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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. Ineffable

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2. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Not easy to comprehend
Something that makes better but does not cure

3. Vacillated
Fair; wise
Wavered; hesitated
Friendly - lovable
Seeking legal remedies

4. Judicious
Persuasive language
Vague
Attacking verbally
Fair; wise

5. Ambiguous
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Strong and sturdy
Put off; procrastinate
Vague

6. Cursory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Not easy to comprehend
Superficial

7. Intemperate
Dictator
Cannot be tolerated
Narrow-minded
Not moderate; excessive

8. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Narrow-minded
Medicinal
Gave moral lecture

9. Dearth
Shortage
Passed on through touch; infectious
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Very bad

10. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Presumed
Redness
Tone of voice

11. Litigious
Prevented
Something that makes better but does not cure
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking legal remedies

12. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Fair and equal
Kindly; pampering
Proving right

13. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Doubtful
Compulsory
Suppressed

14. Autocrat
Suppressed
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Dictator
Expensive

15. Floridity
Seeking legal remedies
Persuasive language
Redness
Sulky

16. Radical
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Sulky
Revolutionary
Not moderate; excessive

17. Peer
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Gloomy
An equal
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

18. Opacity
Not moderate; excessive
Dedicated; made holy
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Expressing emotion freely

19. Facile
Over-simplified
Kindly; pampering
Expressing emotion freely
Faithfulness; loyalty

20. Haranguing
Expressing care and concern
Attacking verbally
Juicy
Being fat

21. Boorishness
Worship; great praise
Annoy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Cannot be tolerated

22. Therapeutic
Redness
On and off; not continuous
Honor; honesty
Medicinal

23. Idiosyncratic
Expensive
Joining - speaking
Supremely good
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

24. Conciliatory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Generous
Superficial
Being fat

25. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
On and off; not continuous
Put off; procrastinate
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

26. Dalliance
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Hostility; hatred
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

27. Insufferable
Supremely good
Blame; criticize
Cannot be tolerated
Vague

28. Dubious
Concerned with thinking
Doubtful
Fate - doom
Tone of voice

29. Viscous
Medicinal
Cannot be tolerated
Thick and sticky
Expressing emotion freely

30. Fastidious
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Revolutionary
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

31. Deleterious
Devaluing; criticizing
In a commanding manner
Thorough; taking care of details
Harmful

32. Intonation
Something that makes better but does not cure
Support
Tone of voice
Inspiring awe

33. Concord
Agreement
Friendly - lovable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Not moderate; excessive

34. Arable

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35. Formidable
Seeking revenge
Inspiring awe
Sulky
Praise

36. Wistful
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Seeking revenge
Support
Prevented

37. Debacles
Disasters
Big fire
Neglectful
Persuasive language

38. Propensity

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39. Integrity
Not moderate; excessive
Divided into two extremes
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Honor; honesty

40. Legitimate
Annoy
To make legal; give approval to
Not moderate; excessive
Useless; waste of time and effort

41. Thwarted
Prevented
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Experts with good taste/judgment

42. Regressive
Fair; wise
Experts with good taste/judgment
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Can't be expressed in words

43. Prosaic
Prevented
Ordinary
Disasters
Seeking money above all else

44. Solicitous
Support
Gloomy
Seeking money above all else
Expressing care and concern

45. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Neglectful
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Useless; waste of time and effort

46. Histrionic
Fair; wise
An equal
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Revolutionary

47. Succulent
Juicy
To cover
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Expressing care and concern

48. Presumptive
Vague
Divided into two extremes
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Presumed

49. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Presumed
Redness
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

50. Imperious
Narrow-minded
In a commanding manner
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Thorough; taking care of details