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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. Ambiguous
Superficial
Experts with good taste/judgment
Vague
Shortage
2. Ineffable
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3. Intemperate
Fair and equal
Not moderate; excessive
Useless; waste of time and effort
Joining - speaking
4. Conflagration
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Hostility; hatred
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Big fire
5. Sycophants
Fair and equal
Fate - doom
Sulky
Toadies; flatterers
6. Boorishness
Gloomy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Something that makes better but does not cure
Neglectful
7. Peer
Juicy
Sulky
Practicality
An equal
8. Futile
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Divided into two extremes
Useless; waste of time and effort
Prevented
9. Amiable
Persuasive language
Support
Tone of voice
Friendly - lovable
10. Opacity
Of great importance
Honor; honesty
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Expensive
11. Vindictive
Dictator
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Persuasive language
Seeking revenge
12. Eulogy
Dedicated; made holy
Redness
Agreement
Praise
13. Temporize
Strong and sturdy
Cannot be tolerated
Put off; procrastinate
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
14. Bountiful
Tone of voice
Generous
In a commanding manner
Disasters
15. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Sociable
Doubtful
Being fat
16. Toadies
Fate - doom
Generous
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Supremely good
17. Insufferable
Too sweet; over sentimental
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Passed on through touch; infectious
Cannot be tolerated
18. Remiss
Neglectful
To cover
Blame; criticize
Kindly; pampering
19. Petulant
Critical
Sulky
Dictator
Strong and sturdy
20. Palliative
Big fire
Something that makes better but does not cure
Expensive
Suppressed
21. Connoisseurs
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Being fat
Experts with good taste/judgment
22. Presumptive
Practicality
Compulsory
Presumed
Too sweet; over sentimental
23. Cursory
Expensive
Vague
Superficial
Too sweet; over sentimental
24. Conciliatory
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Divided into two extremes
Suppressed
Bringing together; ending a dispute
25. Floridity
Tone of voice
Experts with good taste/judgment
Strong and sturdy
Redness
26. Wistful
Put off; procrastinate
Agreement
Wavered; hesitated
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
27. Animosity
To make legal; give approval to
Can't be expressed in words
Faithfulness; loyalty
Hostility; hatred
28. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Expensive
Honor; honesty
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
29. Rhetoric
Not easy to comprehend
Doubtful
Persuasive language
Expressing emotion freely
30. Consecrated
Friendly - lovable
On and off; not continuous
Over-simplified
Dedicated; made holy
31. Debacles
Practicality
Compulsory
Shortage
Disasters
32. Prosaic
Seeking money above all else
Ordinary
Thorough; eager
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
33. Imperious
Thick and sticky
In a commanding manner
Praise
Agreement
34. Fastidious
Gloomy
Expressing care and concern
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Thorough; taking care of details
35. Haranguing
Wavered; hesitated
Attacking verbally
Not moderate; excessive
Presumed
36. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Too sweet; over sentimental
Presumed
Can't be expressed in words
37. Equitable
Fair and equal
Something that makes better but does not cure
Gloomy
Useless; waste of time and effort
38. Steadfastness
Something that makes better but does not cure
In a commanding manner
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sociable
39. Cerebral
Persuasive language
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Harmful
Concerned with thinking
40. Somber
Joining - speaking
Prevented
Sociable
Gloomy
41. Arable
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42. Lavish
Expensive
Dictator
Divided into two extremes
Gloomy
43. Consummate
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Practicality
Supremely good
44. Insular
Agreement
Narrow-minded
Gave moral lecture
Inspiring awe
45. Dubious
Gloomy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Proving right
Doubtful
46. Advocate
Juicy
Sulky
Support
Attacking verbally
47. Shroud
Being fat
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Tendency; leaning' predilection
To cover
48. Convivial
Very bad
Sociable
Hostility; hatred
Dictator
49. Viscous
Useless; waste of time and effort
Thick and sticky
Too sweet; over sentimental
Worship; great praise
50. Profundity
Not easy to comprehend
Agreement
Seeking legal remedies
Depth (of ideas/thought)