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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. Integrity
Expensive
Worship; great praise
Honor; honesty
Attacking verbally

2. Cursory
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Shortage
Superficial
Concerned with thinking

3. Sedulous
Joining - speaking
Thorough; eager
Faithfulness; loyalty
Fair and equal

4. Palliative
Supremely good
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Something that makes better but does not cure
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

5. Disparaging
Faithfulness; loyalty
Passed on through touch; infectious
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Critical

6. Litigious
Superficial
Seeking legal remedies
Attacking verbally
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

7. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Joining - speaking
Medicinal
Tendency; leaning' predilection

8. Therapeutic
Superficial
Medicinal
Not easy to comprehend
Annoy

9. Propensity

10. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Vague
Fair; wise
Support

11. Thwarted
On and off; not continuous
Prevented
Big fire
Toadies; flatterers

12. Petulant
Fair and equal
Thorough; eager
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Sulky

13. Debacles
Expressing emotion freely
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Disasters
Inspiring awe

14. Dalliance
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Attacking verbally
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Something that makes better but does not cure

15. Ineffable

16. Meticulous
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details
Dedicated; made holy
Seeking legal remedies

17. Redolent
Strong and sturdy
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

18. Steadfastness
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Dedicated; made holy
Fate - doom

19. Connoisseurs
Can't be expressed in words
Experts with good taste/judgment
Practicality
Fair; wise

20. Vex
Redness
Annoy
Prevented
Generous

21. Fidelity
Prevented
Medicinal
Faithfulness; loyalty
Not moderate; excessive

22. Dearth
Shortage
Thorough; taking care of details
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Ordinary

23. Indulgent
Too sweet; over sentimental
Kindly; pampering
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Tendency; leaning' predilection

24. Imperious
Gloomy
In a commanding manner
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Practicality

25. Shroud
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
To cover
Shortage

26. Treacly
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Of great importance
Too sweet; over sentimental
Can't be expressed in words

27. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

28. Robust
Over-simplified
Shortage
Expensive
Strong and sturdy

29. Solicitous
Redness
Revolutionary
Expressing care and concern
Sulky

30. Mandatory
Faithfulness; loyalty
Harmful
Compulsory
Gloomy

31. Conflagration
Thick and sticky
Big fire
Sociable
Being fat

32. Presumptive
Narrow-minded
Praise
Presumed
Tone of voice

33. Quelled
Dictator
Suppressed
Gave moral lecture
On and off; not continuous

34. Convivial
Inspiring awe
Dedicated; made holy
Sociable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

35. Concord
Revolutionary
Thorough; taking care of details
Agreement
Doubtful

36. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Faithfulness; loyalty
Concerned with thinking

37. Momentous
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Of great importance
Presumed
Very bad

38. Ambiguous
Can't be expressed in words
Vague
Fair and equal
Juicy

39. Mercenary
Gave moral lecture
Seeking revenge
Seeking money above all else
An equal

40. Pragmatism
Practicality
Being fat
Very bad
Something that makes better but does not cure

41. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Of great importance
Blame; criticize
Fair and equal

42. Judicious
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
An equal
Fair; wise
In a commanding manner

43. Depreciatory
To cover
Supremely good
Redness
Devaluing; criticizing

44. Insular
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Practicality
Put off; procrastinate
Narrow-minded

45. Boorishness
Passed on through touch; infectious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Harmful
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

46. Facile
Honor; honesty
Over-simplified
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Not moderate; excessive

47. Bountiful
Friendly - lovable
Generous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Not moderate; excessive

48. Regressive
On and off; not continuous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Compulsory
Suppressed

49. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Support
Kindly; pampering

50. Radical
Thorough; eager
Blame; criticize
Revolutionary
Seeking money above all else