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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. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Critical

2. Momentous
Devaluing; criticizing
Lack of transparency; being opaque
To make legal; give approval to
Of great importance

3. Opacity
Medicinal
Compulsory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Toadies; flatterers

4. Temporize
Sulky
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Vague
Put off; procrastinate

5. Cursory
On and off; not continuous
Very bad
Suppressed
Superficial

6. Cerebral
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Thorough; eager
Concerned with thinking
Prevented

7. Palliative
Friendly - lovable
Revolutionary
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Something that makes better but does not cure

8. Amiable
Expressing care and concern
Friendly - lovable
Very bad
To cover

9. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Persuasive language
Thorough; taking care of details
Not moderate; excessive

10. Consummate
Joining - speaking
Sociable
Supremely good
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

11. Debacles
Harmful
Tone of voice
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Disasters

12. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Useless; waste of time and effort

13. Presumptive
Not easy to comprehend
Shortage
Concerned with thinking
Presumed

14. Fastidious
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
An equal
Very bad

15. Dubious
Not easy to comprehend
Doubtful
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Presumed

16. Advocate
Shortage
To cover
Supremely good
Support

17. Vex
Cannot be tolerated
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Annoy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

18. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Honor; honesty
Redness
Not moderate; excessive

19. Histrionic
Seeking money above all else
Concerned with thinking
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Expressing emotion freely

20. Eulogy
Presumed
Praise
Revolutionary
Critical

21. Sedulous
Gave moral lecture
Seeking legal remedies
Thorough; eager
Being fat

22. Contagious
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious
Tone of voice
Something that makes better but does not cure

23. Sycophants
Ordinary
Wavered; hesitated
Hostility; hatred
Toadies; flatterers

24. Propensity

25. Peer
To cover
An equal
Harmful
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

26. Mandatory
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Narrow-minded
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Compulsory

27. Toadies
Practicality
Devaluing; criticizing
Annoy
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

28. Intermittent
Fair and equal
On and off; not continuous
Generous
Suppressed

29. Pragmatism
Agreement
Practicality
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

30. Profundity
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Not moderate; excessive
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

31. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Persuasive language
Redness
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

32. Petulant
Harmful
Persuasive language
Sulky
Thorough; taking care of details

33. Dearth
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Honor; honesty
Shortage
Vague

34. Sermonized
Narrow-minded
Gave moral lecture
Worship; great praise
Tendency; leaning' predilection

35. Vindication
Practicality
Kindly; pampering
Proving right
Fair and equal

36. Ineffable

37. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Sulky
Expressing care and concern
Gloomy

38. Integrity
Superficial
Can't be expressed in words
Seeking money above all else
Honor; honesty

39. Haranguing
Harmful
Shortage
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Attacking verbally

40. Corpulence
Prevented
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Being fat
Presumed

41. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thick and sticky
Ordinary
Wavered; hesitated

42. Viscous
Strong and sturdy
Thick and sticky
Blame; criticize
Wavered; hesitated

43. Boorishness
In a commanding manner
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expensive
Expressing emotion freely

44. Equitable
Medicinal
Fair and equal
Praise
Prevented

45. Wistful
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize

46. Shroud
Practicality
To cover
Not moderate; excessive
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

47. Lavish
Honor; honesty
Expensive
Narrow-minded
Support

48. Steadfastness
Kindly; pampering
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Prevented

49. Adulation
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Worship; great praise
Expressing care and concern
Useless; waste of time and effort

50. Convivial
Over-simplified
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Of great importance
Sociable