. Wordy
haggard
salient
sumptuous
circumlocutory
21. A witty - offhand remark
superfluous
overture
pariah
quip
22. A big fire
orthography
reviled
conflagration
avail
23. Disagreement; lack of harmony
machination
reprisal
unconscionable
discord
24. To wander in a aimless manner
unprecedented
meander
bereaved
impeccable
25. Slave
vassal
laity
cavalry
scintillate
26. To slow down
dissension
expatiate
impede
knell
27. Plundering
conjecture
predatory
sangfroid
graft
28. An earnest request; plea
disconcerting
entreaty
bogus
charlatan
29. Honored as a result of achievements
remorse
laureate
olfactory
reticent
30. Stingy
trinket
portend
script
parsimonious
31. Damp
levity
humid
chagrin
convalescence
32. To blame or scold severely
excoriate
panacea
machination
vassal
33. To hold spellbound
desultory
rambunctious
enthrall
vicissitudes
34. Proficient; expert; highly skilled
adept
conjure
carnal
approbation
35. Sound made by a bell
fain
chime
conjecture
propitious
36. Soften; alleviate
reaffirm
indiscriminate
hallow
assuage
37. Scarcity
foal
dearth
impunity
heretic
38. Unmethodical; aimless
callous
parlance
precarious
desultory
39. An oppressive weight
chide
pensive
blather
incubus
40. Poisonous
toxic
sententious
plutocracy
flout
41. Occurring every three years
headstrong
triennial
cant
relaxant
42. Pertaining to the night
primordial
nocturnal
grandiloquence
winnow
43. To explain the meaning of
innocuous
interpret
impetus
marshy
44. Scent; smell
aroma
deplete
technocracy
suppress
45. Plenteous; abundant
malignant
indiscriminate
brusque
copious
46. Lack of; smallness of number
hackneyed
acrimonious
voluptuous
paucity
47. Indecisiveness
vacillation
gauntlet
combative
pillage
48. To give an inheritance to
eschew
bequeath
sangfroid
metamorphosis
49. Supernatural perceptive skills - ability to foresee the future
clairvoyance
reticent
predilection
writhe
50. A representation on a large scale
secular
despotism
diaphanous
macrocosm