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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. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Support
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Tendency; leaning' predilection

2. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Faithfulness; loyalty
Expensive
Superficial

3. Temporize
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Put off; procrastinate
Not moderate; excessive
Hostility; hatred

4. Litigious
Worship; great praise
Seeking legal remedies
Proving right
To cover

5. Sycophants
Expensive
Toadies; flatterers
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Lack of transparency; being opaque

6. Pragmatism
Experts with good taste/judgment
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Practicality
Fair; wise

7. Fidelity
Compulsory
Faithfulness; loyalty
Divided into two extremes
Narrow-minded

8. Floridity
Thick and sticky
Redness
Vague
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

9. Boorishness
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Thorough; eager
Not easy to comprehend

10. Petulant
Expensive
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sulky

11. Vex
Annoy
Dictator
Being fat
Dedicated; made holy

12. Eulogy
Support
Honor; honesty
Praise
Presumed

13. Arable

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14. Consecrated
Very bad
Experts with good taste/judgment
Annoy
Dedicated; made holy

15. Judicious
Compulsory
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fair; wise

16. Fastidious
Useless; waste of time and effort
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Hostility; hatred
Put off; procrastinate

17. Consummate
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details
Expressing care and concern

18. Reprehensible
Practicality
Very bad
To cover
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

19. Dalliance
Generous
Hostility; hatred
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

20. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Faithfulness; loyalty
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Suppressed

21. Concord
On and off; not continuous
Agreement
Passed on through touch; infectious
To cover

22. Corpulence
Friendly - lovable
To cover
Not moderate; excessive
Being fat

23. Redolent
Too sweet; over sentimental
Compulsory
Can't be expressed in words
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

24. Depreciatory
Thorough; taking care of details
Devaluing; criticizing
In a commanding manner
Something that makes better but does not cure

25. Equitable
Fair and equal
An equal
Expressing emotion freely
Fate - doom

26. Facile
Compulsory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Worship; great praise
Over-simplified

27. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Tone of voice
Being fat
Faithfulness; loyalty

28. Intonation
Redness
Tone of voice
Thorough; taking care of details
Bringing together; ending a dispute

29. Vacillated
Of great importance
Wavered; hesitated
Practicality
Bringing together; ending a dispute

30. Conflagration
Thorough; taking care of details
Big fire
Something that makes better but does not cure
Not moderate; excessive

31. Regressive
Fair; wise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
To cover
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

32. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Redness
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Blame; criticize

33. Treacly
Concerned with thinking
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Shortage
Too sweet; over sentimental

34. Lavish
Expensive
To make legal; give approval to
Presumed
Tone of voice

35. Intemperate
Fair and equal
Not moderate; excessive
Blame; criticize
Practicality

36. Dearth
Inspiring awe
Agreement
Of great importance
Shortage

37. Propensity

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38. Palliative
Too sweet; over sentimental
Something that makes better but does not cure
To cover
Gave moral lecture

39. Bountiful
Something that makes better but does not cure
Faithfulness; loyalty
On and off; not continuous
Generous

40. Presumptive
Sulky
Prevented
Not easy to comprehend
Presumed

41. Remiss
Critical
Neglectful
Can't be expressed in words
Expressing emotion freely

42. Vindication
Proving right
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Ordinary
Redness

43. Wistful
To make legal; give approval to
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque

44. Sermonized
Annoy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Gave moral lecture
Support

45. Contagious
On and off; not continuous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Disasters
Kindly; pampering

46. Vindictive
Gave moral lecture
On and off; not continuous
Seeking revenge
Hostility; hatred

47. Formidable
Seeking revenge
Supremely good
On and off; not continuous
Inspiring awe

48. Integrity
Doubtful
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Honor; honesty

49. Dubious
Doubtful
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fair; wise
Disasters

50. Insufferable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very bad
Experts with good taste/judgment
Cannot be tolerated