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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. Insufferable
Vague
Cannot be tolerated
Redness
Tendency; leaning' predilection

2. Cerebral
Redness
Concerned with thinking
Being fat
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

3. Conciliatory
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Joining - speaking
Practicality
Bringing together; ending a dispute

4. Shroud
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Sulky
Thorough; taking care of details
To cover

5. Robust
Supremely good
Tone of voice
Strong and sturdy
Vague

6. Opacity
Not moderate; excessive
Fair; wise
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Seeking money above all else

7. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Big fire
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Sulky

8. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Suppressed
Persuasive language
Honor; honesty

9. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Generous
Praise
Kindly; pampering

10. Palliative
Blame; criticize
Neglectful
Something that makes better but does not cure
Thick and sticky

11. Boorishness
Agreement
Fate - doom
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Blame; criticize

12. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Prevented
Shortage
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

13. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Friendly - lovable
Concerned with thinking
Gave moral lecture

14. Litigious
Fair and equal
Thorough; taking care of details
Strong and sturdy
Seeking legal remedies

15. Steadfastness
Disasters
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sociable
Seeking legal remedies

16. Sedulous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Experts with good taste/judgment
An equal
Thorough; eager

17. Pragmatism
Practicality
Proving right
Useless; waste of time and effort
Seeking revenge

18. Disparaging
Put off; procrastinate
Compulsory
Support
Critical

19. Conflagration
Neglectful
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Gloomy
Big fire

20. Articulation
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Joining - speaking
Devaluing; criticizing

21. Autocrat
Dictator
Gave moral lecture
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

22. Viscous
Generous
In a commanding manner
Practicality
Thick and sticky

23. Quelled
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Agreement
Suppressed
Revolutionary

24. Floridity
Dedicated; made holy
Praise
Redness
Seeking legal remedies

25. Haranguing
Gloomy
Harmful
Attacking verbally
Gave moral lecture

26. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Strong and sturdy
Thorough; taking care of details
Support

27. Deleterious
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Revolutionary
Harmful

28. Somber
Gloomy
Vague
Generous
Redness

29. Nemesis
Narrow-minded
Sulky
In a commanding manner
Fate - doom

30. Consummate
Fair and equal
Supremely good
Narrow-minded
Harmful

31. Indulgent
Neglectful
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Kindly; pampering

32. Propensity

33. Vacillated
Agreement
Wavered; hesitated
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

34. Rhetoric
Put off; procrastinate
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Persuasive language
An equal

35. Concord
Blame; criticize
Agreement
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

36. Magnanimous
Tone of voice
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Seeking money above all else
Generous

37. Mercenary
Compulsory
Seeking money above all else
Joining - speaking
Proving right

38. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Agreement
Expressing emotion freely
Superficial

39. Intonation
Divided into two extremes
Supremely good
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Tone of voice

40. Vex
Experts with good taste/judgment
Compulsory
Annoy
Fair and equal

41. Thwarted
Being fat
Critical
Prevented
Fair and equal

42. Censure
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Not easy to comprehend
Blame; criticize

43. Legitimate
Concerned with thinking
To make legal; give approval to
Over-simplified
Seeking money above all else

44. Histrionic
Inspiring awe
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Very bad
Fair and equal

45. Temporize
In a commanding manner
Put off; procrastinate
Ordinary
Vague

46. Fidelity
Vague
An equal
Seeking legal remedies
Faithfulness; loyalty

47. Cursory
Not moderate; excessive
Can't be expressed in words
Practicality
Superficial

48. Arable

49. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Presumed
Narrow-minded
Gloomy

50. Inscrutable
Presumed
Being fat
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Not easy to comprehend