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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 30 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Thwarted
Prevented
On and off; not continuous
Being fat
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

2. Rhetoric
Attacking verbally
Persuasive language
Not moderate; excessive
Dictator

3. Solicitous
Support
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Disasters
Expressing care and concern

4. Shroud
To cover
Over-simplified
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Faithfulness; loyalty

5. Disparaging
Not easy to comprehend
Ordinary
Neglectful
Critical

6. Inscrutable
Gloomy
Useless; waste of time and effort
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Not easy to comprehend

7. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Experts with good taste/judgment
Fair; wise
Blame; criticize

8. Dearth
Too sweet; over sentimental
Shortage
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

9. Fastidious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
To make legal; give approval to
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Doubtful

10. Reprehensible
Very bad
Toadies; flatterers
Superficial
Honor; honesty

11. Prosaic
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Ordinary
Cannot be tolerated
Being fat

12. Redolent
Friendly - lovable
Generous
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Divided into two extremes

13. Viscous
Too sweet; over sentimental
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Thick and sticky
Hostility; hatred

14. Intemperate
Toadies; flatterers
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize
Not moderate; excessive

15. Vacillated
Neglectful
Put off; procrastinate
Wavered; hesitated
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

16. Consummate
Dictator
Presumed
Supremely good
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

17. Polarized
Something that makes better but does not cure
Generous
Suppressed
Divided into two extremes

18. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
On and off; not continuous
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Neglectful

19. Compendious
Divided into two extremes
Narrow-minded
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Very bad

20. Autocrat
Praise
Dictator
Thorough; taking care of details
Critical

21. Magnanimous
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Tone of voice
On and off; not continuous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

22. Lavish
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Expensive
Fate - doom
Presumed

23. Advocate
Wavered; hesitated
Useless; waste of time and effort
Prevented
Support

24. Remiss
Concerned with thinking
Narrow-minded
Neglectful
Useless; waste of time and effort

25. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Inspiring awe
Cannot be tolerated
Narrow-minded

26. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Medicinal
Can't be expressed in words
Blame; criticize

27. Opacity
Thick and sticky
Agreement
In a commanding manner
Lack of transparency; being opaque

28. Litigious
Hostility; hatred
Kindly; pampering
Wavered; hesitated
Seeking legal remedies

29. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Seeking money above all else
Dedicated; made holy
Friendly - lovable

30. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Prevented
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Support

31. Legitimate
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
To make legal; give approval to
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

32. Floridity
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Concerned with thinking
Redness
Useless; waste of time and effort

33. Ineffable

34. Insular
Narrow-minded
Proving right
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Worship; great praise

35. Intonation
Big fire
Seeking money above all else
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Tone of voice

36. Convivial
Too sweet; over sentimental
Sociable
Thorough; eager
Expressing emotion freely

37. Fidelity
Seeking legal remedies
Worship; great praise
Faithfulness; loyalty
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

38. Petulant
Presumed
Annoy
Juicy
Sulky

39. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Experts with good taste/judgment
Attacking verbally
Something that makes better but does not cure

40. Conflagration
Big fire
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
To make legal; give approval to
Passed on through touch; infectious

41. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Not moderate; excessive
Bringing together; ending a dispute

42. Radical
In a commanding manner
Revolutionary
Doubtful
Generous

43. Ambiguous
Sociable
Faithfulness; loyalty
Vague
Narrow-minded

44. Mandatory
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Compulsory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Blame; criticize

45. Judicious
Toadies; flatterers
Passed on through touch; infectious
To cover
Fair; wise

46. Callous
Put off; procrastinate
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Toadies; flatterers
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

47. Idiosyncratic
Praise
Lack of transparency; being opaque
An equal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

48. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thick and sticky
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Persuasive language

49. Momentous
Revolutionary
Of great importance
Can't be expressed in words
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

50. Pragmatism
Practicality
Fate - doom
Revolutionary
Joining - speaking