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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arable

2. Opacity
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Too sweet; over sentimental
Lack of transparency; being opaque
To cover

3. Solicitous
Medicinal
Fate - doom
Expressing care and concern
Practicality

4. Ambiguous
Supremely good
On and off; not continuous
Suppressed
Vague

5. Depreciatory
Juicy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Devaluing; criticizing
Experts with good taste/judgment

6. Intemperate
Expensive
Faithfulness; loyalty
Revolutionary
Not moderate; excessive

7. Sedulous
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Thorough; eager
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

8. Formidable
Of great importance
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Generous
Inspiring awe

9. Cursory
Joining - speaking
Dictator
Something that makes better but does not cure
Superficial

10. Prosaic
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Ordinary
Suppressed
Joining - speaking

11. Reprehensible
Very bad
Expressing emotion freely
Fair; wise
Inspiring awe

12. Boorishness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Compulsory
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Faithfulness; loyalty

13. Bountiful
Generous
To make legal; give approval to
Worship; great praise
Critical

14. Floridity
To cover
Redness
To make legal; give approval to
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

15. Meticulous
Gave moral lecture
Vague
Expressing emotion freely
Thorough; taking care of details

16. Vex
Annoy
Attacking verbally
Devaluing; criticizing
Dictator

17. Advocate
Support
Useless; waste of time and effort
Seeking revenge
Depth (of ideas/thought)

18. Thwarted
Strong and sturdy
Dedicated; made holy
To make legal; give approval to
Prevented

19. Presumptive
Over-simplified
Honor; honesty
Thorough; eager
Presumed

20. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Blame; criticize
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Thorough; taking care of details

21. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Hostility; hatred
Expressing care and concern
Doubtful

22. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Juicy
Not moderate; excessive
To cover

23. Propensity

24. Intermittent
Thorough; taking care of details
Vague
Thick and sticky
On and off; not continuous

25. Dearth
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Shortage
Gloomy

26. Cerebral
Harmful
Can't be expressed in words
Expressing care and concern
Concerned with thinking

27. Robust
Disasters
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Strong and sturdy

28. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Faithfulness; loyalty
Narrow-minded
Kindly; pampering

29. Ineffable

30. Redolent
Toadies; flatterers
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Presumed
Critical

31. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Wavered; hesitated
Gloomy

32. Dubious
Doubtful
Devaluing; criticizing
Critical
On and off; not continuous

33. Viscous
Presumed
To cover
In a commanding manner
Thick and sticky

34. Palliative
Doubtful
Something that makes better but does not cure
Divided into two extremes
In a commanding manner

35. Fastidious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking money above all else
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

36. Vindictive
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Proving right
Juicy
Seeking revenge

37. Judicious
Fair; wise
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Dictator
On and off; not continuous

38. Petulant
Passed on through touch; infectious
Sulky
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment

39. Intonation
Sociable
Useless; waste of time and effort
Seeking money above all else
Tone of voice

40. Sycophants
Toadies; flatterers
Big fire
Honor; honesty
Over-simplified

41. Consummate
Supremely good
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

42. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Expressing emotion freely
Annoy
Something that makes better but does not cure

43. Indulgent
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Generous
Kindly; pampering
Passed on through touch; infectious

44. Disparaging
Critical
Ordinary
Medicinal
Thorough; taking care of details

45. Vindication
Seeking money above all else
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Juicy
Proving right

46. Animosity
Wavered; hesitated
Hostility; hatred
An equal
Prevented

47. Haranguing
Disasters
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Attacking verbally

48. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Too sweet; over sentimental
Neglectful
Divided into two extremes

49. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
In a commanding manner
Supremely good
Revolutionary

50. Concord
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Hostility; hatred
Agreement
Dictator