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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. Ineffable

2. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Kindly; pampering
Juicy
Seeking legal remedies

3. Wistful
Seeking revenge
Of great importance
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

4. Censure
Something that makes better but does not cure
Blame; criticize
Very bad
Generous

5. Temporize
Cannot be tolerated
Suppressed
Put off; procrastinate
Attacking verbally

6. Equitable
Not moderate; excessive
Neglectful
Fair and equal
Seeking legal remedies

7. Debacles
Blame; criticize
Medicinal
Disasters
Compulsory

8. Disparaging
Suppressed
Critical
Honor; honesty
Too sweet; over sentimental

9. Quelled
Suppressed
Thorough; eager
Joining - speaking
Compulsory

10. Inscrutable
Inspiring awe
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Blame; criticize
Not easy to comprehend

11. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Thorough; taking care of details
Strong and sturdy

12. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Cannot be tolerated
Sulky
Too sweet; over sentimental

13. Indulgent
Tone of voice
Kindly; pampering
Proving right
Practicality

14. Peer
Kindly; pampering
Praise
Bringing together; ending a dispute
An equal

15. Connoisseurs
Annoy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Narrow-minded
Not easy to comprehend

16. Contagious
Ordinary
Critical
Passed on through touch; infectious
To cover

17. Conflagration
Inspiring awe
Of great importance
Neglectful
Big fire

18. Callous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Proving right
Cannot be tolerated

19. Nemesis
Disasters
Fate - doom
Compulsory
Seeking money above all else

20. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Not moderate; excessive
Generous
Disasters

21. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Seeking money above all else
Honor; honesty
Of great importance

22. Fidelity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Strong and sturdy
Put off; procrastinate
Big fire

23. Insular
Supremely good
Expressing care and concern
Narrow-minded
Sociable

24. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Not easy to comprehend
Prevented
Compulsory

25. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Passed on through touch; infectious
Put off; procrastinate
Something that makes better but does not cure

26. Dubious
Seeking revenge
Doubtful
Expressing emotion freely
Fate - doom

27. Imperious
Tone of voice
Thick and sticky
In a commanding manner
Kindly; pampering

28. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Wavered; hesitated
Redness
Devaluing; criticizing

29. Litigious
Divided into two extremes
Gave moral lecture
Support
Seeking legal remedies

30. Steadfastness
Faithfulness; loyalty
To make legal; give approval to
Praise
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

31. Judicious
Fair; wise
To cover
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

32. Eulogy
Gave moral lecture
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Praise
Compulsory

33. Meticulous
Very bad
Thorough; taking care of details
Something that makes better but does not cure
Supremely good

34. Viscous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Juicy
Thick and sticky

35. Arable

36. Advocate
Passed on through touch; infectious
Too sweet; over sentimental
Proving right
Support

37. Consummate
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Fate - doom
Cannot be tolerated
Supremely good

38. Integrity
Vague
Fate - doom
Critical
Honor; honesty

39. Consecrated
Worship; great praise
Dedicated; made holy
Can't be expressed in words
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

40. Remiss
In a commanding manner
Sulky
Neglectful
Suppressed

41. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Being fat
On and off; not continuous
Kindly; pampering

42. Concord
Support
Shortage
Agreement
Gave moral lecture

43. Dalliance
Over-simplified
Seeking legal remedies
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

44. Petulant
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Sulky
Compulsory
Doubtful

45. Vindictive
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Compulsory
Seeking revenge
Support

46. Somber
Redness
Worship; great praise
Blame; criticize
Gloomy

47. Corpulence
Persuasive language
Prevented
Being fat
Juicy

48. Opacity
Narrow-minded
Juicy
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Hostility; hatred

49. Shroud
To cover
Proving right
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

50. Palliative
Wavered; hesitated
Something that makes better but does not cure
Divided into two extremes
Praise