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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Somber
Thick and sticky
Fair; wise
On and off; not continuous
Gloomy

2. Intonation
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Tone of voice
Ordinary
Something that makes better but does not cure

3. Remiss
An equal
Attacking verbally
Neglectful
Gloomy

4. Momentous
Kindly; pampering
Thick and sticky
Big fire
Of great importance

5. Insufferable
Harmful
Kindly; pampering
Devaluing; criticizing
Cannot be tolerated

6. Floridity
On and off; not continuous
Redness
Big fire
Neglectful

7. Advocate
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Friendly - lovable
Not easy to comprehend
Support

8. Wistful
Critical
Agreement
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

9. Fastidious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Strong and sturdy
Dictator

10. Adulation
Inspiring awe
Blame; criticize
Worship; great praise
Honor; honesty

11. Vindictive
Expressing care and concern
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Dedicated; made holy
Seeking revenge

12. Censure
Kindly; pampering
Expressing emotion freely
Blame; criticize
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

13. Compendious
Seeking money above all else
To cover
Generous
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

14. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Juicy
Revolutionary
Fair and equal

15. Imperious
In a commanding manner
To make legal; give approval to
Too sweet; over sentimental
Strong and sturdy

16. Legitimate
Agreement
Devaluing; criticizing
To make legal; give approval to
Too sweet; over sentimental

17. Profundity
Doubtful
Medicinal
Joining - speaking
Depth (of ideas/thought)

18. Opacity
Hostility; hatred
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Prevented
Practicality

19. Toadies
Concerned with thinking
Expressing emotion freely
Hostility; hatred
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

20. Contagious
Attacking verbally
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thorough; taking care of details
Wavered; hesitated

21. Viscous
Gave moral lecture
Thick and sticky
Ordinary
Wavered; hesitated

22. Mercenary
Experts with good taste/judgment
Seeking money above all else
Something that makes better but does not cure
Expensive

23. Reprehensible
Very bad
Tone of voice
Big fire
Put off; procrastinate

24. Facile
Gloomy
Strong and sturdy
Over-simplified
To cover

25. Connoisseurs
Blame; criticize
Tone of voice
Experts with good taste/judgment
Thorough; eager

26. Intemperate
Joining - speaking
Not moderate; excessive
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Seeking money above all else

27. Debacles
Doubtful
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Disasters
Seeking money above all else

28. Eulogy
Of great importance
Harmful
Praise
Can't be expressed in words

29. Shroud
Presumed
To cover
Seeking money above all else
Ordinary

30. Steadfastness
Over-simplified
Sulky
Experts with good taste/judgment
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

31. Pragmatism
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Experts with good taste/judgment
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Practicality

32. Dubious
Critical
Vague
Doubtful
Blame; criticize

33. Quelled
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Revolutionary
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Suppressed

34. Insular
Faithfulness; loyalty
Narrow-minded
Put off; procrastinate
Hostility; hatred

35. Concord
Something that makes better but does not cure
Agreement
Faithfulness; loyalty
In a commanding manner

36. Meticulous
Seeking money above all else
Fate - doom
Superficial
Thorough; taking care of details

37. Callous
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Harmful
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Sociable

38. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Dedicated; made holy
Medicinal
Not moderate; excessive

39. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Concerned with thinking
Thick and sticky
Experts with good taste/judgment

40. Intermittent
Ordinary
Juicy
Experts with good taste/judgment
On and off; not continuous

41. Disparaging
Friendly - lovable
Cannot be tolerated
Critical
Lack of transparency; being opaque

42. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Over-simplified
Gave moral lecture
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

43. Treacly
Big fire
An equal
Too sweet; over sentimental
Being fat

44. Formidable
Gave moral lecture
Honor; honesty
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Inspiring awe

45. Convivial
Sociable
Concerned with thinking
Put off; procrastinate
Vague

46. Rhetoric
Attacking verbally
Cannot be tolerated
Worship; great praise
Persuasive language

47. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Narrow-minded
Inspiring awe
Of great importance

48. Succulent
Experts with good taste/judgment
Superficial
Juicy
Seeking money above all else

49. Polarized
Faithfulness; loyalty
In a commanding manner
Divided into two extremes
To cover

50. Histrionic
Kindly; pampering
Neglectful
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Fair; wise