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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. Bountiful
Practicality
Generous
Strong and sturdy
Shortage

2. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Sociable
Thorough; eager

3. Judicious
Gloomy
Attacking verbally
Fair; wise
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

4. Vindictive
Faithfulness; loyalty
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Toadies; flatterers
Seeking revenge

5. Polarized
Harmful
Friendly - lovable
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Divided into two extremes

6. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Thorough; eager
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Expensive

7. Rhetoric
Suppressed
Persuasive language
To cover
Bringing together; ending a dispute

8. Nemesis
To make legal; give approval to
Blame; criticize
Compulsory
Fate - doom

9. Magnanimous
An equal
Being fat
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Presumed

10. Mandatory
Compulsory
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
An equal
Cannot be tolerated

11. Imperious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Narrow-minded
In a commanding manner
Hostility; hatred

12. Wistful
Inspiring awe
Revolutionary
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Practicality

13. Dearth
Neglectful
Shortage
Blame; criticize
Joining - speaking

14. Treacly
Practicality
To make legal; give approval to
Too sweet; over sentimental
Faithfulness; loyalty

15. Consecrated
Cannot be tolerated
Disasters
Presumed
Dedicated; made holy

16. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Joining - speaking
Narrow-minded
Superficial

17. Meticulous
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Thorough; taking care of details
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Too sweet; over sentimental

18. Pragmatism
Practicality
Expressing care and concern
Juicy
Superficial

19. Idiosyncratic
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

20. Formidable
Toadies; flatterers
Vague
Not moderate; excessive
Inspiring awe

21. Quelled
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Suppressed
An equal
Agreement

22. Haranguing
Honor; honesty
Attacking verbally
Fair and equal
Gloomy

23. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Very bad
Doubtful
Faithfulness; loyalty

24. Somber
Not moderate; excessive
Can't be expressed in words
Faithfulness; loyalty
Gloomy

25. Dalliance
Blame; criticize
Seeking revenge
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Redness

26. Vex
Support
Annoy
Expensive
Bringing together; ending a dispute

27. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Gloomy
Thick and sticky
Critical

28. Profundity
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Too sweet; over sentimental
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Worship; great praise

29. Reprehensible
Shortage
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Very bad
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

30. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Dictator
Practicality

31. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Over-simplified
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Seeking money above all else

32. Vacillated
Wavered; hesitated
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Praise
Harmful

33. Connoisseurs
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Inspiring awe
Experts with good taste/judgment
Tone of voice

34. Intemperate
Being fat
Not moderate; excessive
An equal
Not easy to comprehend

35. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Not moderate; excessive
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expensive

36. Concord
Redness
Agreement
Disasters
Suppressed

37. Arable

38. Conflagration
Big fire
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
An equal
Praise

39. Cerebral
Of great importance
Support
Concerned with thinking
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

40. Conciliatory
Seeking money above all else
Tone of voice
Fate - doom
Bringing together; ending a dispute

41. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Redness
Fair; wise
Lack of transparency; being opaque

42. Cursory
Praise
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Superficial
Very bad

43. Peer
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking money above all else
Juicy
An equal

44. Animosity
Revolutionary
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize

45. Corpulence
Expressing care and concern
Being fat
Not easy to comprehend
Thorough; taking care of details

46. Ambiguous
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Cannot be tolerated
Vague

47. Redolent
Supremely good
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize

48. Censure
Blame; criticize
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Persuasive language
Thorough; eager

49. Thwarted
Prevented
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Sociable

50. Consummate
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Fair and equal
To cover
Supremely good