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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. Articulation
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Joining - speaking
Narrow-minded
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

2. Prosaic
Ordinary
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Honor; honesty
Thorough; taking care of details

3. Consecrated
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Redness
Faithfulness; loyalty
Dedicated; made holy

4. Inscrutable
Revolutionary
Kindly; pampering
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Not easy to comprehend

5. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Too sweet; over sentimental
Seeking money above all else
Over-simplified

6. Regressive
Fair; wise
Praise
Fate - doom
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

7. Quelled
Medicinal
Suppressed
Wavered; hesitated
Put off; procrastinate

8. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Neglectful
Seeking legal remedies
Fair and equal

9. Polarized
Critical
Divided into two extremes
Tendency; leaning' predilection
On and off; not continuous

10. Reprehensible
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking money above all else
Put off; procrastinate
Very bad

11. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
To cover
Neglectful
An equal

12. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Disasters
An equal

13. Indulgent
Practicality
Kindly; pampering
Annoy
Worship; great praise

14. Presumptive
Prevented
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Neglectful
Presumed

15. Bountiful
Expensive
Generous
Disasters
Sulky

16. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Seeking legal remedies
An equal
Expressing care and concern

17. Animosity
Dedicated; made holy
Hostility; hatred
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Honor; honesty

18. Momentous
Fate - doom
Expressing emotion freely
Persuasive language
Of great importance

19. Arable

20. Demonstrative
To cover
Redness
Tone of voice
Expressing emotion freely

21. Censure
Practicality
Blame; criticize
Not easy to comprehend
Gave moral lecture

22. Cerebral
Generous
Divided into two extremes
Passed on through touch; infectious
Concerned with thinking

23. Debacles
Shortage
Faithfulness; loyalty
Disasters
Divided into two extremes

24. Pragmatism
Can't be expressed in words
Blame; criticize
On and off; not continuous
Practicality

25. Equitable
Persuasive language
Honor; honesty
Fair and equal
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

26. Compendious
Gave moral lecture
Big fire
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Wavered; hesitated

27. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Something that makes better but does not cure
Medicinal
Depth (of ideas/thought)

28. Futile
Harmful
Honor; honesty
Faithfulness; loyalty
Useless; waste of time and effort

29. Therapeutic
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Kindly; pampering
Medicinal
Joining - speaking

30. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Concerned with thinking
Persuasive language
Gave moral lecture

31. Mandatory
Compulsory
Fate - doom
Wavered; hesitated
Over-simplified

32. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Fair and equal
Strong and sturdy

33. Lavish
Supremely good
Can't be expressed in words
Put off; procrastinate
Expensive

34. Thwarted
Dictator
Expensive
Prevented
Lack of transparency; being opaque

35. Conciliatory
Harmful
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Fair; wise
Concerned with thinking

36. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Strong and sturdy
Bringing together; ending a dispute

37. Nemesis
Fair; wise
Fate - doom
Juicy
Attacking verbally

38. Insular
Dictator
Fair and equal
Narrow-minded
Honor; honesty

39. Dearth
Devaluing; criticizing
Thorough; taking care of details
Shortage
Medicinal

40. Vindication
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Proving right
Can't be expressed in words
Dedicated; made holy

41. Wistful
Dedicated; made holy
Supremely good
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Dictator

42. Legitimate
Agreement
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Medicinal
To make legal; give approval to

43. Integrity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Honor; honesty
Inspiring awe
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

44. Succulent
Dictator
Juicy
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Worship; great praise

45. Concord
Agreement
Big fire
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

46. Corpulence
Compulsory
Being fat
Fair; wise
Expressing emotion freely

47. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Practicality
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Thick and sticky

48. Vindictive
In a commanding manner
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Seeking revenge

49. Steadfastness
Wavered; hesitated
Revolutionary
Neglectful
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

50. Autocrat
Experts with good taste/judgment
Praise
Dictator
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)