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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. Demonstrative
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Toadies; flatterers
Fate - doom
Expressing emotion freely

2. Wistful
Superficial
Juicy
Worship; great praise
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

3. Censure
Attacking verbally
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Blame; criticize
Kindly; pampering

4. Succulent
Thorough; eager
Juicy
Expressing emotion freely
Divided into two extremes

5. Palliative
On and off; not continuous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Something that makes better but does not cure
Lack of transparency; being opaque

6. Intonation
Tone of voice
Gloomy
Thick and sticky
Something that makes better but does not cure

7. Remiss
Hostility; hatred
Gloomy
Revolutionary
Neglectful

8. Arable

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9. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Presumed
Passed on through touch; infectious
Doubtful

10. Rhetoric
Persuasive language
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Harmful
To make legal; give approval to

11. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Too sweet; over sentimental
Hostility; hatred
Tendency; leaning' predilection

12. Integrity
Ordinary
Attacking verbally
Blame; criticize
Honor; honesty

13. Cerebral
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Concerned with thinking
Redness
Over-simplified

14. Sermonized
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
To cover
Gave moral lecture
Fair and equal

15. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Cannot be tolerated
Over-simplified
Superficial

16. Vex
Annoy
Thorough; eager
Support
Passed on through touch; infectious

17. Redolent
Neglectful
Divided into two extremes
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

18. Fidelity
Revolutionary
Inspiring awe
Faithfulness; loyalty
Strong and sturdy

19. Eulogy
Praise
Seeking revenge
Gave moral lecture
Strong and sturdy

20. Judicious
Tone of voice
Compulsory
Experts with good taste/judgment
Fair; wise

21. Dubious
Expressing emotion freely
In a commanding manner
Practicality
Doubtful

22. Consecrated
Persuasive language
In a commanding manner
Vague
Dedicated; made holy

23. Equitable
Fair and equal
Hostility; hatred
Dictator
Depth (of ideas/thought)

24. Nemesis
Support
Useless; waste of time and effort
Fate - doom
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

25. Adulation
Sociable
Worship; great praise
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Generous

26. Formidable
Ordinary
Inspiring awe
Seeking revenge
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

27. Solicitous
Inspiring awe
Support
Expressing care and concern
Worship; great praise

28. Haranguing
Thorough; taking care of details
Shortage
Attacking verbally
Not moderate; excessive

29. Mandatory
Critical
Compulsory
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Concerned with thinking

30. Debacles
Wavered; hesitated
Inspiring awe
Narrow-minded
Disasters

31. Convivial
Sociable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Over-simplified
Faithfulness; loyalty

32. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Concerned with thinking
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Can't be expressed in words

33. Depreciatory
Of great importance
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Devaluing; criticizing
To make legal; give approval to

34. Floridity
Honor; honesty
Practicality
Faithfulness; loyalty
Redness

35. Robust
Expensive
Gave moral lecture
Strong and sturdy
Dedicated; made holy

36. Treacly
Support
Too sweet; over sentimental
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

37. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Not easy to comprehend
Something that makes better but does not cure

38. Bountiful
Generous
Sulky
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Being fat

39. Insular
Passed on through touch; infectious
Divided into two extremes
Redness
Narrow-minded

40. Polarized
Big fire
On and off; not continuous
Kindly; pampering
Divided into two extremes

41. Magnanimous
Attacking verbally
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Narrow-minded
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

42. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Faithfulness; loyalty
Worship; great praise
Seeking legal remedies

43. Indulgent
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Honor; honesty
Useless; waste of time and effort
Kindly; pampering

44. Autocrat
Sulky
Dedicated; made holy
Dictator
Concerned with thinking

45. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Vague
Juicy
Joining - speaking

46. Concord
Redness
Shortage
Agreement
Vague

47. Fastidious
Friendly - lovable
To cover
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

48. Prosaic
Something that makes better but does not cure
On and off; not continuous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Ordinary

49. Temporize
Something that makes better but does not cure
Seeking money above all else
Seeking revenge
Put off; procrastinate

50. Petulant
Sulky
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Proving right
Loyalty; firmness of purpose