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SAT Vocab 2010 2011
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer
50
questions in
15 minutes
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Inscrutable
Suppressed
Ordinary
Not easy to comprehend
Practicality
2. Quelled
Agreement
Seeking revenge
Redness
Suppressed
3. Mandatory
Expressing emotion freely
Compulsory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Very bad
4. Connoisseurs
Not easy to comprehend
Experts with good taste/judgment
Not moderate; excessive
Seeking legal remedies
5. Ineffable
6. Judicious
Seeking legal remedies
Sociable
Fair; wise
Fate - doom
7. Boorishness
Tone of voice
Of great importance
Prevented
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
8. Dearth
Shortage
Tone of voice
Inspiring awe
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
9. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
10. Haranguing
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Attacking verbally
Toadies; flatterers
Generous
11. Callous
Not moderate; excessive
Shortage
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
12. Dalliance
Dictator
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Useless; waste of time and effort
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
13. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Superficial
Devaluing; criticizing
Attacking verbally
14. Floridity
An equal
Of great importance
Critical
Redness
15. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
An equal
16. Idiosyncratic
Attacking verbally
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Can't be expressed in words
17. Futile
Cannot be tolerated
Sociable
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
18. Shroud
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Critical
To cover
Juicy
19. Compendious
Experts with good taste/judgment
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very bad
Kindly; pampering
20. Contagious
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious
21. Bountiful
In a commanding manner
Over-simplified
Seeking money above all else
Generous
22. Vacillated
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Devaluing; criticizing
Wavered; hesitated
Gloomy
23. Articulation
Expressing emotion freely
Honor; honesty
Joining - speaking
Put off; procrastinate
24. Equitable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Friendly - lovable
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Fair and equal
25. Amiable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
To cover
Friendly - lovable
Medicinal
26. Petulant
Narrow-minded
Being fat
Sulky
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
27. Propensity
28. Consummate
Can't be expressed in words
Supremely good
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Shortage
29. Steadfastness
On and off; not continuous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Disasters
30. Prosaic
Inspiring awe
Toadies; flatterers
Neglectful
Ordinary
31. Disparaging
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Critical
Inspiring awe
Cannot be tolerated
32. Formidable
On and off; not continuous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thick and sticky
Inspiring awe
33. Depreciatory
Sulky
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Devaluing; criticizing
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
34. Regressive
Honor; honesty
Gave moral lecture
Generous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
35. Vex
Not easy to comprehend
Annoy
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Being fat
36. Corpulence
Being fat
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Very bad
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
37. Profundity
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
38. Adulation
Faithfulness; loyalty
Toadies; flatterers
Worship; great praise
Passed on through touch; infectious
39. Treacly
To cover
Gave moral lecture
Too sweet; over sentimental
Experts with good taste/judgment
40. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Thick and sticky
Gloomy
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
41. Toadies
Vague
Presumed
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Suppressed
42. Sycophants
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Toadies; flatterers
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Fair and equal
43. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Big fire
Sociable
Proving right
44. Deleterious
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Harmful
Sulky
Very bad
45. Insufferable
Faithfulness; loyalty
Cannot be tolerated
Tone of voice
Fair and equal
46. Rhetoric
Honor; honesty
Persuasive language
Prevented
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
47. Convivial
Big fire
Expressing care and concern
Critical
Sociable
48. Insular
Narrow-minded
Praise
Thorough; taking care of details
Gloomy
49. Meticulous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thorough; taking care of details
Gave moral lecture
Annoy
50. Remiss
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Neglectful
Toadies; flatterers
Dedicated; made holy