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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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1. Consummate
Supremely good
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Blame; criticize
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

2. Floridity
Thorough; taking care of details
Dictator
Redness
Critical

3. Eulogy
Expressing emotion freely
Hostility; hatred
Praise
Harmful

4. Legitimate
Proving right
Gloomy
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
To make legal; give approval to

5. Bountiful
Disasters
Put off; procrastinate
Generous
Redness

6. Judicious
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Fair; wise
Faithfulness; loyalty
Compulsory

7. Callous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Divided into two extremes
Superficial
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

8. Peer
Agreement
Dedicated; made holy
An equal
Neglectful

9. Facile
Hostility; hatred
Over-simplified
Generous
Wavered; hesitated

10. Histrionic
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Over-simplified

11. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Not easy to comprehend
Seeking money above all else

12. Intonation
On and off; not continuous
Tone of voice
To make legal; give approval to
Supremely good

13. Intemperate
Attacking verbally
Superficial
Kindly; pampering
Not moderate; excessive

14. Petulant
Of great importance
Sulky
Divided into two extremes
In a commanding manner

15. Inscrutable
Suppressed
Disasters
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Not easy to comprehend

16. Disparaging
Very bad
Critical
Harmful
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

17. Radical
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Expressing care and concern
Revolutionary
Seeking legal remedies

18. Mandatory
Compulsory
Redness
In a commanding manner
Persuasive language

19. Idiosyncratic
Fair and equal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Big fire
An equal

20. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Put off; procrastinate

21. Quelled
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details
Suppressed
Sulky

22. Connoisseurs
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Experts with good taste/judgment
Disasters

23. Insular
Narrow-minded
Seeking legal remedies
Gloomy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

24. Momentous
Seeking money above all else
Harmful
To make legal; give approval to
Of great importance

25. Conciliatory
Attacking verbally
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Can't be expressed in words
Doubtful

26. Cerebral
Persuasive language
Not moderate; excessive
Shortage
Concerned with thinking

27. Sermonized
Sulky
Gave moral lecture
Divided into two extremes
Useless; waste of time and effort

28. Temporize
Doubtful
Medicinal
Superficial
Put off; procrastinate

29. Sycophants
Doubtful
Too sweet; over sentimental
Toadies; flatterers
Expensive

30. Reprehensible
Very bad
Gave moral lecture
Not moderate; excessive
Critical

31. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sulky
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Concerned with thinking

32. Boorishness
Friendly - lovable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Superficial

33. Demonstrative
Doubtful
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Worship; great praise
Expressing emotion freely

34. Vex
Toadies; flatterers
Annoy
Disasters
Fair; wise

35. Vacillated
On and off; not continuous
Harmful
Wavered; hesitated
Divided into two extremes

36. Censure
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Passed on through touch; infectious
Redness
Blame; criticize

37. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Being fat
Praise
Divided into two extremes

38. Polarized
Over-simplified
Divided into two extremes
Neglectful
Shortage

39. Articulation
Wavered; hesitated
Seeking legal remedies
Joining - speaking
Sociable

40. Ineffable

41. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Inspiring awe
To make legal; give approval to
Thick and sticky

42. Equitable
Divided into two extremes
Fair and equal
Friendly - lovable
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

43. Somber
Gloomy
Hostility; hatred
Dictator
Sociable

44. Animosity
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Redness
Hostility; hatred
Vague

45. Deleterious
Fair; wise
Harmful
Wavered; hesitated
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

46. Propensity

47. Mercenary
Juicy
Seeking money above all else
Dictator
Compulsory

48. Redolent
Neglectful
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Critical
To cover

49. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Strong and sturdy
Hostility; hatred
Cannot be tolerated

50. Toadies
Dictator
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Devaluing; criticizing
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers