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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. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Narrow-minded
Disasters
Neglectful

2. Presumptive
Presumed
Wavered; hesitated
Experts with good taste/judgment
Sulky

3. Somber
Sociable
Suppressed
Fair; wise
Gloomy

4. Dalliance
Inspiring awe
Gloomy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Critical

5. Radical
Faithfulness; loyalty
Revolutionary
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Of great importance

6. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Harmful
Fair and equal
To make legal; give approval to

7. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Vague
Can't be expressed in words

8. Fidelity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Being fat
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Blame; criticize

9. Connoisseurs
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
In a commanding manner
Experts with good taste/judgment
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

10. Boorishness
Divided into two extremes
Friendly - lovable
Sulky
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

11. Vex
Annoy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Wavered; hesitated
Fate - doom

12. Censure
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expensive
Can't be expressed in words
Blame; criticize

13. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Not easy to comprehend
Divided into two extremes
On and off; not continuous

14. Judicious
Gloomy
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fair; wise
Gave moral lecture

15. Eulogy
Praise
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Attacking verbally
Friendly - lovable

16. Intemperate
Joining - speaking
Not easy to comprehend
Not moderate; excessive
Doubtful

17. Advocate
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Vague
Support
Not easy to comprehend

18. Temporize
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Put off; procrastinate
Not moderate; excessive
Superficial

19. Propensity

20. Bountiful
Devaluing; criticizing
In a commanding manner
Prevented
Generous

21. Pragmatism
Tone of voice
Fair; wise
Passed on through touch; infectious
Practicality

22. Ineffable

23. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Friendly - lovable
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

24. Prosaic
Passed on through touch; infectious
Ordinary
Expensive
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

25. Momentous
Of great importance
Critical
Wavered; hesitated
Strong and sturdy

26. Disparaging
Critical
Not moderate; excessive
Annoy
Seeking legal remedies

27. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Worship; great praise
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Suppressed

28. Convivial
Sociable
Superficial
Redness
Supremely good

29. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Joining - speaking

30. Redolent
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Proving right
Neglectful

31. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Support
Critical
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

32. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Disasters
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Thorough; eager

33. Sycophants
Big fire
Blame; criticize
Dictator
Toadies; flatterers

34. Wistful
Kindly; pampering
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Practicality
Strong and sturdy

35. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Hostility; hatred
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

36. Petulant
Sulky
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thick and sticky
Concerned with thinking

37. Cerebral
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Concerned with thinking
Dictator
Annoy

38. Consecrated
Support
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Dedicated; made holy
Revolutionary

39. Mandatory
Compulsory
Medicinal
Annoy
Over-simplified

40. Vindictive
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
To cover
Compulsory
Seeking revenge

41. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Practicality
Too sweet; over sentimental
Seeking revenge

42. Profundity
Hostility; hatred
Practicality
Experts with good taste/judgment
Depth (of ideas/thought)

43. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Experts with good taste/judgment
Generous
Being fat

44. Therapeutic
Neglectful
Compulsory
Not moderate; excessive
Medicinal

45. Inscrutable
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Not easy to comprehend
Passed on through touch; infectious
Neglectful

46. Mercenary
Over-simplified
Inspiring awe
Put off; procrastinate
Seeking money above all else

47. Shroud
Divided into two extremes
Attacking verbally
To cover
Kindly; pampering

48. Articulation
Can't be expressed in words
Joining - speaking
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

49. Lavish
Faithfulness; loyalty
Expensive
Seeking money above all else
Doubtful

50. Ambiguous
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Dedicated; made holy
An equal
Vague