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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. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking legal remedies
Superficial

2. Depreciatory
On and off; not continuous
Experts with good taste/judgment
Medicinal
Devaluing; criticizing

3. Profundity
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sociable
Gave moral lecture
Depth (of ideas/thought)

4. Debacles
Kindly; pampering
Disasters
Dictator
Attacking verbally

5. Contagious
Of great importance
Seeking money above all else
Neglectful
Passed on through touch; infectious

6. Consecrated
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Dedicated; made holy
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Sociable

7. Mandatory
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Redness
Compulsory
Doubtful

8. Toadies
Annoy
Joining - speaking
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Gave moral lecture

9. Robust
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Strong and sturdy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

10. Polarized
Useless; waste of time and effort
Divided into two extremes
Agreement
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

11. Concord
Wavered; hesitated
Seeking money above all else
Ordinary
Agreement

12. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
An equal
Persuasive language
Expensive

13. Remiss
Honor; honesty
Put off; procrastinate
Neglectful
Very bad

14. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Agreement
Dictator
Depth (of ideas/thought)

15. Facile
Seeking legal remedies
Over-simplified
Something that makes better but does not cure
Not easy to comprehend

16. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Hostility; hatred
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

17. Fastidious
To make legal; give approval to
Suppressed
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Not easy to comprehend

18. Reprehensible
Very bad
Passed on through touch; infectious
Cannot be tolerated
Dedicated; made holy

19. Dubious
Can't be expressed in words
Doubtful
Cannot be tolerated
Seeking revenge

20. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking revenge
Something that makes better but does not cure

21. Dearth
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment
Shortage
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

22. Pragmatism
Agreement
Practicality
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Inspiring awe

23. Vindictive
Dedicated; made holy
Neglectful
Sulky
Seeking revenge

24. Lavish
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Expensive
Kindly; pampering
Lack of transparency; being opaque

25. Litigious
Proving right
Seeking legal remedies
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque

26. Eulogy
Prevented
Divided into two extremes
Dedicated; made holy
Praise

27. Nemesis
Praise
Not easy to comprehend
Friendly - lovable
Fate - doom

28. Vindication
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Disasters
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Proving right

29. Histrionic
Strong and sturdy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Tone of voice

30. Conciliatory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Toadies; flatterers
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

31. Legitimate
Strong and sturdy
Seeking legal remedies
Persuasive language
To make legal; give approval to

32. Insular
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Narrow-minded
Being fat
Friendly - lovable

33. Insufferable
Worship; great praise
Prevented
Cannot be tolerated
Bringing together; ending a dispute

34. Fidelity
Toadies; flatterers
To cover
Faithfulness; loyalty
Tone of voice

35. Animosity
On and off; not continuous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Hostility; hatred
Dictator

36. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Annoy
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Prevented

37. Arable

38. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Not moderate; excessive
Neglectful

39. Amiable
Kindly; pampering
Dedicated; made holy
Friendly - lovable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

40. Floridity
Gave moral lecture
Attacking verbally
Strong and sturdy
Redness

41. Adulation
Fair; wise
Gloomy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Worship; great praise

42. Censure
Put off; procrastinate
Blame; criticize
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Joining - speaking

43. Vacillated
Practicality
Wavered; hesitated
Prevented
To make legal; give approval to

44. Temporize
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Divided into two extremes
Juicy
Put off; procrastinate

45. Propensity

46. Shroud
Blame; criticize
To cover
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Narrow-minded

47. Judicious
Inspiring awe
Fair; wise
Proving right
Persuasive language

48. Redolent
Seeking money above all else
Fate - doom
Expressing care and concern
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

49. Sedulous
Narrow-minded
Thorough; eager
Annoy
Shortage

50. Disparaging
Shortage
To make legal; give approval to
Critical
Annoy