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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Legitimate
Experts with good taste/judgment
To make legal; give approval to
Of great importance
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

2. Cursory
Superficial
Supremely good
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Seeking money above all else

3. Quelled
Big fire
Seeking revenge
On and off; not continuous
Suppressed

4. Concord
Agreement
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Devaluing; criticizing

5. Dubious
Fair and equal
Passed on through touch; infectious
Blame; criticize
Doubtful

6. Autocrat
Expressing emotion freely
Critical
Dictator
Prevented

7. Remiss
Neglectful
Hostility; hatred
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Shortage

8. Consecrated
Compulsory
Gave moral lecture
Dedicated; made holy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

9. Articulation
Passed on through touch; infectious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Joining - speaking

10. Profundity
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Dictator
Not easy to comprehend

11. Callous
Support
Neglectful
Dedicated; made holy
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

12. Toadies
Dedicated; made holy
To make legal; give approval to
Concerned with thinking
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

13. Facile
Over-simplified
Inspiring awe
Expressing emotion freely
Depth (of ideas/thought)

14. Mandatory
An equal
Compulsory
Praise
Not easy to comprehend

15. Momentous
Divided into two extremes
Sociable
Of great importance
Put off; procrastinate

16. Nemesis
On and off; not continuous
Fate - doom
Superficial
Supremely good

17. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Expensive
Persuasive language
Presumed

18. Vindictive
Neglectful
Seeking revenge
Can't be expressed in words
Supremely good

19. Depreciatory
Vague
Put off; procrastinate
On and off; not continuous
Devaluing; criticizing

20. Succulent
Juicy
Redness
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; eager

21. Demonstrative
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Over-simplified
Expressing emotion freely
Put off; procrastinate

22. Connoisseurs
Wavered; hesitated
Over-simplified
Experts with good taste/judgment
Neglectful

23. Imperious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Bringing together; ending a dispute
In a commanding manner
On and off; not continuous

24. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Vague
Thick and sticky
Strong and sturdy

25. Conflagration
Tone of voice
Passed on through touch; infectious
Big fire
Thorough; eager

26. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Sulky
Narrow-minded

27. Prosaic
Thorough; eager
Ordinary
Big fire
Fair; wise

28. Reprehensible
Joining - speaking
Blame; criticize
Suppressed
Very bad

29. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Big fire
Presumed
Redness

30. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Ordinary
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Superficial

31. Ambiguous
Expensive
Harmful
Vague
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

32. Deleterious
Gave moral lecture
Harmful
Praise
Thorough; eager

33. Presumptive
Presumed
Of great importance
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Seeking revenge

34. Insufferable
Friendly - lovable
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Cannot be tolerated
Suppressed

35. Formidable
Agreement
Compulsory
Inspiring awe
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

36. Polarized
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Divided into two extremes
Wavered; hesitated
Annoy

37. Robust
Put off; procrastinate
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Too sweet; over sentimental
Strong and sturdy

38. Therapeutic
On and off; not continuous
Medicinal
Strong and sturdy
Revolutionary

39. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Annoy
Dedicated; made holy
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

40. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Practicality
Toadies; flatterers
Medicinal

41. Shroud
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Practicality
To cover

42. Petulant
Worship; great praise
Sulky
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

43. Compendious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Persuasive language
Juicy
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

44. Conciliatory
Seeking legal remedies
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Revolutionary
Shortage

45. Palliative
Medicinal
Something that makes better but does not cure
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Kindly; pampering

46. Floridity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Narrow-minded
Medicinal
Redness

47. Disparaging
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
To cover
Critical

48. Integrity
Divided into two extremes
Honor; honesty
Dedicated; made holy
Juicy

49. Haranguing
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Big fire
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Attacking verbally

50. Lavish
Too sweet; over sentimental
Expensive
Cannot be tolerated
Hostility; hatred