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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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1. Debacles
Disasters
Useless; waste of time and effort
Faithfulness; loyalty
Over-simplified

2. Thwarted
Blame; criticize
Prevented
Medicinal
Wavered; hesitated

3. Somber
To make legal; give approval to
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Gloomy

4. Intermittent
To cover
Prevented
Juicy
On and off; not continuous

5. Mandatory
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Critical
An equal
Compulsory

6. Mercenary
Not easy to comprehend
Seeking money above all else
Fate - doom
Sociable

7. Censure
Ordinary
Blame; criticize
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Seeking money above all else

8. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Friendly - lovable
Big fire
Not easy to comprehend

9. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Seeking money above all else
Not easy to comprehend

10. Dalliance
Too sweet; over sentimental
Revolutionary
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

11. Wistful
Experts with good taste/judgment
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
In a commanding manner
Expressing care and concern

12. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Persuasive language
Seeking legal remedies
Practicality

13. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Friendly - lovable
Thorough; taking care of details
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

14. Fidelity
Not moderate; excessive
Seeking money above all else
Faithfulness; loyalty
Fate - doom

15. Disparaging
Experts with good taste/judgment
Medicinal
Fate - doom
Critical

16. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Critical
Harmful

17. Rhetoric
Practicality
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Persuasive language

18. Cursory
Dedicated; made holy
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Superficial

19. Ineffable
Can't be expressed in words
Blame; criticize
Gave moral lecture
Lack of transparency; being opaque

20. Remiss
Neglectful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

21. Meticulous
Sociable
Thorough; taking care of details
Blame; criticize
Worship; great praise

22. Dearth
Divided into two extremes
Sulky
Practicality
Shortage

23. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Gave moral lecture
Thick and sticky
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

24. Viscous
Doubtful
Joining - speaking
Blame; criticize
Thick and sticky

25. Magnanimous
Dedicated; made holy
Toadies; flatterers
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking legal remedies

26. Palliative
Strong and sturdy
Redness
Something that makes better but does not cure
Fair; wise

27. Adulation
Annoy
An equal
Worship; great praise
Divided into two extremes

28. Intemperate
Shortage
Narrow-minded
To make legal; give approval to
Not moderate; excessive

29. Opacity
Prevented
Inspiring awe
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

30. Conflagration
On and off; not continuous
Devaluing; criticizing
Big fire
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

31. Presumptive
Presumed
Fair and equal
Not easy to comprehend
Sulky

32. Profundity
Experts with good taste/judgment
Sulky
Agreement
Depth (of ideas/thought)

33. Vindication
Seeking money above all else
Being fat
Proving right
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

34. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Very bad
Supremely good
Blame; criticize

35. Lavish
Presumed
Cannot be tolerated
Expressing emotion freely
Expensive

36. Connoisseurs
Thick and sticky
Joining - speaking
Strong and sturdy
Experts with good taste/judgment

37. Vex
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
An equal
Being fat
Annoy

38. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Vague
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Friendly - lovable

39. Temporize
Something that makes better but does not cure
Put off; procrastinate
Divided into two extremes
Redness

40. Petulant
An equal
Blame; criticize
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sulky

41. Autocrat
Dedicated; made holy
Very bad
Dictator
Persuasive language

42. Ambiguous
Persuasive language
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Tone of voice
Vague

43. Judicious
Attacking verbally
Fair; wise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

44. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Suppressed
Put off; procrastinate
Joining - speaking

45. Propensity
Seeking legal remedies
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Divided into two extremes
Praise

46. Eulogy
Strong and sturdy
Thorough; eager
Critical
Praise

47. Vacillated
Tone of voice
Passed on through touch; infectious
Wavered; hesitated
Put off; procrastinate

48. Indulgent
Support
In a commanding manner
Gave moral lecture
Kindly; pampering

49. Nemesis
Wavered; hesitated
Dedicated; made holy
Fate - doom
Juicy

50. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Fair and equal
Hostility; hatred
Big fire

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