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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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1. Sycophants
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Of great importance
Toadies; flatterers
Put off; procrastinate

2. Succulent
Persuasive language
Juicy
Fair and equal
Harmful

3. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Friendly - lovable
Support
Shortage

4. Sedulous
Fair; wise
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Thorough; eager
Thick and sticky

5. Presumptive
Presumed
Cannot be tolerated
Very bad
Big fire

6. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Superficial
Blame; criticize
Not moderate; excessive

7. Censure
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Over-simplified
Put off; procrastinate
Blame; criticize

8. Boorishness
Honor; honesty
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Supremely good
Toadies; flatterers

9. Debacles
Disasters
Agreement
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Honor; honesty

10. Propensity
Doubtful
Dictator
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Tendency; leaning' predilection

11. Dalliance
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Thorough; taking care of details
Superficial
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

12. Conflagration
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Blame; criticize
Persuasive language
Big fire

13. Compendious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Compulsory
Not easy to comprehend

14. Intonation
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Very bad
Tone of voice
On and off; not continuous

15. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Honor; honesty
Worship; great praise
Being fat

16. Autocrat
Dictator
Proving right
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

17. Disparaging
Supremely good
Worship; great praise
Kindly; pampering
Critical

18. Peer
An equal
Agreement
Superficial
Friendly - lovable

19. Dearth
Doubtful
Seeking money above all else
Shortage
Practicality

20. Cerebral
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Concerned with thinking
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Harmful

21. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Attacking verbally
Disasters
Proving right

22. Lavish
Something that makes better but does not cure
Expensive
Compulsory
Neglectful

23. Arable
Seeking legal remedies
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Redness
Honor; honesty

24. Equitable
Juicy
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Proving right
Fair and equal

25. Eulogy
Fate - doom
Dedicated; made holy
On and off; not continuous
Praise

26. Corpulence
Being fat
Seeking revenge
Over-simplified
Not moderate; excessive

27. Petulant
Of great importance
Sulky
Medicinal
Dictator

28. Concord
Toadies; flatterers
Disasters
Agreement
Divided into two extremes

29. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Toadies; flatterers
Of great importance
Faithfulness; loyalty

30. Mandatory
Compulsory
Thorough; eager
Big fire
Gave moral lecture

31. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Supremely good
Fair and equal
Wavered; hesitated

32. Dubious
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Sociable
Doubtful
Expressing care and concern

33. Prosaic
Ordinary
Doubtful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Very bad

34. Bountiful
Tone of voice
Over-simplified
Prevented
Generous

35. Therapeutic
Proving right
Medicinal
Kindly; pampering
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

36. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Proving right
Experts with good taste/judgment

37. Depreciatory
Agreement
Concerned with thinking
On and off; not continuous
Devaluing; criticizing

38. Remiss
Neglectful
Annoy
Thorough; taking care of details
Not easy to comprehend

39. Vindication
Generous
Sociable
Proving right
Vague

40. Reprehensible
Very bad
Expensive
Strong and sturdy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

41. Pragmatism
Medicinal
Not moderate; excessive
Fair; wise
Practicality

42. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Blame; criticize
Medicinal
Redness

43. Integrity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Fair and equal
Suppressed
Honor; honesty

44. Adulation
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious
Worship; great praise
Blame; criticize

45. Palliative
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Dedicated; made holy
Something that makes better but does not cure
Of great importance

46. Judicious
Sulky
Strong and sturdy
Friendly - lovable
Fair; wise

47. Fidelity
Passed on through touch; infectious
Faithfulness; loyalty
Something that makes better but does not cure
Concerned with thinking

48. Mercenary
Inspiring awe
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Support
Seeking money above all else

49. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Seeking revenge
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Not easy to comprehend

50. Meticulous
Redness
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Gloomy
Thorough; taking care of details

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