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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. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Agreement
Faithfulness; loyalty
Praise

2. Profundity
Dictator
Too sweet; over sentimental
Concerned with thinking
Depth (of ideas/thought)

3. Consummate
On and off; not continuous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Being fat
Supremely good

4. Inscrutable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
On and off; not continuous
Gloomy
Not easy to comprehend

5. Ineffable

6. Autocrat
Support
Very bad
Hostility; hatred
Dictator

7. Ambiguous
Seeking money above all else
Vague
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Proving right

8. Futile
Very bad
In a commanding manner
Useless; waste of time and effort
Seeking money above all else

9. Solicitous
An equal
Expressing care and concern
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

10. Prosaic
Cannot be tolerated
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Seeking money above all else
Ordinary

11. Reprehensible
Critical
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Very bad

12. Corpulence
Worship; great praise
Suppressed
Being fat
Vague

13. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Presumed
Juicy

14. Succulent
Devaluing; criticizing
Expensive
Juicy
Very bad

15. Floridity
Expressing emotion freely
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Redness
Useless; waste of time and effort

16. Deleterious
Harmful
Dictator
Expressing emotion freely
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

17. Insular
Something that makes better but does not cure
Narrow-minded
Joining - speaking
Inspiring awe

18. Mandatory
Compulsory
Too sweet; over sentimental
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Thick and sticky

19. Fidelity
Fair; wise
Faithfulness; loyalty
Something that makes better but does not cure
Dedicated; made holy

20. Insufferable
On and off; not continuous
Can't be expressed in words
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Cannot be tolerated

21. Petulant
Disasters
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Thorough; taking care of details
Sulky

22. Polarized
Dictator
Divided into two extremes
In a commanding manner
Medicinal

23. Nemesis
Passed on through touch; infectious
Of great importance
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Fate - doom

24. Arable

25. Vindictive
Prevented
Fair and equal
Seeking revenge
Annoy

26. Lavish
Fair and equal
Too sweet; over sentimental
Expensive
Hostility; hatred

27. Viscous
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Thick and sticky
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Faithfulness; loyalty

28. Vex
Annoy
Thick and sticky
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Juicy

29. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Concerned with thinking
Thorough; eager
Sociable

30. Presumptive
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Presumed
Dictator
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

31. Censure
Very bad
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Redness
Blame; criticize

32. Bountiful
Strong and sturdy
Generous
Devaluing; criticizing
Tone of voice

33. Judicious
Sociable
Fair; wise
Thorough; taking care of details
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

34. Pragmatism
Of great importance
Juicy
Wavered; hesitated
Practicality

35. Rhetoric
Thorough; eager
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Persuasive language
Redness

36. Vindication
Useless; waste of time and effort
Proving right
Dedicated; made holy
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

37. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Juicy
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Suppressed

38. Compendious
Big fire
Divided into two extremes
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thick and sticky

39. Convivial
Supremely good
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sociable
Juicy

40. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Expensive
Narrow-minded

41. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Faithfulness; loyalty
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Harmful

42. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Of great importance
Disasters
Thorough; taking care of details

43. Remiss
Annoy
Divided into two extremes
Neglectful
Fair and equal

44. Somber
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Gloomy
An equal

45. Dalliance
Useless; waste of time and effort
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

46. Articulation
Sulky
Joining - speaking
Of great importance
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

47. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Practicality
Disasters
Seeking revenge

48. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Put off; procrastinate
Fair; wise
Presumed

49. Intonation
Supremely good
Tone of voice
Prevented
Strong and sturdy

50. Quelled
Suppressed
Being fat
Seeking revenge
Persuasive language