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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. Articulation
Neglectful
To cover
Joining - speaking
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

2. Boorishness
Not moderate; excessive
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
To make legal; give approval to

3. Consummate
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Agreement
Supremely good
Hostility; hatred

4. Animosity
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Hostility; hatred
Attacking verbally
Suppressed

5. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Divided into two extremes
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Vague

6. Amiable
Thorough; eager
Fate - doom
Sulky
Friendly - lovable

7. Adulation
Inspiring awe
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Worship; great praise
Bringing together; ending a dispute

8. Palliative
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Something that makes better but does not cure
Dedicated; made holy
Too sweet; over sentimental

9. Ineffable

10. Indulgent
Faithfulness; loyalty
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Kindly; pampering
Too sweet; over sentimental

11. Intonation
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Tone of voice
Being fat
Seeking money above all else

12. Legitimate
Vague
Expressing emotion freely
Inspiring awe
To make legal; give approval to

13. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Expressing emotion freely
Something that makes better but does not cure
Proving right

14. Robust
Friendly - lovable
Put off; procrastinate
Strong and sturdy
Of great importance

15. Magnanimous
Seeking revenge
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

16. Equitable
Fair; wise
Can't be expressed in words
Fair and equal
Disasters

17. Haranguing
Redness
Attacking verbally
Thorough; eager
Toadies; flatterers

18. Lavish
Expensive
Juicy
Joining - speaking
Agreement

19. Judicious
Sociable
Fair; wise
Medicinal
Practicality

20. Autocrat
Dictator
Strong and sturdy
Expressing care and concern
Concerned with thinking

21. Contagious
Agreement
Passed on through touch; infectious
Joining - speaking
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

22. Quelled
Tone of voice
Suppressed
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Support

23. Demonstrative
Support
Expressing emotion freely
Seeking revenge
To make legal; give approval to

24. Treacly
Doubtful
Too sweet; over sentimental
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Tendency; leaning' predilection

25. Momentous
Honor; honesty
Of great importance
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Faithfulness; loyalty

26. Idiosyncratic
Being fat
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

27. Concord
Tone of voice
Agreement
Prevented
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

28. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Agreement
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Thorough; taking care of details

29. Fastidious
To make legal; give approval to
Superficial
Strong and sturdy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

30. Sermonized
Critical
Honor; honesty
Gave moral lecture
Too sweet; over sentimental

31. Toadies
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Prevented
Worship; great praise
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

32. Wistful
Practicality
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Dictator
Hostility; hatred

33. Insufferable
Shortage
Vague
Cannot be tolerated
Fair; wise

34. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Cannot be tolerated
Dedicated; made holy
To cover

35. Conciliatory
Toadies; flatterers
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Hostility; hatred
Juicy

36. Nemesis
Not easy to comprehend
Juicy
Proving right
Fate - doom

37. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Expressing emotion freely
Joining - speaking
Bringing together; ending a dispute

38. Solicitous
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Expressing care and concern
Suppressed
Medicinal

39. Inscrutable
An equal
Prevented
Not easy to comprehend
Can't be expressed in words

40. Vacillated
Blame; criticize
Concerned with thinking
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Wavered; hesitated

41. Reprehensible
Practicality
On and off; not continuous
Praise
Very bad

42. Bountiful
Seeking revenge
Vague
Generous
Kindly; pampering

43. Arable

44. Mandatory
Seeking revenge
Too sweet; over sentimental
Compulsory
Experts with good taste/judgment

45. Convivial
Put off; procrastinate
Sociable
Strong and sturdy
Presumed

46. Censure
Dictator
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Blame; criticize
Seeking revenge

47. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Gloomy
Inspiring awe
Superficial

48. Cursory
Presumed
Superficial
Put off; procrastinate
Ordinary

49. Dubious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fate - doom
Doubtful
Praise

50. Shroud
Generous
To cover
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Attacking verbally