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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Demonstrative
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Proving right
Expressing emotion freely

2. Ambiguous
Vague
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Redness
Honor; honesty

3. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
An equal
Expressing emotion freely
Generous

4. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Very bad
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Praise

5. Articulation
Being fat
Toadies; flatterers
Joining - speaking
Devaluing; criticizing

6. Intonation
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Tone of voice
To make legal; give approval to
Fair; wise

7. Disparaging
To cover
Seeking legal remedies
Critical
Something that makes better but does not cure

8. Vacillated
Sociable
Wavered; hesitated
Friendly - lovable
Can't be expressed in words

9. Peer
Expensive
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Inspiring awe
An equal

10. Propensity

11. Boorishness
Too sweet; over sentimental
Practicality
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Support

12. Lavish
Attacking verbally
Narrow-minded
Vague
Expensive

13. Futile
Passed on through touch; infectious
Useless; waste of time and effort
Not easy to comprehend
Supremely good

14. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Hostility; hatred
Expressing care and concern
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

15. Petulant
Concerned with thinking
Sulky
Fate - doom
Lack of transparency; being opaque

16. Succulent
Juicy
Worship; great praise
Of great importance
Gloomy

17. Meticulous
Generous
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Can't be expressed in words
Thorough; taking care of details

18. Fidelity
Gloomy
Practicality
Faithfulness; loyalty
Kindly; pampering

19. Conciliatory
In a commanding manner
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Supremely good

20. Depreciatory
To cover
Fair and equal
Something that makes better but does not cure
Devaluing; criticizing

21. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Devaluing; criticizing
Inspiring awe
Passed on through touch; infectious

22. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
To make legal; give approval to
Strong and sturdy
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

23. Facile
An equal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Kindly; pampering
Over-simplified

24. Palliative
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Persuasive language
Shortage
Something that makes better but does not cure

25. Censure
Useless; waste of time and effort
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Seeking revenge
Blame; criticize

26. Judicious
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Fair; wise
Support
Not moderate; excessive

27. Dalliance
Not easy to comprehend
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Medicinal
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

28. Therapeutic
Medicinal
On and off; not continuous
Narrow-minded
Support

29. Integrity
Big fire
Dedicated; made holy
Honor; honesty
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

30. Nemesis
Thick and sticky
Devaluing; criticizing
Fate - doom
Redness

31. Arable

32. Insufferable
Juicy
Kindly; pampering
Over-simplified
Cannot be tolerated

33. Momentous
Disasters
Of great importance
Compulsory
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

34. Connoisseurs
Praise
Experts with good taste/judgment
Too sweet; over sentimental
Honor; honesty

35. Radical
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Too sweet; over sentimental
Revolutionary

36. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Redness
Kindly; pampering
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

37. Conflagration
Thorough; eager
Over-simplified
Big fire
Hostility; hatred

38. Polarized
Useless; waste of time and effort
Superficial
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Divided into two extremes

39. Equitable
Practicality
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Fair and equal
Faithfulness; loyalty

40. Imperious
Depth (of ideas/thought)
In a commanding manner
Gave moral lecture
Wavered; hesitated

41. Presumptive
Passed on through touch; infectious
Devaluing; criticizing
Big fire
Presumed

42. Insular
Tone of voice
Narrow-minded
Of great importance
Proving right

43. Adulation
Shortage
Redness
Worship; great praise
Cannot be tolerated

44. Regressive
Fate - doom
Thorough; taking care of details
Expensive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

45. Corpulence
Neglectful
Praise
Friendly - lovable
Being fat

46. Shroud
Dictator
Juicy
To cover
Ordinary

47. Mandatory
Compulsory
To cover
Honor; honesty
Blame; criticize

48. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Devaluing; criticizing
Gloomy
Proving right

49. Dubious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Annoy
Strong and sturdy
Doubtful

50. Remiss
Strong and sturdy
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Neglectful