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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sycophants
Sociable
Toadies; flatterers
Attacking verbally
Bringing together; ending a dispute

2. Imperious
Praise
In a commanding manner
Wavered; hesitated
Strong and sturdy

3. Demonstrative
Fair and equal
Expressing emotion freely
Sociable
Medicinal

4. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Friendly - lovable
Being fat
Juicy

5. Litigious
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Annoy
Passed on through touch; infectious
Seeking legal remedies

6. Fastidious
Critical
Thorough; taking care of details
Presumed
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

7. Contagious
Useless; waste of time and effort
Fate - doom
Passed on through touch; infectious
Something that makes better but does not cure

8. Momentous
Medicinal
Of great importance
Being fat
Sociable

9. Intermittent
Something that makes better but does not cure
Gloomy
On and off; not continuous
Concerned with thinking

10. Ineffable

11. Deleterious
Sociable
Harmful
Useless; waste of time and effort
Put off; procrastinate

12. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
To cover
Being fat
Support

13. Solicitous
Prevented
Expressing care and concern
Doubtful
Shortage

14. Formidable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Inspiring awe
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

15. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Ordinary
Doubtful
Toadies; flatterers

16. Facile
Ordinary
Over-simplified
Expensive
Bringing together; ending a dispute

17. Insular
Something that makes better but does not cure
Compulsory
Wavered; hesitated
Narrow-minded

18. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Of great importance
Vague
Inspiring awe

19. Futile
In a commanding manner
Useless; waste of time and effort
Divided into two extremes
Praise

20. Lavish
Cannot be tolerated
Expensive
Blame; criticize
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

21. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Agreement

22. Dubious
Doubtful
Support
Harmful
Wavered; hesitated

23. Thwarted
Juicy
Prevented
Something that makes better but does not cure
Revolutionary

24. Dearth
An equal
Shortage
Being fat
Put off; procrastinate

25. Prosaic
Expressing care and concern
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Ordinary
Superficial

26. Bountiful
To make legal; give approval to
On and off; not continuous
Friendly - lovable
Generous

27. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Over-simplified
Seeking legal remedies
Tone of voice

28. Idiosyncratic
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Praise
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

29. Consecrated
Expressing care and concern
Thorough; eager
Fair and equal
Dedicated; made holy

30. Callous
Agreement
Joining - speaking
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Blame; criticize

31. Robust
Persuasive language
Practicality
Strong and sturdy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

32. Ambiguous
Vague
Too sweet; over sentimental
Kindly; pampering
Suppressed

33. Petulant
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Sulky
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Blame; criticize

34. Insufferable
Attacking verbally
Cannot be tolerated
Shortage
Big fire

35. Opacity
Agreement
Friendly - lovable
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Expressing emotion freely

36. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Thick and sticky
Support

37. Reprehensible
Very bad
Redness
Disasters
Fair and equal

38. Concord
Superficial
Of great importance
Agreement
Suppressed

39. Steadfastness
Inspiring awe
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Dedicated; made holy
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

40. Adulation
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Experts with good taste/judgment
Worship; great praise

41. Censure
Experts with good taste/judgment
Inspiring awe
Tone of voice
Blame; criticize

42. Legitimate
In a commanding manner
Put off; procrastinate
Can't be expressed in words
To make legal; give approval to

43. Intonation
Tone of voice
Practicality
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Generous

44. Eulogy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Praise
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Thorough; eager

45. Vindication
Fair and equal
Proving right
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Put off; procrastinate

46. Radical
Revolutionary
Not moderate; excessive
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Being fat

47. Propensity

48. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Useless; waste of time and effort
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Gloomy

49. Treacly
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Too sweet; over sentimental
On and off; not continuous
Not easy to comprehend

50. Pragmatism
Thorough; taking care of details
Very bad
Practicality
Honor; honesty