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SAT Vocab 2010 2011
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Support
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Tendency; leaning' predilection
2. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Faithfulness; loyalty
Expensive
Superficial
3. Temporize
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Put off; procrastinate
Not moderate; excessive
Hostility; hatred
4. Litigious
Worship; great praise
Seeking legal remedies
Proving right
To cover
5. Sycophants
Expensive
Toadies; flatterers
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Lack of transparency; being opaque
6. Pragmatism
Experts with good taste/judgment
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Practicality
Fair; wise
7. Fidelity
Compulsory
Faithfulness; loyalty
Divided into two extremes
Narrow-minded
8. Floridity
Thick and sticky
Redness
Vague
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
9. Boorishness
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Thorough; eager
Not easy to comprehend
10. Petulant
Expensive
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sulky
11. Vex
Annoy
Dictator
Being fat
Dedicated; made holy
12. Eulogy
Support
Honor; honesty
Praise
Presumed
13. Arable
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14. Consecrated
Very bad
Experts with good taste/judgment
Annoy
Dedicated; made holy
15. Judicious
Compulsory
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fair; wise
16. Fastidious
Useless; waste of time and effort
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Hostility; hatred
Put off; procrastinate
17. Consummate
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Supremely good
Thorough; taking care of details
Expressing care and concern
18. Reprehensible
Practicality
Very bad
To cover
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
19. Dalliance
Generous
Hostility; hatred
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
20. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Faithfulness; loyalty
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Suppressed
21. Concord
On and off; not continuous
Agreement
Passed on through touch; infectious
To cover
22. Corpulence
Friendly - lovable
To cover
Not moderate; excessive
Being fat
23. Redolent
Too sweet; over sentimental
Compulsory
Can't be expressed in words
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
24. Depreciatory
Thorough; taking care of details
Devaluing; criticizing
In a commanding manner
Something that makes better but does not cure
25. Equitable
Fair and equal
An equal
Expressing emotion freely
Fate - doom
26. Facile
Compulsory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Worship; great praise
Over-simplified
27. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Tone of voice
Being fat
Faithfulness; loyalty
28. Intonation
Redness
Tone of voice
Thorough; taking care of details
Bringing together; ending a dispute
29. Vacillated
Of great importance
Wavered; hesitated
Practicality
Bringing together; ending a dispute
30. Conflagration
Thorough; taking care of details
Big fire
Something that makes better but does not cure
Not moderate; excessive
31. Regressive
Fair; wise
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
To cover
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
32. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Redness
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Blame; criticize
33. Treacly
Concerned with thinking
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Shortage
Too sweet; over sentimental
34. Lavish
Expensive
To make legal; give approval to
Presumed
Tone of voice
35. Intemperate
Fair and equal
Not moderate; excessive
Blame; criticize
Practicality
36. Dearth
Inspiring awe
Agreement
Of great importance
Shortage
37. Propensity
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38. Palliative
Too sweet; over sentimental
Something that makes better but does not cure
To cover
Gave moral lecture
39. Bountiful
Something that makes better but does not cure
Faithfulness; loyalty
On and off; not continuous
Generous
40. Presumptive
Sulky
Prevented
Not easy to comprehend
Presumed
41. Remiss
Critical
Neglectful
Can't be expressed in words
Expressing emotion freely
42. Vindication
Proving right
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Ordinary
Redness
43. Wistful
To make legal; give approval to
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque
44. Sermonized
Annoy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Gave moral lecture
Support
45. Contagious
On and off; not continuous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Disasters
Kindly; pampering
46. Vindictive
Gave moral lecture
On and off; not continuous
Seeking revenge
Hostility; hatred
47. Formidable
Seeking revenge
Supremely good
On and off; not continuous
Inspiring awe
48. Integrity
Doubtful
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Honor; honesty
49. Dubious
Doubtful
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Fair; wise
Disasters
50. Insufferable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very bad
Experts with good taste/judgment
Cannot be tolerated