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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. Facile
Sulky
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Vague
Over-simplified

2. Amiable
Juicy
Friendly - lovable
Revolutionary
Suppressed

3. Mercenary
Blame; criticize
Seeking money above all else
To cover
Ordinary

4. Concord
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Agreement
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

5. Propensity

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6. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Inspiring awe
An equal
Honor; honesty

7. Ambiguous
Vague
Can't be expressed in words
Supremely good
Over-simplified

8. Quelled
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Experts with good taste/judgment
Worship; great praise
Suppressed

9. Toadies
Inspiring awe
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Over-simplified

10. Petulant
Sulky
Vague
Praise
To make legal; give approval to

11. Boorishness
Gloomy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Something that makes better but does not cure
Compulsory

12. Robust
Persuasive language
Seeking revenge
Annoy
Strong and sturdy

13. Cursory
Ordinary
Very bad
Superficial
Wavered; hesitated

14. Articulation
Expressing emotion freely
Hostility; hatred
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Joining - speaking

15. Meticulous
Worship; great praise
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Thorough; taking care of details
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

16. Insufferable
Over-simplified
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Useless; waste of time and effort
Cannot be tolerated

17. Palliative
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Seeking money above all else
Expressing emotion freely
Something that makes better but does not cure

18. Pragmatism
Kindly; pampering
Not easy to comprehend
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Practicality

19. Formidable
Fate - doom
Inspiring awe
In a commanding manner
Worship; great praise

20. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Gloomy
Very bad
Presumed

21. Sermonized
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Supremely good
Gave moral lecture

22. Convivial
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Not moderate; excessive
Revolutionary
Sociable

23. Consecrated
Attacking verbally
Dedicated; made holy
Agreement
Not moderate; excessive

24. Arable

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25. Insular
Generous
Doubtful
Devaluing; criticizing
Narrow-minded

26. Inscrutable
An equal
Strong and sturdy
Presumed
Not easy to comprehend

27. Thwarted
Over-simplified
An equal
Revolutionary
Prevented

28. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Very bad
Revolutionary
Narrow-minded

29. Conciliatory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Can't be expressed in words
Seeking legal remedies
Praise

30. Advocate
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Shortage
Disasters
Support

31. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Supremely good
Practicality
Narrow-minded

32. Contagious
Neglectful
Blame; criticize
Passed on through touch; infectious
Shortage

33. Demonstrative
An equal
Proving right
Expressing emotion freely
Kindly; pampering

34. Nemesis
Practicality
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Fate - doom

35. Intermittent
Joining - speaking
Redness
On and off; not continuous
Very bad

36. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sociable
Suppressed
Doubtful

37. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking revenge
Concerned with thinking
Not moderate; excessive

38. Ineffable

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39. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Honor; honesty
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Devaluing; criticizing

40. Somber
Thick and sticky
Toadies; flatterers
Gloomy
Compulsory

41. Rhetoric
Persuasive language
Presumed
Experts with good taste/judgment
Disasters

42. Conflagration
Disasters
Big fire
Thick and sticky
Revolutionary

43. Idiosyncratic
On and off; not continuous
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Expensive
Very bad

44. Integrity
Over-simplified
Seeking legal remedies
Juicy
Honor; honesty

45. Steadfastness
Tone of voice
Juicy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Divided into two extremes

46. Animosity
Medicinal
Inspiring awe
Concerned with thinking
Hostility; hatred

47. Regressive
Disasters
Practicality
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

48. Consummate
Divided into two extremes
Dedicated; made holy
Supremely good
Tendency; leaning' predilection

49. Corpulence
An equal
Being fat
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Faithfulness; loyalty

50. Vindication
To cover
Of great importance
Proving right
Seeking revenge