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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. Redolent
Attacking verbally
Too sweet; over sentimental
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment

2. Boorishness
Vague
Revolutionary
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

3. Regressive
Support
Juicy
Medicinal
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

4. Vacillated
Fair and equal
Tone of voice
Prevented
Wavered; hesitated

5. Disparaging
Harmful
Hostility; hatred
Neglectful
Critical

6. Litigious
Tone of voice
Seeking legal remedies
Joining - speaking
Fair and equal

7. Insular
In a commanding manner
Narrow-minded
Persuasive language
Medicinal

8. Conciliatory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Something that makes better but does not cure
Superficial
Prevented

9. Demonstrative
Very bad
Sociable
Persuasive language
Expressing emotion freely

10. Nemesis
Thick and sticky
Fate - doom
Friendly - lovable
Medicinal

11. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Being fat
Gave moral lecture

12. Debacles
Disasters
Concerned with thinking
Toadies; flatterers
Juicy

13. Prosaic
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Neglectful
Blame; criticize
Ordinary

14. Treacly
Can't be expressed in words
Juicy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

15. Remiss
Doubtful
Neglectful
Shortage
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

16. Fastidious
Prevented
Very bad
Sulky
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

17. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Thorough; eager
Disasters

18. Ambiguous
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Fate - doom
Vague

19. Legitimate
Generous
Blame; criticize
Dedicated; made holy
To make legal; give approval to

20. Bountiful
Harmful
Shortage
Can't be expressed in words
Generous

21. Propensity

22. Idiosyncratic
Disasters
Dictator
Blame; criticize
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

23. Sycophants
Toadies; flatterers
To cover
Gave moral lecture
Not moderate; excessive

24. Articulation
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Joining - speaking
Can't be expressed in words
Juicy

25. Somber
Compulsory
Generous
Gloomy
Disasters

26. Fidelity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Being fat
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Big fire

27. Petulant
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sulky
Doubtful
Seeking money above all else

28. Momentous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Not moderate; excessive
Of great importance
Fair and equal

29. Futile
Faithfulness; loyalty
Hostility; hatred
Ordinary
Useless; waste of time and effort

30. Equitable
Dedicated; made holy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fair and equal
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

31. Sermonized
Hostility; hatred
Gave moral lecture
Can't be expressed in words
Generous

32. Facile
Over-simplified
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Friendly - lovable
Presumed

33. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Gave moral lecture
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

34. Insufferable
Fair; wise
Cannot be tolerated
Prevented
Fate - doom

35. Opacity
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Harmful

36. Viscous
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Thick and sticky
Critical
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

37. Intermittent
Praise
Seeking money above all else
Kindly; pampering
On and off; not continuous

38. Sedulous
Inspiring awe
Tone of voice
Disasters
Thorough; eager

39. Concord
Not moderate; excessive
Agreement
An equal
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

40. Autocrat
Dictator
Inspiring awe
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Sociable

41. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Experts with good taste/judgment

42. Judicious
Not moderate; excessive
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Persuasive language
Fair; wise

43. Therapeutic
Worship; great praise
Thick and sticky
Medicinal
Agreement

44. Deleterious
Practicality
Harmful
Praise
Persuasive language

45. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Of great importance
Proving right
Praise

46. Succulent
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Juicy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Medicinal

47. Rhetoric
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Suppressed
Persuasive language

48. Temporize
In a commanding manner
Put off; procrastinate
Dedicated; made holy
Revolutionary

49. Robust
Attacking verbally
Strong and sturdy
Proving right
Sociable

50. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
On and off; not continuous