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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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1. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Useless; waste of time and effort
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Generous

2. Radical
Revolutionary
Tone of voice
Harmful
Gave moral lecture

3. Treacly
Over-simplified
Juicy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Seeking legal remedies

4. Nemesis
Supremely good
Fate - doom
Thorough; eager
Tendency; leaning' predilection

5. Mandatory
Experts with good taste/judgment
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Compulsory
Devaluing; criticizing

6. Presumptive
Presumed
Not moderate; excessive
Being fat
Wavered; hesitated

7. Intemperate
Divided into two extremes
Disasters
Seeking legal remedies
Not moderate; excessive

8. Succulent
Sociable
Juicy
Doubtful
Compulsory

9. Insufferable
Faithfulness; loyalty
Prevented
Can't be expressed in words
Cannot be tolerated

10. Cerebral
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Concerned with thinking
In a commanding manner
Shortage

11. Steadfastness
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Dedicated; made holy
On and off; not continuous

12. Imperious
Can't be expressed in words
In a commanding manner
Doubtful
Divided into two extremes

13. Ineffable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Can't be expressed in words
Annoy
Critical

14. Quelled
Suppressed
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Annoy
On and off; not continuous

15. Profundity
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Dedicated; made holy
Not moderate; excessive
Depth (of ideas/thought)

16. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Inspiring awe
Seeking money above all else
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

17. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Not easy to comprehend
Persuasive language
Redness

18. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Harmful
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sulky

19. Idiosyncratic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Passed on through touch; infectious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Very bad

20. Vacillated
Wavered; hesitated
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Not easy to comprehend

21. Consummate
Supremely good
Neglectful
Depth (of ideas/thought)
An equal

22. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Persuasive language
Dictator

23. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Praise
Redness
Thorough; eager

24. Compendious
Compulsory
Disasters
Sulky
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

25. Contagious
Very bad
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Shortage
Passed on through touch; infectious

26. Rhetoric
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Persuasive language
Gloomy
Wavered; hesitated

27. Connoisseurs
Very bad
An equal
Experts with good taste/judgment
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

28. Adulation
To make legal; give approval to
Passed on through touch; infectious
Disasters
Worship; great praise

29. Lavish
Expensive
Praise
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Revolutionary

30. Dalliance
Expressing emotion freely
Gloomy
Fair; wise
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

31. Futile
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Gave moral lecture
Seeking legal remedies
Useless; waste of time and effort

32. Redolent
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Annoy
Praise

33. Reprehensible
Experts with good taste/judgment
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Very bad
Seeking legal remedies

34. Consecrated
Praise
Dedicated; made holy
Juicy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

35. Shroud
To make legal; give approval to
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Medicinal
To cover

36. Autocrat
Fair and equal
Dictator
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking legal remedies

37. Wistful
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Over-simplified

38. Sycophants
Expressing care and concern
Dictator
Thorough; eager
Toadies; flatterers

39. Palliative
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Juicy
Honor; honesty
Something that makes better but does not cure

40. Demonstrative
Fair; wise
To make legal; give approval to
Expressing emotion freely
Agreement

41. Conciliatory
Presumed
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Fair; wise
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

42. Dearth
Shortage
To make legal; give approval to
Divided into two extremes
Not easy to comprehend

43. Peer
Expressing care and concern
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
An equal

44. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Superficial
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

45. Momentous
Seeking money above all else
Redness
Of great importance
An equal

46. Insular
Cannot be tolerated
Suppressed
Narrow-minded
Generous

47. Solicitous
In a commanding manner
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expressing care and concern
Sulky

48. Corpulence
Prevented
Juicy
Being fat
Ordinary

49. Haranguing
Expressing care and concern
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Attacking verbally
Thorough; taking care of details

50. Ambiguous
Toadies; flatterers
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Vague
Narrow-minded

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