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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. Momentous
Strong and sturdy
To make legal; give approval to
Of great importance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

2. Meticulous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Thorough; taking care of details
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Redness

3. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Compulsory
Big fire
Thick and sticky

4. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Hostility; hatred
Thorough; eager
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

5. Petulant
Of great importance
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sulky
Wavered; hesitated

6. Concord
Agreement
Gave moral lecture
Gloomy
Tone of voice

7. Autocrat
Critical
Concerned with thinking
Dictator
Useless; waste of time and effort

8. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Annoy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Praise

9. Legitimate
Honor; honesty
Gloomy
Support
To make legal; give approval to

10. Intonation
Shortage
Tone of voice
Inspiring awe
Sulky

11. Reprehensible
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Doubtful
Very bad
Persuasive language

12. Eulogy
Cannot be tolerated
Wavered; hesitated
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Praise

13. Vex
Annoy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fate - doom
On and off; not continuous

14. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
To cover
Wavered; hesitated
Sociable

15. Propensity

16. Demonstrative
Strong and sturdy
Disasters
Expressing emotion freely
Devaluing; criticizing

17. Cursory
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Superficial
Expressing emotion freely
Thick and sticky

18. Intemperate
Medicinal
Worship; great praise
Support
Not moderate; excessive

19. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Dictator
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Big fire

20. Imperious
In a commanding manner
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Of great importance
Faithfulness; loyalty

21. Integrity
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Honor; honesty
Expressing care and concern
Fate - doom

22. Histrionic
Strong and sturdy
Not easy to comprehend
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Seeking legal remedies

23. Disparaging
Too sweet; over sentimental
Critical
Compulsory
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

24. Debacles
Expressing emotion freely
Disasters
Juicy
Presumed

25. Sycophants
Expressing emotion freely
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Toadies; flatterers
Friendly - lovable

26. Bountiful
Generous
Critical
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Fair and equal

27. Dubious
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Useless; waste of time and effort
Expensive
Doubtful

28. Radical
Revolutionary
Dedicated; made holy
Cannot be tolerated
Vague

29. Callous
Honor; honesty
Ordinary
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expressing care and concern

30. Equitable
Expressing emotion freely
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Prevented
Fair and equal

31. Inscrutable
Prevented
Not easy to comprehend
Compulsory
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

32. Rhetoric
Sulky
Gave moral lecture
Revolutionary
Persuasive language

33. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Expressing emotion freely
Praise
Vague

34. Wistful
On and off; not continuous
Very bad
Strong and sturdy
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

35. Shroud
Worship; great praise
Big fire
Inspiring awe
To cover

36. Insufferable
Thick and sticky
Cannot be tolerated
Sociable
Devaluing; criticizing

37. Robust
Persuasive language
Strong and sturdy
Tone of voice
Expressing care and concern

38. Redolent
Redness
Supremely good
Useless; waste of time and effort
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

39. Thwarted
Disasters
Useless; waste of time and effort
Too sweet; over sentimental
Prevented

40. Quelled
Prevented
Suppressed
Dedicated; made holy
Passed on through touch; infectious

41. Animosity
Being fat
Dictator
Hostility; hatred
Not easy to comprehend

42. Convivial
Fair; wise
Superficial
Sociable
Seeking revenge

43. Mandatory
Compulsory
Not easy to comprehend
Juicy
Annoy

44. Opacity
Put off; procrastinate
Blame; criticize
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Expensive

45. Articulation
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Joining - speaking
Worship; great praise
Vague

46. Censure
Attacking verbally
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
To cover
Blame; criticize

47. Haranguing
Hostility; hatred
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Medicinal
Attacking verbally

48. Fastidious
Critical
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Strong and sturdy

49. Dalliance
Over-simplified
Worship; great praise
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Support

50. Dearth
Prevented
Of great importance
Shortage
Neglectful