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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Corpulence
Thick and sticky
Seeking money above all else
Harmful
Being fat

2. Integrity
Thick and sticky
Harmful
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Honor; honesty

3. Propensity

4. Prosaic
Medicinal
An equal
Tone of voice
Ordinary

5. Disparaging
Concerned with thinking
Seeking revenge
Thick and sticky
Critical

6. Cursory
Not moderate; excessive
Superficial
Cannot be tolerated
Tone of voice

7. Histrionic
Gloomy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Harmful
Too sweet; over sentimental

8. Eulogy
Praise
Gave moral lecture
Medicinal
To make legal; give approval to

9. Conciliatory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Prevented
Narrow-minded
Concerned with thinking

10. Dalliance
Seeking revenge
Narrow-minded
To cover
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

11. Concord
An equal
Wavered; hesitated
Agreement
Useless; waste of time and effort

12. Peer
Critical
Wavered; hesitated
An equal
Sociable

13. Succulent
Juicy
Redness
Superficial
Depth (of ideas/thought)

14. Depreciatory
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Devaluing; criticizing
Honor; honesty

15. Temporize
Faithfulness; loyalty
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Useless; waste of time and effort
Put off; procrastinate

16. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Being fat
Strong and sturdy
Passed on through touch; infectious

17. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Thorough; taking care of details
Can't be expressed in words
Sociable

18. Intonation
Faithfulness; loyalty
Toadies; flatterers
Tone of voice
In a commanding manner

19. Consummate
Worship; great praise
Supremely good
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Generous

20. Rhetoric
To cover
Wavered; hesitated
Persuasive language
Divided into two extremes

21. Profundity
Put off; procrastinate
Depth (of ideas/thought)
On and off; not continuous
Being fat

22. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Presumed
Too sweet; over sentimental
Neglectful

23. Shroud
Strong and sturdy
Not moderate; excessive
Supremely good
To cover

24. Litigious
Thick and sticky
Narrow-minded
Seeking legal remedies
Shortage

25. Compendious
Redness
Seeking revenge
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; eager

26. Treacly
Blame; criticize
To make legal; give approval to
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Too sweet; over sentimental

27. Presumptive
Presumed
Support
Thorough; eager
Cannot be tolerated

28. Thwarted
Prevented
Of great importance
Suppressed
Fair; wise

29. Conflagration
Fair and equal
Disasters
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Big fire

30. Pragmatism
Faithfulness; loyalty
Practicality
Generous
Superficial

31. Insufferable
Suppressed
Put off; procrastinate
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Cannot be tolerated

32. Polarized
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Thorough; taking care of details
To cover
Divided into two extremes

33. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Juicy
Put off; procrastinate

34. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Not easy to comprehend
Superficial
Sociable

35. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Can't be expressed in words
Harmful
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

36. Ineffable

37. Legitimate
Toadies; flatterers
Thorough; taking care of details
Thorough; eager
To make legal; give approval to

38. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Not moderate; excessive
Vague

39. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Presumed
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

40. Amiable
Doubtful
Dictator
Very bad
Friendly - lovable

41. Connoisseurs
Faithfulness; loyalty
Experts with good taste/judgment
Medicinal
Seeking money above all else

42. Quelled
Expressing care and concern
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Suppressed
Sulky

43. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Honor; honesty
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Attacking verbally

44. Bountiful
Generous
Something that makes better but does not cure
Over-simplified
Seeking money above all else

45. Articulation
Wavered; hesitated
Ordinary
Joining - speaking
Not easy to comprehend

46. Arable

47. Petulant
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sulky
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sociable

48. Boorishness
Toadies; flatterers
Supremely good
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Practicality

49. Toadies
Of great importance
Superficial
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Being fat

50. Autocrat
Supremely good
Hostility; hatred
Dictator
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way