SAT Vocab 2010 2011

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Inscrutable
Suppressed
Ordinary
Not easy to comprehend
Practicality


2. Quelled
Agreement
Seeking revenge
Redness
Suppressed


3. Mandatory
Expressing emotion freely
Compulsory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Very bad


4. Connoisseurs
Not easy to comprehend
Experts with good taste/judgment
Not moderate; excessive
Seeking legal remedies


5. Ineffable


6. Judicious
Seeking legal remedies
Sociable
Fair; wise
Fate - doom


7. Boorishness
Tone of voice
Of great importance
Prevented
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior


8. Dearth
Shortage
Tone of voice
Inspiring awe
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something


9. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)


10. Haranguing
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Attacking verbally
Toadies; flatterers
Generous


11. Callous
Not moderate; excessive
Shortage
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Cruel; hard and unfeeling


12. Dalliance
Dictator
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Useless; waste of time and effort
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)


13. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Superficial
Devaluing; criticizing
Attacking verbally


14. Floridity
An equal
Of great importance
Critical
Redness


15. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
An equal


16. Idiosyncratic
Attacking verbally
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Can't be expressed in words


17. Futile
Cannot be tolerated
Sociable
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way


18. Shroud
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Critical
To cover
Juicy


19. Compendious
Experts with good taste/judgment
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very bad
Kindly; pampering


20. Contagious
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious


21. Bountiful
In a commanding manner
Over-simplified
Seeking money above all else
Generous


22. Vacillated
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Devaluing; criticizing
Wavered; hesitated
Gloomy


23. Articulation
Expressing emotion freely
Honor; honesty
Joining - speaking
Put off; procrastinate


24. Equitable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Friendly - lovable
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Fair and equal


25. Amiable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
To cover
Friendly - lovable
Medicinal


26. Petulant
Narrow-minded
Being fat
Sulky
Can be cultivated ('arable land')


27. Propensity


28. Consummate
Can't be expressed in words
Supremely good
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Shortage


29. Steadfastness
On and off; not continuous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Disasters


30. Prosaic
Inspiring awe
Toadies; flatterers
Neglectful
Ordinary


31. Disparaging
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Critical
Inspiring awe
Cannot be tolerated


32. Formidable
On and off; not continuous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thick and sticky
Inspiring awe


33. Depreciatory
Sulky
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Devaluing; criticizing
Can be cultivated ('arable land')


34. Regressive
Honor; honesty
Gave moral lecture
Generous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)


35. Vex
Not easy to comprehend
Annoy
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Being fat


36. Corpulence
Being fat
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Very bad
Can be cultivated ('arable land')


37. Profundity
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Compulsory
Cruel; hard and unfeeling


38. Adulation
Faithfulness; loyalty
Toadies; flatterers
Worship; great praise
Passed on through touch; infectious


39. Treacly
To cover
Gave moral lecture
Too sweet; over sentimental
Experts with good taste/judgment


40. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Thick and sticky
Gloomy
Containing a lot in a small space/few words


41. Toadies
Vague
Presumed
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Suppressed


42. Sycophants
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Toadies; flatterers
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Fair and equal


43. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Big fire
Sociable
Proving right


44. Deleterious
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Harmful
Sulky
Very bad


45. Insufferable
Faithfulness; loyalty
Cannot be tolerated
Tone of voice
Fair and equal


46. Rhetoric
Honor; honesty
Persuasive language
Prevented
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)


47. Convivial
Big fire
Expressing care and concern
Critical
Sociable


48. Insular
Narrow-minded
Praise
Thorough; taking care of details
Gloomy


49. Meticulous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thorough; taking care of details
Gave moral lecture
Annoy


50. Remiss
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Neglectful
Toadies; flatterers
Dedicated; made holy