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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consecrated
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Dedicated; made holy
Sulky
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

2. Fidelity
Being fat
Faithfulness; loyalty
Ordinary
Over-simplified

3. Arable

4. Advocate
Medicinal
Devaluing; criticizing
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Support

5. Idiosyncratic
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Strong and sturdy
Worship; great praise

6. Temporize
Agreement
Put off; procrastinate
Concerned with thinking
To cover

7. Wistful
Superficial
Can't be expressed in words
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

8. Callous
Seeking revenge
Narrow-minded
Too sweet; over sentimental
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

9. Radical
Cannot be tolerated
Experts with good taste/judgment
Revolutionary
Divided into two extremes

10. Prosaic
Gave moral lecture
Gloomy
Support
Ordinary

11. Articulation
Kindly; pampering
Something that makes better but does not cure
Persuasive language
Joining - speaking

12. Redolent
Juicy
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Dedicated; made holy
Supremely good

13. Propensity

14. Vex
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Annoy
Lack of transparency; being opaque

15. Facile
Annoy
Proving right
Honor; honesty
Over-simplified

16. Solicitous
Seeking revenge
Expressing care and concern
Redness
To cover

17. Sedulous
Presumed
Worship; great praise
Thorough; eager
Sulky

18. Demonstrative
Praise
Doubtful
Thorough; eager
Expressing emotion freely

19. Cerebral
Inspiring awe
Concerned with thinking
Sulky
Presumed

20. Connoisseurs
Thorough; eager
Shortage
Useless; waste of time and effort
Experts with good taste/judgment

21. Integrity
An equal
Honor; honesty
Passed on through touch; infectious
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

22. Sycophants
Harmful
Supremely good
Toadies; flatterers
Practicality

23. Conciliatory
Persuasive language
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Too sweet; over sentimental
Kindly; pampering

24. Momentous
Not easy to comprehend
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Not moderate; excessive
Of great importance

25. Palliative
Being fat
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Narrow-minded
Something that makes better but does not cure

26. Autocrat
Proving right
Dictator
Fair and equal
Friendly - lovable

27. Boorishness
Sociable
Expressing care and concern
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Worship; great praise

28. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Kindly; pampering

29. Legitimate
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Proving right
To make legal; give approval to

30. Presumptive
Harmful
Doubtful
Presumed
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

31. Rhetoric
Useless; waste of time and effort
Persuasive language
Experts with good taste/judgment
Suppressed

32. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Honor; honesty
Presumed
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

33. Treacly
Gave moral lecture
Expressing care and concern
Too sweet; over sentimental
Thorough; taking care of details

34. Magnanimous
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Faithfulness; loyalty
Depth (of ideas/thought)

35. Futile
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Useless; waste of time and effort
Critical

36. Dubious
Doubtful
Something that makes better but does not cure
Expressing care and concern
Worship; great praise

37. Reprehensible
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Very bad
Too sweet; over sentimental
Can't be expressed in words

38. Somber
Generous
Gloomy
Harmful
Very bad

39. Meticulous
Seeking revenge
Practicality
Thorough; taking care of details
Seeking money above all else

40. Ineffable

41. Vindication
Proving right
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Agreement
Worship; great praise

42. Censure
Neglectful
Blame; criticize
Kindly; pampering
Prevented

43. Equitable
Can't be expressed in words
In a commanding manner
Superficial
Fair and equal

44. Intonation
Fair; wise
Sociable
Tone of voice
Revolutionary

45. Floridity
Attacking verbally
Redness
Harmful
Juicy

46. Mercenary
Honor; honesty
Divided into two extremes
Seeking money above all else
Vague

47. Judicious
An equal
Fair; wise
Honor; honesty
Can't be expressed in words

48. Sermonized
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Gave moral lecture
Generous

49. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Cannot be tolerated
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Persuasive language

50. Indulgent
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Kindly; pampering
Medicinal
Too sweet; over sentimental