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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. Intonation
On and off; not continuous
Tone of voice
Hostility; hatred
Harmful
2. Intemperate
Kindly; pampering
Persuasive language
Wavered; hesitated
Not moderate; excessive
3. Debacles
Fair; wise
Inspiring awe
Disasters
Not moderate; excessive
4. Mandatory
Wavered; hesitated
Compulsory
Persuasive language
Expensive
5. Sermonized
Not easy to comprehend
Gave moral lecture
Harmful
Dedicated; made holy
6. Dearth
Not moderate; excessive
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Neglectful
Shortage
7. Sedulous
Juicy
Toadies; flatterers
Thorough; eager
To make legal; give approval to
8. Judicious
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Fair; wise
Experts with good taste/judgment
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
9. Depreciatory
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Doubtful
Devaluing; criticizing
Put off; procrastinate
10. Presumptive
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Presumed
Useless; waste of time and effort
11. Legitimate
Worship; great praise
Annoy
To make legal; give approval to
Compulsory
12. Thwarted
Thorough; eager
Attacking verbally
Expressing emotion freely
Prevented
13. Eulogy
Praise
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Being fat
Expressing care and concern
14. Vacillated
Devaluing; criticizing
Wavered; hesitated
Friendly - lovable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
15. Peer
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
An equal
Critical
Narrow-minded
16. Fidelity
Passed on through touch; infectious
Blame; criticize
Faithfulness; loyalty
Experts with good taste/judgment
17. Adulation
Redness
Expressing emotion freely
Worship; great praise
Friendly - lovable
18. Petulant
Annoy
Sulky
Superficial
Disasters
19. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Dedicated; made holy
Fair; wise
Practicality
20. Redolent
Inspiring awe
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Redness
Persuasive language
21. Ineffable
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22. Bountiful
Doubtful
Fair and equal
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Generous
23. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Gave moral lecture
Sociable
Agreement
24. Somber
Gloomy
Blame; criticize
Not easy to comprehend
Concerned with thinking
25. Consummate
Redness
Presumed
Tone of voice
Supremely good
26. Radical
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Revolutionary
Worship; great praise
Juicy
27. Futile
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Tone of voice
Generous
Useless; waste of time and effort
28. Treacly
Expensive
Of great importance
Too sweet; over sentimental
Being fat
29. Deleterious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Expressing emotion freely
Harmful
Joining - speaking
30. Sycophants
Praise
Toadies; flatterers
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Generous
31. Facile
Neglectful
Superficial
Suppressed
Over-simplified
32. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Passed on through touch; infectious
Harmful
33. Conflagration
Experts with good taste/judgment
Big fire
Put off; procrastinate
Medicinal
34. Floridity
Support
Ordinary
Not easy to comprehend
Redness
35. Dubious
In a commanding manner
Doubtful
Cannot be tolerated
Wavered; hesitated
36. Wistful
Harmful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Gave moral lecture
Something that makes better but does not cure
37. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Redness
Concerned with thinking
Something that makes better but does not cure
38. Amiable
Over-simplified
Tone of voice
Friendly - lovable
Faithfulness; loyalty
39. Vindication
Useless; waste of time and effort
Proving right
Revolutionary
Practicality
40. Palliative
Hostility; hatred
Very bad
Something that makes better but does not cure
Being fat
41. Articulation
In a commanding manner
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Joining - speaking
42. Cerebral
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Concerned with thinking
Friendly - lovable
Seeking money above all else
43. Vindictive
Blame; criticize
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Seeking revenge
Sociable
44. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Dedicated; made holy
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Thorough; eager
45. Temporize
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Hostility; hatred
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Put off; procrastinate
46. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Annoy
Medicinal
Superficial
47. Lavish
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Harmful
Expensive
Tendency; leaning' predilection
48. Quelled
Agreement
Experts with good taste/judgment
Suppressed
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
49. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Thorough; eager
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Medicinal
50. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Not easy to comprehend
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