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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. Mercenary
Useless; waste of time and effort
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Seeking money above all else
Strong and sturdy

2. Robust
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Strong and sturdy
Vague
Kindly; pampering

3. Peer
Put off; procrastinate
Harmful
Can't be expressed in words
An equal

4. Momentous
Cannot be tolerated
Supremely good
Concerned with thinking
Of great importance

5. Boorishness
An equal
Dictator
Juicy
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

6. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Proving right
Inspiring awe
Devaluing; criticizing

7. Ineffable

8. Therapeutic
Useless; waste of time and effort
Medicinal
Agreement
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

9. Vex
Persuasive language
Sociable
Divided into two extremes
Annoy

10. Deleterious
Sulky
Big fire
Put off; procrastinate
Harmful

11. Cursory
Critical
Superficial
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Prevented

12. Prosaic
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Compulsory
Ordinary
Divided into two extremes

13. Haranguing
Divided into two extremes
Attacking verbally
Experts with good taste/judgment
Fair; wise

14. Adulation
Dedicated; made holy
Cannot be tolerated
Worship; great praise
Over-simplified

15. Pragmatism
Sulky
Presumed
Seeking money above all else
Practicality

16. Lavish
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Expensive
Divided into two extremes
Thick and sticky

17. Indulgent
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Kindly; pampering
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Put off; procrastinate

18. Articulation
Compulsory
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Dictator
Joining - speaking

19. Intonation
Honor; honesty
Shortage
Support
Tone of voice

20. Vacillated
Fate - doom
Tone of voice
Fair; wise
Wavered; hesitated

21. Histrionic
Expressing emotion freely
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

22. Consummate
Strong and sturdy
Generous
Supremely good
Very bad

23. Propensity

24. Convivial
Sociable
Thorough; taking care of details
On and off; not continuous
Being fat

25. Debacles
Expressing emotion freely
To cover
Being fat
Disasters

26. Petulant
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Not moderate; excessive
Sulky
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

27. Conciliatory
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Concerned with thinking
Ordinary
Bringing together; ending a dispute

28. Palliative
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Something that makes better but does not cure
Faithfulness; loyalty
Devaluing; criticizing

29. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Devaluing; criticizing
Big fire
Redness

30. Presumptive
Seeking legal remedies
Gave moral lecture
Presumed
Very bad

31. Toadies
Practicality
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Worship; great praise
Useless; waste of time and effort

32. Connoisseurs
Fate - doom
Worship; great praise
Faithfulness; loyalty
Experts with good taste/judgment

33. Formidable
Narrow-minded
Inspiring awe
To cover
Something that makes better but does not cure

34. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Not easy to comprehend
Persuasive language
Cannot be tolerated

35. Intemperate
Narrow-minded
Not moderate; excessive
Ordinary
Can't be expressed in words

36. Ambiguous
Hostility; hatred
To make legal; give approval to
Vague
Thorough; taking care of details

37. Concord
Too sweet; over sentimental
Worship; great praise
Hostility; hatred
Agreement

38. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Revolutionary
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Doubtful

39. Meticulous
Thorough; taking care of details
Concerned with thinking
Dictator
On and off; not continuous

40. Reprehensible
Generous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Very bad
Annoy

41. Compendious
Practicality
Passed on through touch; infectious
Support
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

42. Corpulence
Very bad
Being fat
To cover
In a commanding manner

43. Facile
Strong and sturdy
Vague
Over-simplified
Bringing together; ending a dispute

44. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
To make legal; give approval to
Big fire
Friendly - lovable

45. Quelled
Tone of voice
Suppressed
Seeking revenge
Over-simplified

46. Cerebral
Support
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Gloomy
Concerned with thinking

47. Depreciatory
Concerned with thinking
Suppressed
Devaluing; criticizing
Critical

48. Censure
Supremely good
Blame; criticize
Generous
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

49. Futile
Prevented
Thorough; eager
Useless; waste of time and effort
Annoy

50. Insular
Neglectful
Faithfulness; loyalty
Narrow-minded
Joining - speaking