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SAT Vocab 2010 2011
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Can't be expressed in words
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Not moderate; excessive
2. Histrionic
Worship; great praise
Kindly; pampering
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Lack of transparency; being opaque
3. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking money above all else
Attacking verbally
4. Integrity
Presumed
Honor; honesty
Friendly - lovable
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
5. Autocrat
Thorough; taking care of details
Blame; criticize
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Dictator
6. Inscrutable
Seeking money above all else
Over-simplified
Not easy to comprehend
On and off; not continuous
7. Therapeutic
Too sweet; over sentimental
Big fire
Compulsory
Medicinal
8. Advocate
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Narrow-minded
Worship; great praise
Support
9. Amiable
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Friendly - lovable
Big fire
Something that makes better but does not cure
10. Imperious
Attacking verbally
Can't be expressed in words
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
In a commanding manner
11. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Doubtful
Medicinal
Generous
12. Intemperate
Big fire
Not moderate; excessive
Expensive
Practicality
13. Compendious
Blame; criticize
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Faithfulness; loyalty
Seeking legal remedies
14. Deleterious
Worship; great praise
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
To cover
Harmful
15. Remiss
Neglectful
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Sociable
Very bad
16. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Praise
To make legal; give approval to
Doubtful
17. Presumptive
Medicinal
Gave moral lecture
Presumed
Big fire
18. Convivial
Generous
Sociable
Agreement
Wavered; hesitated
19. Shroud
To cover
Medicinal
Practicality
Passed on through touch; infectious
20. Consummate
Supremely good
Can't be expressed in words
Seeking revenge
Narrow-minded
21. Peer
Hostility; hatred
Thorough; eager
Strong and sturdy
An equal
22. Cerebral
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Useless; waste of time and effort
Concerned with thinking
Generous
23. Floridity
Redness
Worship; great praise
Over-simplified
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
24. Wistful
Wavered; hesitated
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Cannot be tolerated
Thorough; eager
25. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Friendly - lovable
Shortage
Joining - speaking
26. Viscous
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Thick and sticky
Sociable
Seeking legal remedies
27. Censure
Praise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Blame; criticize
Devaluing; criticizing
28. Contagious
Sulky
Passed on through touch; infectious
Dedicated; made holy
Thorough; taking care of details
29. Demonstrative
Being fat
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Harmful
Expressing emotion freely
30. Vacillated
Wavered; hesitated
Friendly - lovable
Worship; great praise
Something that makes better but does not cure
31. Facile
Over-simplified
Faithfulness; loyalty
Seeking revenge
Hostility; hatred
32. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Dedicated; made holy
Joining - speaking
33. Mandatory
Compulsory
Honor; honesty
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Experts with good taste/judgment
34. Corpulence
Kindly; pampering
Being fat
Medicinal
Dedicated; made holy
35. Insular
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
On and off; not continuous
Narrow-minded
Not easy to comprehend
36. Mercenary
Tone of voice
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Seeking money above all else
37. Judicious
Gave moral lecture
Fair; wise
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
38. Pragmatism
Worship; great praise
Practicality
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Doubtful
39. Steadfastness
Seeking revenge
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
To make legal; give approval to
Not moderate; excessive
40. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Concerned with thinking
Support
Gave moral lecture
41. Sermonized
Toadies; flatterers
Supremely good
Gave moral lecture
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
42. Momentous
To make legal; give approval to
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Of great importance
Concerned with thinking
43. Boorishness
Disasters
Supremely good
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
44. Equitable
Fair and equal
Cannot be tolerated
Medicinal
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
45. Rhetoric
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Harmful
Persuasive language
Devaluing; criticizing
46. Ambiguous
Vague
Faithfulness; loyalty
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Honor; honesty
47. Sycophants
Support
Toadies; flatterers
Compulsory
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
48. Petulant
Thorough; eager
Praise
Sulky
Neglectful
49. Dubious
Thorough; taking care of details
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Doubtful
On and off; not continuous
50. Robust
Critical
Doubtful
Strong and sturdy
Tendency; leaning' predilection
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