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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. Adulation
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Fate - doom
Worship; great praise
Tendency; leaning' predilection

2. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Joining - speaking
Put off; procrastinate

3. Insular
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Narrow-minded

4. Histrionic
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Expressing care and concern
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

5. Consummate
Tone of voice
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details

6. Callous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Hostility; hatred
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Being fat

7. Lavish
Expressing care and concern
In a commanding manner
Expensive
Superficial

8. Mandatory
Critical
Compulsory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Agreement

9. Conciliatory
Useless; waste of time and effort
Compulsory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Gloomy

10. Succulent
Juicy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Praise
To make legal; give approval to

11. Meticulous
Kindly; pampering
Very bad
Thorough; taking care of details
Expressing care and concern

12. Polarized
Critical
Divided into two extremes
In a commanding manner
Expressing care and concern

13. Floridity
Redness
Generous
Strong and sturdy
Joining - speaking

14. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Redness
Expressing emotion freely
Support

15. Indulgent
Thick and sticky
Seeking revenge
Kindly; pampering
Support

16. Intemperate
Fair and equal
Not moderate; excessive
Friendly - lovable
Thick and sticky

17. Viscous
Agreement
Harmful
Thick and sticky
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

18. Remiss
Big fire
Devaluing; criticizing
Sociable
Neglectful

19. Peer
An equal
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Friendly - lovable
Thick and sticky

20. Ineffable

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21. Redolent
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Harmful
Being fat
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

22. Convivial
Expressing emotion freely
Disasters
Gave moral lecture
Sociable

23. Articulation
Expressing emotion freely
Joining - speaking
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

24. Cursory
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Not moderate; excessive
Seeking legal remedies
Superficial

25. Demonstrative
Dedicated; made holy
Expensive
Expressing emotion freely
Doubtful

26. Steadfastness
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Cannot be tolerated
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Shortage

27. Presumptive
Critical
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Presumed
Very bad

28. Disparaging
Fair and equal
Critical
Generous
Lack of transparency; being opaque

29. Bountiful
Superficial
Practicality
Generous
Friendly - lovable

30. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Supremely good

31. Prosaic
Ordinary
Strong and sturdy
Shortage
Thorough; taking care of details

32. Dearth
Critical
Fate - doom
Shortage
Proving right

33. Radical
Fair and equal
Harmful
Revolutionary
To cover

34. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
To make legal; give approval to
Wavered; hesitated
Generous

35. Wistful
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Sociable
Agreement

36. Censure
Attacking verbally
Blame; criticize
On and off; not continuous
Medicinal

37. Temporize
Revolutionary
Put off; procrastinate
Inspiring awe
Divided into two extremes

38. Toadies
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Juicy
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Ordinary

39. Fastidious
Put off; procrastinate
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Critical
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

40. Reprehensible
Disasters
Very bad
Seeking legal remedies
Concerned with thinking

41. Compendious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Practicality
Praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

42. Inscrutable
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Presumed
Not easy to comprehend
Sulky

43. Solicitous
Seeking legal remedies
Honor; honesty
Dictator
Expressing care and concern

44. Imperious
Juicy
In a commanding manner
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Narrow-minded

45. Thwarted
Prevented
Big fire
Dictator
Being fat

46. Pragmatism
Gave moral lecture
In a commanding manner
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Practicality

47. Formidable
Worship; great praise
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Inspiring awe
Put off; procrastinate

48. Mercenary
Agreement
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Seeking money above all else
Support

49. Palliative
Can't be expressed in words
Something that makes better but does not cure
Very bad
Doubtful

50. Concord
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Fate - doom
Dictator
Agreement