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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Connoisseurs
Experts with good taste/judgment
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Support
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

2. Corpulence
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Doubtful
Being fat
Generous

3. Sermonized
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expensive
Gave moral lecture

4. Cerebral
Ordinary
Cannot be tolerated
Concerned with thinking
Very bad

5. Somber
Gave moral lecture
Gloomy
Worship; great praise
Passed on through touch; infectious

6. Mandatory
Presumed
Thorough; eager
Attacking verbally
Compulsory

7. Deleterious
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Harmful
Expressing care and concern
Suppressed

8. Vacillated
Practicality
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Wavered; hesitated

9. Concord
To make legal; give approval to
Can't be expressed in words
Presumed
Agreement

10. Intermittent
Gloomy
Dictator
Revolutionary
On and off; not continuous

11. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Too sweet; over sentimental
Juicy
Divided into two extremes

12. Intonation
Worship; great praise
Attacking verbally
Tone of voice
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

13. Petulant
Divided into two extremes
Fair and equal
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Sulky

14. Quelled
Suppressed
Put off; procrastinate
In a commanding manner
Dictator

15. Demonstrative
Experts with good taste/judgment
Put off; procrastinate
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Expressing emotion freely

16. Bountiful
Strong and sturdy
Generous
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Support

17. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expressing care and concern
Inspiring awe
Can't be expressed in words

18. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Wavered; hesitated
Redness
Lack of transparency; being opaque

19. Ambiguous
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Annoy
Compulsory
Vague

20. Dubious
Doubtful
Support
Proving right
Seeking revenge

21. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Compulsory
Kindly; pampering
Praise

22. Cursory
Superficial
Cannot be tolerated
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Strong and sturdy

23. Peer
An equal
Kindly; pampering
Revolutionary
Prevented

24. Propensity

25. Toadies
Vague
Too sweet; over sentimental
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

26. Inscrutable
Generous
Not easy to comprehend
Sociable
Proving right

27. Remiss
Ordinary
Seeking legal remedies
Neglectful
Experts with good taste/judgment

28. Dearth
Shortage
Concerned with thinking
Worship; great praise
Expressing care and concern

29. Convivial
Narrow-minded
Sociable
Generous
Dictator

30. Contagious
Strong and sturdy
Supremely good
Passed on through touch; infectious
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

31. Wistful
Useless; waste of time and effort
Big fire
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Superficial

32. Vindication
Superficial
Expressing emotion freely
Being fat
Proving right

33. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Friendly - lovable
Strong and sturdy
Over-simplified

34. Nemesis
Wavered; hesitated
Fate - doom
Something that makes better but does not cure
Seeking revenge

35. Consummate
Supremely good
Seeking legal remedies
Toadies; flatterers
Suppressed

36. Adulation
Thick and sticky
Juicy
Doubtful
Worship; great praise

37. Momentous
Narrow-minded
Of great importance
Doubtful
Thorough; eager

38. Pragmatism
Over-simplified
Can't be expressed in words
Suppressed
Practicality

39. Insular
Seeking legal remedies
To cover
Narrow-minded
Prevented

40. Insufferable
Sulky
Doubtful
Support
Cannot be tolerated

41. Callous
Fair; wise
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Narrow-minded
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

42. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Expressing care and concern
Gloomy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

43. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Dictator
Expensive
Cannot be tolerated

44. Prosaic
Dictator
Strong and sturdy
Suppressed
Ordinary

45. Equitable
Sociable
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Fair and equal
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

46. Haranguing
Fair; wise
Critical
Attacking verbally
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

47. Reprehensible
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Honor; honesty
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Very bad

48. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Expensive
Prevented
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

49. Futile
Narrow-minded
Useless; waste of time and effort
Over-simplified
Seeking money above all else

50. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Of great importance
Praise
Experts with good taste/judgment