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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. Prosaic
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sociable
Ordinary
Dictator

2. Viscous
Inspiring awe
Medicinal
Thick and sticky
An equal

3. Profundity
Compulsory
Expressing care and concern
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Faithfulness; loyalty

4. Judicious
Fair; wise
Prevented
To make legal; give approval to
Expressing care and concern

5. Vindictive
Inspiring awe
Seeking revenge
Not moderate; excessive
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

6. Insular
Devaluing; criticizing
Annoy
Narrow-minded
Expressing care and concern

7. Therapeutic
Very bad
Medicinal
Persuasive language
Inspiring awe

8. Somber
Fate - doom
Gloomy
On and off; not continuous
Gave moral lecture

9. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Can't be expressed in words
Prevented
Expressing care and concern

10. Robust
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Strong and sturdy
Revolutionary
Critical

11. Ineffable

12. Advocate
Being fat
Support
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Seeking money above all else

13. Mandatory
Harmful
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Not easy to comprehend
Compulsory

14. Legitimate
Thorough; taking care of details
Shortage
To make legal; give approval to
Friendly - lovable

15. Convivial
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Ordinary
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sociable

16. Quelled
Tone of voice
Being fat
Suppressed
In a commanding manner

17. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Too sweet; over sentimental
Hostility; hatred
Gave moral lecture

18. Propensity

19. Facile
Over-simplified
Practicality
Neglectful
Expensive

20. Regressive
Fair and equal
Worship; great praise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

21. Conciliatory
Ordinary
Fair; wise
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Superficial

22. Mercenary
In a commanding manner
Seeking money above all else
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Annoy

23. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Being fat
Compulsory
Seeking revenge

24. Succulent
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Practicality
Juicy
Thorough; taking care of details

25. Deleterious
Shortage
Harmful
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Neglectful

26. Lavish
Expensive
Sulky
Seeking money above all else
Ordinary

27. Toadies
Too sweet; over sentimental
Generous
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Friendly - lovable

28. Dubious
Critical
Dictator
Doubtful
Harmful

29. Nemesis
Suppressed
Fate - doom
Divided into two extremes
Friendly - lovable

30. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Presumed
Thorough; eager

31. Sycophants
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Toadies; flatterers
Medicinal
Big fire

32. Vindication
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Support
Expressing care and concern
Proving right

33. Connoisseurs
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Expressing emotion freely
Fair and equal
Experts with good taste/judgment

34. Boorishness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Not moderate; excessive
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Disasters

35. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Attacking verbally
Thick and sticky

36. Depreciatory
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Too sweet; over sentimental
Devaluing; criticizing

37. Demonstrative
Kindly; pampering
Proving right
Expressing emotion freely
Fair; wise

38. Inscrutable
Very bad
Not easy to comprehend
Worship; great praise
Doubtful

39. Debacles
Put off; procrastinate
Harmful
Seeking legal remedies
Disasters

40. Intermittent
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Blame; criticize
Strong and sturdy
On and off; not continuous

41. Consummate
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Supremely good
Blame; criticize
Sulky

42. Futile
Juicy
Put off; procrastinate
Thick and sticky
Useless; waste of time and effort

43. Adulation
Vague
Worship; great praise
Inspiring awe
Blame; criticize

44. Imperious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
In a commanding manner
Tone of voice
Disasters

45. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Attacking verbally
Sociable
Expensive

46. Eulogy
Inspiring awe
Passed on through touch; infectious
Praise
Narrow-minded

47. Treacly
Worship; great praise
Kindly; pampering
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Too sweet; over sentimental

48. Temporize
Fair and equal
Hostility; hatred
Put off; procrastinate
To make legal; give approval to

49. Meticulous
Not easy to comprehend
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Can't be expressed in words
Thorough; taking care of details

50. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Expressing care and concern
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Suppressed