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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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1. Bountiful
Critical
Not easy to comprehend
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Generous

2. Fidelity
To make legal; give approval to
Thick and sticky
Generous
Faithfulness; loyalty

3. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Faithfulness; loyalty
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
In a commanding manner

4. Censure
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Dedicated; made holy

5. Ineffable

6. Disparaging
Critical
Can't be expressed in words
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment

7. Succulent
Neglectful
Redness
On and off; not continuous
Juicy

8. Presumptive
Presumed
Not easy to comprehend
Gave moral lecture
Passed on through touch; infectious

9. Judicious
Fair; wise
Seeking money above all else
Faithfulness; loyalty
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

10. Conflagration
Dictator
Friendly - lovable
Big fire
Suppressed

11. Convivial
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Sociable
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Juicy

12. Haranguing
Fate - doom
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sulky
Attacking verbally

13. Rhetoric
Persuasive language
Being fat
Experts with good taste/judgment
Tone of voice

14. Shroud
Useless; waste of time and effort
Experts with good taste/judgment
Ordinary
To cover

15. Imperious
Kindly; pampering
In a commanding manner
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Cannot be tolerated

16. Dearth
Worship; great praise
Of great importance
Harmful
Shortage

17. Eulogy
Praise
Can't be expressed in words
Sociable
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

18. Steadfastness
To make legal; give approval to
Can't be expressed in words
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Toadies; flatterers

19. Treacly
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Too sweet; over sentimental
Passed on through touch; infectious
Tendency; leaning' predilection

20. Radical
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Doubtful
Revolutionary
Support

21. Temporize
Too sweet; over sentimental
Put off; procrastinate
Strong and sturdy
Expressing emotion freely

22. Concord
Narrow-minded
Agreement
Inspiring awe
Cannot be tolerated

23. Mandatory
Compulsory
In a commanding manner
Put off; procrastinate
Suppressed

24. Contagious
Thorough; eager
Seeking revenge
Passed on through touch; infectious
Agreement

25. Autocrat
Dictator
Ordinary
Fate - doom
Fair and equal

26. Prosaic
Narrow-minded
Revolutionary
Ordinary
Divided into two extremes

27. Lavish
Very bad
Seeking money above all else
Expensive
Proving right

28. Integrity
To cover
Attacking verbally
Honor; honesty
Gave moral lecture

29. Vindictive
Inspiring awe
Shortage
Sulky
Seeking revenge

30. Vacillated
Kindly; pampering
Wavered; hesitated
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thick and sticky

31. Inscrutable
Attacking verbally
Compulsory
Not easy to comprehend
Persuasive language

32. Quelled
Honor; honesty
To make legal; give approval to
Suppressed
Compulsory

33. Vex
Support
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Annoy

34. Animosity
Joining - speaking
Wavered; hesitated
Juicy
Hostility; hatred

35. Ambiguous
Dictator
Vague
Disasters
Too sweet; over sentimental

36. Opacity
Divided into two extremes
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Compulsory
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

37. Vindication
Harmful
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Proving right
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

38. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
In a commanding manner
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Harmful

39. Consummate
Not moderate; excessive
Compulsory
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Supremely good

40. Remiss
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Neglectful
Disasters

41. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Honor; honesty
On and off; not continuous
Expensive

42. Momentous
Cannot be tolerated
Of great importance
Annoy
Thick and sticky

43. Insufferable
Tone of voice
Expensive
Sulky
Cannot be tolerated

44. Insular
Big fire
Cannot be tolerated
Proving right
Narrow-minded

45. Dubious
Of great importance
Shortage
Fair; wise
Doubtful

46. Solicitous
Of great importance
Strong and sturdy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Expressing care and concern

47. Corpulence
Being fat
Fair; wise
Praise
Joining - speaking

48. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Neglectful
Fair and equal
Something that makes better but does not cure

49. Cursory
Dictator
Superficial
Neglectful
Practicality

50. Intemperate
Something that makes better but does not cure
Wavered; hesitated
Not moderate; excessive
Blame; criticize