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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. Facile
Cannot be tolerated
Fair and equal
On and off; not continuous
Over-simplified

2. Convivial
Sociable
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Not moderate; excessive

3. Remiss
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Expressing emotion freely
Worship; great praise
Neglectful

4. Insular
Narrow-minded
Neglectful
Superficial
Expressing care and concern

5. Mandatory
Compulsory
Harmful
Vague
Too sweet; over sentimental

6. Debacles
Prevented
Disasters
Cannot be tolerated
Medicinal

7. Dalliance
Not easy to comprehend
Revolutionary
Support
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

8. Petulant
Seeking money above all else
Sulky
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking revenge

9. Regressive
In a commanding manner
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment
Tendency; leaning' predilection

10. Fidelity
Toadies; flatterers
To make legal; give approval to
Faithfulness; loyalty
Depth (of ideas/thought)

11. Compendious
Praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Honor; honesty
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

12. Formidable
Vague
Inspiring awe
Ordinary
Practicality

13. Contagious
Critical
Seeking revenge
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Passed on through touch; infectious

14. Dearth
Prevented
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expressing emotion freely
Shortage

15. Floridity
To make legal; give approval to
Redness
Tone of voice
Toadies; flatterers

16. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Attacking verbally

17. Toadies
Compulsory
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Seeking legal remedies

18. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Presumed
Kindly; pampering
Fate - doom

19. Callous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Vague
Agreement

20. Thwarted
Prevented
Blame; criticize
Wavered; hesitated
Sociable

21. Sycophants
Practicality
Shortage
Toadies; flatterers
Dedicated; made holy

22. Autocrat
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Dictator
Friendly - lovable

23. Vex
Seeking money above all else
Not moderate; excessive
Thorough; taking care of details
Annoy

24. Nemesis
Medicinal
Over-simplified
Fate - doom
Sociable

25. Succulent
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Juicy
Not moderate; excessive
Generous

26. Radical
Revolutionary
An equal
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Useless; waste of time and effort

27. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Kindly; pampering
Proving right
Tone of voice

28. Litigious
Put off; procrastinate
Seeking legal remedies
Generous
Fate - doom

29. Conflagration
Big fire
Too sweet; over sentimental
Friendly - lovable
Kindly; pampering

30. Boorishness
Useless; waste of time and effort
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Compulsory
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

31. Vindictive
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking revenge
Shortage
Expressing care and concern

32. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Supremely good
Cannot be tolerated
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

33. Idiosyncratic
Wavered; hesitated
Too sweet; over sentimental
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Seeking legal remedies

34. Advocate
Ordinary
Suppressed
Support
Bringing together; ending a dispute

35. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Neglectful
Joining - speaking
Gave moral lecture

36. Steadfastness
Kindly; pampering
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sulky
Supremely good

37. Opacity
Doubtful
Lack of transparency; being opaque
An equal
Seeking revenge

38. Animosity
Fair; wise
Hostility; hatred
Gloomy
Neglectful

39. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Hostility; hatred
Expressing emotion freely

40. Eulogy
To cover
Friendly - lovable
Praise
Prevented

41. Mercenary
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sulky
Seeking money above all else
Faithfulness; loyalty

42. Pragmatism
Devaluing; criticizing
Of great importance
Practicality
Prevented

43. Polarized
Put off; procrastinate
Divided into two extremes
Not moderate; excessive
To make legal; give approval to

44. Histrionic
Expressing emotion freely
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Medicinal
To cover

45. Imperious
Worship; great praise
In a commanding manner
Gloomy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

46. Sermonized
Praise
Juicy
Thorough; taking care of details
Gave moral lecture

47. Disparaging
Of great importance
Critical
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expressing care and concern

48. Deleterious
Seeking money above all else
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Harmful
Something that makes better but does not cure

49. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Divided into two extremes
Fate - doom
Faithfulness; loyalty

50. Palliative
Generous
Sulky
Something that makes better but does not cure
An equal