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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. Palliative
Cannot be tolerated
Something that makes better but does not cure
Thick and sticky
Redness

2. Insufferable
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Expensive
Superficial
Cannot be tolerated

3. Therapeutic
Fair and equal
Something that makes better but does not cure
Medicinal
Superficial

4. Thwarted
In a commanding manner
Suppressed
Prevented
Big fire

5. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Neglectful
Expensive

6. Wistful
Friendly - lovable
Experts with good taste/judgment
Practicality
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

7. Peer
Hostility; hatred
Fair; wise
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
An equal

8. Remiss
Dictator
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Prevented
Neglectful

9. Demonstrative
Neglectful
Expressing emotion freely
Big fire
Not easy to comprehend

10. Facile
Over-simplified
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sociable
Dedicated; made holy

11. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Shortage

12. Autocrat
Big fire
Dictator
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Devaluing; criticizing

13. Sycophants
Friendly - lovable
Toadies; flatterers
Agreement
Joining - speaking

14. Dearth
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fair and equal
Put off; procrastinate
Shortage

15. Fidelity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thick and sticky
Vague
Lack of transparency; being opaque

16. Vacillated
Expressing care and concern
Useless; waste of time and effort
Wavered; hesitated
Attacking verbally

17. Solicitous
Thick and sticky
Expressing care and concern
Dictator
Sulky

18. Judicious
Fair; wise
Presumed
Divided into two extremes
Faithfulness; loyalty

19. Shroud
To cover
Gloomy
Agreement
Big fire

20. Disparaging
Critical
Practicality
Juicy
Annoy

21. Censure
Blame; criticize
Narrow-minded
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Gloomy

22. Viscous
Vague
Strong and sturdy
Thick and sticky
Something that makes better but does not cure

23. Petulant
Gave moral lecture
Sulky
Very bad
Honor; honesty

24. Consecrated
Friendly - lovable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Dedicated; made holy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

25. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Seeking legal remedies
Disasters
Concerned with thinking

26. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Wavered; hesitated
Divided into two extremes
Fate - doom

27. Concord
Agreement
Big fire
Devaluing; criticizing
Useless; waste of time and effort

28. Eulogy
Hostility; hatred
Praise
Seeking revenge
Being fat

29. Sedulous
Divided into two extremes
Thorough; taking care of details
Thorough; eager
Narrow-minded

30. Lavish
Honor; honesty
Expensive
Over-simplified
Toadies; flatterers

31. Nemesis
Dictator
Fate - doom
Sociable
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

32. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Strong and sturdy
Dedicated; made holy
Fair and equal

33. Imperious
On and off; not continuous
Inspiring awe
In a commanding manner
Fate - doom

34. Vindication
Proving right
Over-simplified
Fate - doom
Seeking legal remedies

35. Cerebral
Dedicated; made holy
Concerned with thinking
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Tone of voice

36. Convivial
To make legal; give approval to
Suppressed
Sociable
Gloomy

37. Treacly
Supremely good
Not moderate; excessive
Too sweet; over sentimental
Tone of voice

38. Conflagration
Kindly; pampering
Presumed
Generous
Big fire

39. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
On and off; not continuous
Compulsory
Narrow-minded

40. Regressive
Dictator
Not moderate; excessive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Superficial

41. Articulation
Attacking verbally
Expressing emotion freely
Joining - speaking
Fate - doom

42. Magnanimous
Gave moral lecture
Expressing care and concern
Divided into two extremes
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

43. Depreciatory
To cover
Friendly - lovable
Devaluing; criticizing
Superficial

44. Toadies
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Blame; criticize
On and off; not continuous

45. Quelled
Big fire
Supremely good
Suppressed
Fate - doom

46. Insular
Expressing emotion freely
Can't be expressed in words
Narrow-minded
Not moderate; excessive

47. Intermittent
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Narrow-minded
On and off; not continuous
To cover

48. Deleterious
Fair; wise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Practicality
Harmful

49. Radical
Compulsory
Dedicated; made holy
Superficial
Revolutionary

50. Prosaic
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Big fire
Ordinary