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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. Legitimate
Big fire
To make legal; give approval to
Neglectful
Juicy

2. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Annoy
Persuasive language
Wavered; hesitated

3. Rhetoric
Worship; great praise
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Persuasive language

4. Insufferable
Expensive
Cannot be tolerated
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Redness

5. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Supremely good
Praise
Lack of transparency; being opaque

6. Connoisseurs
Experts with good taste/judgment
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Generous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

7. Lavish
Kindly; pampering
Seeking money above all else
In a commanding manner
Expensive

8. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
To cover
Fair; wise
Thick and sticky

9. Reprehensible
In a commanding manner
Very bad
Over-simplified
Suppressed

10. Mandatory
Very bad
Compulsory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Medicinal

11. Vindictive
Expensive
Seeking revenge
In a commanding manner
Dictator

12. Intemperate
Thick and sticky
Inspiring awe
Worship; great praise
Not moderate; excessive

13. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Prevented
Agreement
Blame; criticize

14. Meticulous
To cover
Thorough; taking care of details
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

15. Advocate
Fate - doom
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Redness
Support

16. Sermonized
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Persuasive language
Gave moral lecture
Depth (of ideas/thought)

17. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Presumed
Superficial

18. Autocrat
Presumed
Thorough; eager
Dictator
Very bad

19. Litigious
Seeking revenge
Proving right
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Seeking legal remedies

20. Prosaic
Ordinary
Practicality
Agreement
Too sweet; over sentimental

21. Articulation
Attacking verbally
Presumed
Joining - speaking
Honor; honesty

22. Ambiguous
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
An equal
Vague
Faithfulness; loyalty

23. Sedulous
Concerned with thinking
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Seeking money above all else
Thorough; eager

24. Insular
Narrow-minded
Toadies; flatterers
To cover
Bringing together; ending a dispute

25. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Praise
Seeking revenge
Useless; waste of time and effort

26. Robust
Ordinary
Strong and sturdy
Compulsory
Support

27. Integrity
Generous
Experts with good taste/judgment
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Honor; honesty

28. Remiss
Seeking revenge
Attacking verbally
Neglectful
Tone of voice

29. Peer
Gloomy
Narrow-minded
Big fire
An equal

30. Concord
Fair; wise
Agreement
Attacking verbally
Ordinary

31. Solicitous
Sociable
Concerned with thinking
Expressing care and concern
Thick and sticky

32. Cursory
Superficial
Seeking money above all else
In a commanding manner
Agreement

33. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Agreement
On and off; not continuous
Gave moral lecture

34. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Critical
Expressing emotion freely
Fair; wise

35. Shroud
Disasters
Hostility; hatred
Of great importance
To cover

36. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking money above all else

37. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Sociable
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Faithfulness; loyalty

38. Equitable
Fair and equal
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Gave moral lecture
Harmful

39. Toadies
Neglectful
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Compulsory

40. Intermittent
Being fat
On and off; not continuous
Agreement
Passed on through touch; infectious

41. Cerebral
Practicality
Concerned with thinking
Faithfulness; loyalty
Neglectful

42. Somber
Gloomy
Can't be expressed in words
To cover
Not easy to comprehend

43. Treacly
Shortage
Compulsory
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Too sweet; over sentimental

44. Corpulence
Annoy
Strong and sturdy
Being fat
Seeking legal remedies

45. Adulation
Toadies; flatterers
Put off; procrastinate
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Worship; great praise

46. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Suppressed
Thorough; eager
Vague

47. Formidable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Dictator
Inspiring awe
Medicinal

48. Demonstrative
Divided into two extremes
Ordinary
Vague
Expressing emotion freely

49. Profundity
Blame; criticize
Expressing emotion freely
Concerned with thinking
Depth (of ideas/thought)

50. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Doubtful
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Fair; wise