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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Useless; waste of time and effort
Hostility; hatred
Fair; wise

2. Temporize
Medicinal
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Doubtful
Put off; procrastinate

3. Momentous
Doubtful
Of great importance
Fate - doom
Revolutionary

4. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Ordinary
Depth (of ideas/thought)

5. Propensity

6. Remiss
Neglectful
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Concerned with thinking
Vague

7. Imperious
Dedicated; made holy
Critical
In a commanding manner
Honor; honesty

8. Intonation
Seeking revenge
Tone of voice
Inspiring awe
Fate - doom

9. Ambiguous
Disasters
Inspiring awe
Vague
Devaluing; criticizing

10. Legitimate
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
To make legal; give approval to
Passed on through touch; infectious
Neglectful

11. Thwarted
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Agreement
Prevented
Inspiring awe

12. Intemperate
Juicy
Wavered; hesitated
Not moderate; excessive
Depth (of ideas/thought)

13. Depreciatory
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Neglectful
Wavered; hesitated
Devaluing; criticizing

14. Steadfastness
Useless; waste of time and effort
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Inspiring awe
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

15. Eulogy
Toadies; flatterers
Praise
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Dedicated; made holy

16. Reprehensible
Very bad
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Blame; criticize
Thorough; eager

17. Equitable
Not easy to comprehend
Fair and equal
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Big fire

18. Convivial
Sociable
Hostility; hatred
An equal
Wavered; hesitated

19. Disparaging
Not easy to comprehend
Critical
Thick and sticky
Expressing care and concern

20. Ineffable

21. Polarized
In a commanding manner
Proving right
Divided into two extremes
Not moderate; excessive

22. Vex
Seeking legal remedies
Kindly; pampering
To make legal; give approval to
Annoy

23. Sedulous
Being fat
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Thorough; eager
Presumed

24. Vacillated
Big fire
Seeking money above all else
Wavered; hesitated
Worship; great praise

25. Prosaic
Prevented
Ordinary
Dedicated; made holy
Narrow-minded

26. Succulent
Praise
Juicy
Annoy
Strong and sturdy

27. Sycophants
Being fat
Toadies; flatterers
Something that makes better but does not cure
Fair; wise

28. Petulant
Kindly; pampering
Sulky
Over-simplified
Blame; criticize

29. Opacity
Hostility; hatred
Big fire
Sulky
Lack of transparency; being opaque

30. Presumptive
Presumed
Superficial
Doubtful
Fair; wise

31. Deleterious
Harmful
Sulky
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

32. Advocate
Divided into two extremes
Support
Joining - speaking
Concerned with thinking

33. Fidelity
Of great importance
Passed on through touch; infectious
Presumed
Faithfulness; loyalty

34. Judicious
Supremely good
Agreement
Gloomy
Fair; wise

35. Dalliance
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Experts with good taste/judgment
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Compulsory

36. Consecrated
Superficial
Dedicated; made holy
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

37. Sermonized
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Revolutionary
Gave moral lecture
An equal

38. Wistful
Doubtful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Hostility; hatred
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

39. Arable

40. Peer
An equal
Seeking money above all else
Big fire
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

41. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Thorough; eager
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Proving right

42. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

43. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Fair; wise
Something that makes better but does not cure
Revolutionary

44. Haranguing
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Juicy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Attacking verbally

45. Shroud
Joining - speaking
Lack of transparency; being opaque
To cover
Praise

46. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; taking care of details

47. Consummate
Supremely good
Seeking money above all else
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Revolutionary

48. Fastidious
Seeking legal remedies
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Dictator
Harmful

49. Concord
Persuasive language
Agreement
Attacking verbally
Shortage

50. Lavish
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Kindly; pampering
Hostility; hatred
Expensive