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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Connoisseurs
Supremely good
Useless; waste of time and effort
Experts with good taste/judgment
Revolutionary

2. Histrionic
Joining - speaking
Fair; wise
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Tendency; leaning' predilection

3. Somber
Seeking revenge
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Gloomy
Concerned with thinking

4. Facile
Suppressed
Over-simplified
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

5. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Wavered; hesitated
Divided into two extremes
Medicinal

6. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Narrow-minded
Shortage

7. Autocrat
Dictator
In a commanding manner
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Not moderate; excessive

8. Vindication
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Proving right
Divided into two extremes
Fate - doom

9. Dubious
Compulsory
Doubtful
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Lack of transparency; being opaque

10. Vex
Vague
Annoy
Revolutionary
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

11. Polarized
Persuasive language
Dictator
Expensive
Divided into two extremes

12. Reprehensible
Very bad
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Dictator

13. Corpulence
Hostility; hatred
Being fat
Put off; procrastinate
Of great importance

14. Therapeutic
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Expressing care and concern
Medicinal

15. Dearth
Shortage
Fair and equal
Prevented
Seeking revenge

16. Intonation
Not easy to comprehend
Wavered; hesitated
Tone of voice
Tendency; leaning' predilection

17. Mandatory
Compulsory
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking money above all else
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

18. Adulation
Blame; criticize
Worship; great praise
Inspiring awe
Seeking legal remedies

19. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Blame; criticize
Fair; wise
Worship; great praise

20. Steadfastness
Seeking legal remedies
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Concerned with thinking

21. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Fair and equal
Seeking revenge
Experts with good taste/judgment

22. Judicious
Fair; wise
Something that makes better but does not cure
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Being fat

23. Propensity

24. Remiss
Neglectful
Very bad
Gloomy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

25. Fastidious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Practicality
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

26. Magnanimous
Juicy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Concerned with thinking
Medicinal

27. Integrity
Fair and equal
Supremely good
Honor; honesty
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

28. Arable

29. Shroud
Compulsory
To cover
Practicality
Medicinal

30. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Medicinal
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Gave moral lecture

31. Robust
Divided into two extremes
Strong and sturdy
Concerned with thinking
Seeking legal remedies

32. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Experts with good taste/judgment
Fate - doom
Inspiring awe

33. Cerebral
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Concerned with thinking
Not moderate; excessive

34. Prosaic
Divided into two extremes
Ordinary
Joining - speaking
Fate - doom

35. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Critical
Vague
Seeking revenge

36. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
An equal
Disasters
Sulky

37. Censure
Blame; criticize
Thorough; taking care of details
Cannot be tolerated
Not easy to comprehend

38. Vindictive
Dictator
Worship; great praise
Blame; criticize
Seeking revenge

39. Disparaging
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Big fire
Critical

40. Presumptive
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Compulsory
Hostility; hatred
Presumed

41. Consecrated
To cover
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Dedicated; made holy
Expressing emotion freely

42. Floridity
Redness
Being fat
Vague
Tone of voice

43. Ineffable

44. Convivial
Kindly; pampering
Expressing care and concern
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sociable

45. Temporize
An equal
Supremely good
Put off; procrastinate
Blame; criticize

46. Equitable
Fair and equal
Fair; wise
Redness
Useless; waste of time and effort

47. Contagious
Hostility; hatred
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Passed on through touch; infectious
To cover

48. Profundity
Sulky
Practicality
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Ordinary

49. Quelled
Suppressed
Proving right
Practicality
Honor; honesty

50. Viscous
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Thick and sticky
Toadies; flatterers
Compulsory