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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. Redolent
Hostility; hatred
Doubtful
Friendly - lovable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

2. Reprehensible
Joining - speaking
Very bad
Gloomy
Presumed

3. Prosaic
Ordinary
Redness
Useless; waste of time and effort
Can't be expressed in words

4. Floridity
Redness
To make legal; give approval to
Of great importance
Ordinary

5. Opacity
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Persuasive language
Thorough; taking care of details

6. Treacly
Dictator
Too sweet; over sentimental
Redness
Faithfulness; loyalty

7. Presumptive
Superficial
Presumed
Experts with good taste/judgment
Too sweet; over sentimental

8. Consummate
Strong and sturdy
Supremely good
Practicality
Revolutionary

9. Animosity
Of great importance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Hostility; hatred

10. Ineffable

11. Somber
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Medicinal
Devaluing; criticizing
Gloomy

12. Petulant
Sulky
Dedicated; made holy
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Sociable

13. Therapeutic
Dictator
Medicinal
Ordinary
Bringing together; ending a dispute

14. Meticulous
Juicy
Seeking legal remedies
Thorough; taking care of details
Superficial

15. Palliative
Joining - speaking
Something that makes better but does not cure
Very bad
Practicality

16. Compendious
Friendly - lovable
Persuasive language
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

17. Corpulence
Being fat
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Honor; honesty
Thorough; taking care of details

18. Intonation
Expressing emotion freely
Disasters
Juicy
Tone of voice

19. Momentous
Of great importance
Redness
Sulky
Joining - speaking

20. Concord
Sociable
Neglectful
Agreement
Kindly; pampering

21. Succulent
Juicy
Thorough; eager
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Attacking verbally

22. Litigious
Seeking revenge
Dictator
Seeking legal remedies
Suppressed

23. Advocate
On and off; not continuous
Over-simplified
Support
Persuasive language

24. Pragmatism
Wavered; hesitated
Over-simplified
Proving right
Practicality

25. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Blame; criticize
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Thorough; taking care of details

26. Peer
An equal
Very bad
Divided into two extremes
Gloomy

27. Profundity
Doubtful
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Presumed
Faithfulness; loyalty

28. Idiosyncratic
Can't be expressed in words
To cover
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

29. Mandatory
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Compulsory
Medicinal
To make legal; give approval to

30. Adulation
Too sweet; over sentimental
Worship; great praise
Strong and sturdy
Seeking legal remedies

31. Vindictive
Fair and equal
Seeking revenge
Seeking legal remedies
Divided into two extremes

32. Remiss
Fair and equal
Neglectful
Experts with good taste/judgment
Joining - speaking

33. Thwarted
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Prevented
An equal
Not moderate; excessive

34. Arable

35. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Passed on through touch; infectious
Fair; wise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

36. Eulogy
Praise
Redness
Being fat
Inspiring awe

37. Vindication
Thorough; taking care of details
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Proving right
Critical

38. Insular
Gloomy
Narrow-minded
Seeking revenge
Shortage

39. Facile
Presumed
Doubtful
Over-simplified
Expensive

40. Dearth
Very bad
Presumed
Shortage
Narrow-minded

41. Nemesis
Thorough; taking care of details
Fate - doom
Hostility; hatred
Lack of transparency; being opaque

42. Articulation
Seeking legal remedies
Expressing care and concern
Prevented
Joining - speaking

43. Mercenary
Suppressed
Juicy
Supremely good
Seeking money above all else

44. Histrionic
Worship; great praise
Experts with good taste/judgment
Useless; waste of time and effort
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

45. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
On and off; not continuous
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Gave moral lecture

46. Vex
Annoy
Being fat
Expressing emotion freely
Useless; waste of time and effort

47. Equitable
Attacking verbally
Inspiring awe
Fair and equal
Divided into two extremes

48. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Of great importance
Gave moral lecture
Honor; honesty

49. Conflagration
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Prevented
Big fire

50. Ambiguous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Prevented
Practicality
Vague