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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Persuasive language
Doubtful
Expensive

2. Haranguing
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Fair; wise
Attacking verbally
In a commanding manner

3. Momentous
In a commanding manner
Annoy
Gloomy
Of great importance

4. Legitimate
Gave moral lecture
Juicy
Of great importance
To make legal; give approval to

5. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Thorough; taking care of details
Concerned with thinking
Seeking money above all else

6. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Supremely good
Shortage

7. Ambiguous
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Compulsory
Vague
Generous

8. Meticulous
Big fire
Thorough; eager
Worship; great praise
Thorough; taking care of details

9. Inscrutable
Can't be expressed in words
Supremely good
Proving right
Not easy to comprehend

10. Mandatory
Thorough; taking care of details
Generous
Dedicated; made holy
Compulsory

11. Equitable
Prevented
Revolutionary
Fair and equal
Gave moral lecture

12. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
To cover
Very bad
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

13. Insufferable
Dictator
Fate - doom
Cannot be tolerated
Critical

14. Quelled
Suppressed
Tone of voice
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Fair; wise

15. Cerebral
Generous
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Concerned with thinking
Harmful

16. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Gloomy
Something that makes better but does not cure
Put off; procrastinate

17. Shroud
Generous
Presumed
To cover
Agreement

18. Fidelity
Annoy
Seeking revenge
Attacking verbally
Faithfulness; loyalty

19. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Sulky
Neglectful
Expressing care and concern

20. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Inspiring awe
Harmful
Strong and sturdy

21. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Sociable
Devaluing; criticizing

22. Eulogy
Harmful
Praise
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

23. Thwarted
Prevented
Expensive
Being fat
Dedicated; made holy

24. Wistful
Being fat
Supremely good
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Bringing together; ending a dispute

25. Floridity
Being fat
Devaluing; criticizing
Redness
Juicy

26. Depreciatory
On and off; not continuous
Devaluing; criticizing
Revolutionary
Too sweet; over sentimental

27. Convivial
Being fat
Dictator
Sociable
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

28. Insular
Honor; honesty
Prevented
Ordinary
Narrow-minded

29. Animosity
Gave moral lecture
Support
Put off; procrastinate
Hostility; hatred

30. Concord
Agreement
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Compulsory
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

31. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Cannot be tolerated
Doubtful

32. Rhetoric
Persuasive language
In a commanding manner
Tone of voice
Ordinary

33. Arable

34. Idiosyncratic
Faithfulness; loyalty
Presumed
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Passed on through touch; infectious

35. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Cannot be tolerated

36. Conflagration
Faithfulness; loyalty
Big fire
Gave moral lecture
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

37. Histrionic
Divided into two extremes
Expressing care and concern
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

38. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Honor; honesty
Compulsory
Narrow-minded

39. Imperious
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
In a commanding manner
Expressing care and concern
Not easy to comprehend

40. Dearth
Can't be expressed in words
Thorough; taking care of details
Annoy
Shortage

41. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Annoy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Dedicated; made holy

42. Callous
Medicinal
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Doubtful

43. Sedulous
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Redness
Thorough; eager
Honor; honesty

44. Pragmatism
Honor; honesty
Practicality
Thick and sticky
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

45. Vacillated
To cover
Wavered; hesitated
Persuasive language
Hostility; hatred

46. Intemperate
Praise
Big fire
Not moderate; excessive
Presumed

47. Facile
Kindly; pampering
Fair; wise
Cannot be tolerated
Over-simplified

48. Peer
An equal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Shortage
To cover

49. Judicious
Strong and sturdy
Attacking verbally
Fair; wise
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

50. Petulant
Ordinary
Sulky
In a commanding manner
Blame; criticize