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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. Advocate
Gave moral lecture
Passed on through touch; infectious
Annoy
Support

2. Somber
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Prevented
Gloomy
Fate - doom

3. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Thorough; eager
Very bad
Critical

4. Censure
Concerned with thinking
Blame; criticize
Too sweet; over sentimental
Thorough; eager

5. Magnanimous
Fair and equal
Useless; waste of time and effort
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Praise

6. Quelled
Neglectful
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fair and equal
Suppressed

7. Opacity
Dedicated; made holy
Medicinal
Gave moral lecture
Lack of transparency; being opaque

8. Nemesis
Passed on through touch; infectious
Inspiring awe
Fate - doom
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

9. Shroud
An equal
Seeking legal remedies
To cover
Kindly; pampering

10. Convivial
Sociable
Fair; wise
Supremely good
Hostility; hatred

11. Floridity
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Worship; great praise
Redness
Strong and sturdy

12. Prosaic
Useless; waste of time and effort
Neglectful
Over-simplified
Ordinary

13. Solicitous
Useless; waste of time and effort
Compulsory
Worship; great praise
Expressing care and concern

14. Dubious
Seeking money above all else
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Proving right
Doubtful

15. Inscrutable
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Something that makes better but does not cure
Not easy to comprehend
Harmful

16. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Support
Persuasive language
Depth (of ideas/thought)

17. Depreciatory
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
In a commanding manner
Devaluing; criticizing
Support

18. Insular
Narrow-minded
In a commanding manner
To make legal; give approval to
Bringing together; ending a dispute

19. Lavish
Thick and sticky
Prevented
Supremely good
Expensive

20. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Sulky
Blame; criticize
Shortage

21. Treacly
To cover
Narrow-minded
Too sweet; over sentimental
Concerned with thinking

22. Equitable
Thorough; eager
Praise
Proving right
Fair and equal

23. Robust
Dedicated; made holy
Expressing emotion freely
Gave moral lecture
Strong and sturdy

24. Consummate
Supremely good
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Divided into two extremes
Vague

25. Reprehensible
Expressing emotion freely
Concerned with thinking
Very bad
To make legal; give approval to

26. Animosity
Seeking legal remedies
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Hostility; hatred
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

27. Judicious
Fair; wise
Kindly; pampering
Revolutionary
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

28. Succulent
Juicy
Annoy
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
In a commanding manner

29. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Thorough; taking care of details
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

30. Legitimate
Friendly - lovable
Concerned with thinking
Doubtful
To make legal; give approval to

31. Regressive
Too sweet; over sentimental
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Of great importance

32. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Divided into two extremes
Redness
Proving right

33. Eulogy
Praise
Disasters
In a commanding manner
Something that makes better but does not cure

34. Momentous
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Redness
Put off; procrastinate
Of great importance

35. Haranguing
Not moderate; excessive
Revolutionary
Attacking verbally
To cover

36. Temporize
Very bad
Put off; procrastinate
Joining - speaking
Supremely good

37. Sermonized
Generous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Sociable
Gave moral lecture

38. Vindication
Put off; procrastinate
Proving right
Friendly - lovable
Vague

39. Sedulous
Expensive
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Of great importance
Thorough; eager

40. Arable

41. Steadfastness
Superficial
Worship; great praise
Sulky
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

42. Bountiful
Not easy to comprehend
Generous
In a commanding manner
Depth (of ideas/thought)

43. Mandatory
Critical
Attacking verbally
Compulsory
Of great importance

44. Intonation
Revolutionary
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Fate - doom
Tone of voice

45. Formidable
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Inspiring awe
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Toadies; flatterers

46. Dearth
Shortage
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Not easy to comprehend
Kindly; pampering

47. Petulant
Sulky
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Generous
Narrow-minded

48. Wistful
Presumed
Attacking verbally
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Expressing care and concern

49. Fastidious
Harmful
Superficial
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Critical

50. Corpulence
Being fat
Hostility; hatred
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)