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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Robust
Seeking money above all else
Strong and sturdy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Worship; great praise

2. Imperious
Attacking verbally
In a commanding manner
Presumed
Being fat

3. Rhetoric
Narrow-minded
Seeking legal remedies
On and off; not continuous
Persuasive language

4. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Bringing together; ending a dispute

5. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
In a commanding manner
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

6. Meticulous
Expensive
Thorough; taking care of details
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
To cover

7. Integrity
Disasters
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Honor; honesty
Gloomy

8. Vex
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Supremely good
Thorough; eager
Annoy

9. Propensity

10. Formidable
Of great importance
Attacking verbally
Inspiring awe
Dictator

11. Reprehensible
Attacking verbally
Expressing care and concern
Very bad
Not easy to comprehend

12. Haranguing
Experts with good taste/judgment
In a commanding manner
Attacking verbally
Depth (of ideas/thought)

13. Concord
Agreement
Neglectful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Very bad

14. Demonstrative
To make legal; give approval to
Thorough; eager
Generous
Expressing emotion freely

15. Autocrat
Dictator
Superficial
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Concerned with thinking

16. Convivial
Presumed
Blame; criticize
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sociable

17. Censure
Blame; criticize
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Attacking verbally

18. Callous
Ordinary
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Shortage
Seeking legal remedies

19. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Compulsory
Dedicated; made holy
Gloomy

20. Articulation
Practicality
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Joining - speaking
Being fat

21. Ineffable

22. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
To make legal; give approval to
Generous
Useless; waste of time and effort

23. Lavish
Expensive
Thick and sticky
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

24. Corpulence
Gloomy
Being fat
Something that makes better but does not cure
Fate - doom

25. Magnanimous
Prevented
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Being fat
Critical

26. Connoisseurs
Medicinal
Gave moral lecture
Experts with good taste/judgment
Being fat

27. Somber
Gloomy
Sociable
Of great importance
An equal

28. Therapeutic
Seeking money above all else
Medicinal
Supremely good
Gave moral lecture

29. Thwarted
Presumed
Prevented
Faithfulness; loyalty
Worship; great praise

30. Facile
Thorough; taking care of details
Over-simplified
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Depth (of ideas/thought)

31. Eulogy
Over-simplified
Faithfulness; loyalty
Praise
Fair and equal

32. Bountiful
Practicality
Fair; wise
Redness
Generous

33. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Critical
Expressing emotion freely
Seeking revenge

34. Dalliance
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Not easy to comprehend
Toadies; flatterers
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

35. Idiosyncratic
Inspiring awe
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Fair and equal

36. Viscous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Compulsory
Thick and sticky
Kindly; pampering

37. Mercenary
Honor; honesty
Seeking money above all else
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
On and off; not continuous

38. Succulent
Annoy
Honor; honesty
Juicy
Expressing emotion freely

39. Debacles
Dictator
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Disasters
Harmful

40. Regressive
Juicy
Superficial
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
On and off; not continuous

41. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Put off; procrastinate
To cover
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

42. Consummate
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Expensive
Supremely good

43. Consecrated
Vague
Compulsory
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Dedicated; made holy

44. Boorishness
Big fire
An equal
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Strong and sturdy

45. Disparaging
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Supremely good
Critical
Kindly; pampering

46. Intemperate
Presumed
Not moderate; excessive
Narrow-minded
Concerned with thinking

47. Palliative
Inspiring awe
To make legal; give approval to
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Something that makes better but does not cure

48. Quelled
Doubtful
Not easy to comprehend
Annoy
Suppressed

49. Mandatory
Experts with good taste/judgment
Compulsory
Redness
An equal

50. Steadfastness
Divided into two extremes
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expressing emotion freely