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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Legitimate
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Of great importance
To make legal; give approval to
Seeking legal remedies

2. Polarized
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Ordinary
Divided into two extremes
Kindly; pampering

3. Ineffable

4. Thwarted
Sociable
Fair; wise
Prevented
Medicinal

5. Depreciatory
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Devaluing; criticizing
Dedicated; made holy
Gloomy

6. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Put off; procrastinate
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Worship; great praise

7. Nemesis
Persuasive language
Passed on through touch; infectious
Fate - doom
Big fire

8. Advocate
Expressing care and concern
Support
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Fate - doom

9. Quelled
Not moderate; excessive
Dedicated; made holy
Suppressed
Medicinal

10. Inscrutable
Critical
Seeking revenge
Practicality
Not easy to comprehend

11. Facile
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Toadies; flatterers
Proving right
Over-simplified

12. Formidable
An equal
Expressing emotion freely
Prevented
Inspiring awe

13. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Seeking legal remedies
Friendly - lovable
Being fat

14. Boorishness
Attacking verbally
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Hostility; hatred
Doubtful

15. Fidelity
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Concerned with thinking
Juicy
Faithfulness; loyalty

16. Connoisseurs
Joining - speaking
Experts with good taste/judgment
Faithfulness; loyalty
Dictator

17. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Fair; wise
Ordinary
Seeking legal remedies

18. Insular
Kindly; pampering
Thorough; eager
Narrow-minded
Seeking revenge

19. Consummate
Dictator
Very bad
Neglectful
Supremely good

20. Presumptive
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Presumed
Shortage

21. Concord
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Toadies; flatterers
Agreement
Wavered; hesitated

22. Mercenary
On and off; not continuous
Sulky
Seeking money above all else
Fair and equal

23. Reprehensible
Being fat
Very bad
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Depth (of ideas/thought)

24. Vindictive
Expressing care and concern
Hostility; hatred
Seeking revenge
Faithfulness; loyalty

25. Conflagration
Juicy
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Big fire
Vague

26. Autocrat
Doubtful
Persuasive language
Dictator
Prevented

27. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Fair and equal
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Concerned with thinking

28. Consecrated
Supremely good
To make legal; give approval to
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Dedicated; made holy

29. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Something that makes better but does not cure
Worship; great praise
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

30. Judicious
Concerned with thinking
Thick and sticky
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fair; wise

31. Sermonized
Sociable
Revolutionary
Gave moral lecture
Concerned with thinking

32. Meticulous
In a commanding manner
Useless; waste of time and effort
Experts with good taste/judgment
Thorough; taking care of details

33. Ambiguous
Vague
Concerned with thinking
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Faithfulness; loyalty

34. Solicitous
Devaluing; criticizing
Generous
Expressing care and concern
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

35. Palliative
Dictator
Cannot be tolerated
Something that makes better but does not cure
To make legal; give approval to

36. Petulant
Worship; great praise
Fair; wise
Sulky
Big fire

37. Therapeutic
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Medicinal
Seeking legal remedies
Inspiring awe

38. Vex
Joining - speaking
Strong and sturdy
Annoy
Prevented

39. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Superficial
Redness
Thorough; eager

40. Equitable
Blame; criticize
Superficial
Fair and equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque

41. Dalliance
Juicy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Compulsory

42. Convivial
Concerned with thinking
Sociable
Narrow-minded
Depth (of ideas/thought)

43. Deleterious
Seeking revenge
Generous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Harmful

44. Sycophants
Annoy
Compulsory
Toadies; flatterers
Not moderate; excessive

45. Peer
Compulsory
Juicy
Neglectful
An equal

46. Dearth
To make legal; give approval to
Shortage
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Thorough; eager

47. Regressive
Put off; procrastinate
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment
Honor; honesty

48. Debacles
Seeking money above all else
Friendly - lovable
Not moderate; excessive
Disasters

49. Intemperate
Tone of voice
Expensive
Not moderate; excessive
Fate - doom

50. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Medicinal
Thorough; eager
Presumed