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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. Conciliatory
Sulky
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Gloomy
2. Peer
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Dictator
An equal
Suppressed
3. Compendious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Not easy to comprehend
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Wavered; hesitated
4. Dalliance
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Praise
Vague
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
5. Integrity
Medicinal
Honor; honesty
Expensive
Not moderate; excessive
6. Histrionic
Seeking legal remedies
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Disasters
Critical
7. Vindication
Not moderate; excessive
Depth (of ideas/thought)
In a commanding manner
Proving right
8. Mandatory
Vague
Dictator
Expensive
Compulsory
9. Opacity
Of great importance
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Support
10. Profundity
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Expressing care and concern
Kindly; pampering
Depth (of ideas/thought)
11. Thwarted
Prevented
Toadies; flatterers
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Practicality
12. Remiss
Not moderate; excessive
Persuasive language
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Neglectful
13. Momentous
Of great importance
Practicality
Annoy
Fate - doom
14. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Friendly - lovable
Seeking legal remedies
Superficial
15. Corpulence
Fate - doom
Being fat
Ordinary
Annoy
16. Mercenary
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Honor; honesty
Seeking money above all else
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
17. Insular
Prevented
Narrow-minded
Hostility; hatred
Lack of transparency; being opaque
18. Boorishness
Wavered; hesitated
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Big fire
Fate - doom
19. Fastidious
Fair; wise
Redness
Agreement
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
20. Palliative
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Sociable
Something that makes better but does not cure
Harmful
21. Robust
Gloomy
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Not moderate; excessive
Strong and sturdy
22. Radical
Thick and sticky
Revolutionary
Tone of voice
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
23. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Blame; criticize
Revolutionary
Narrow-minded
24. Advocate
Vague
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Presumed
Support
25. Regressive
Friendly - lovable
Concerned with thinking
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
An equal
26. Fidelity
Thorough; taking care of details
Neglectful
Faithfulness; loyalty
Generous
27. Eulogy
Devaluing; criticizing
Expensive
Praise
Dictator
28. Wistful
Shortage
Attacking verbally
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
To cover
29. Dubious
Concerned with thinking
Expensive
Support
Doubtful
30. Toadies
Gave moral lecture
Practicality
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Very bad
31. Indulgent
Annoy
Strong and sturdy
Juicy
Kindly; pampering
32. Animosity
To cover
Suppressed
Thorough; taking care of details
Hostility; hatred
33. Equitable
Fair and equal
Tone of voice
Not easy to comprehend
Bringing together; ending a dispute
34. Futile
Sulky
Praise
Not easy to comprehend
Useless; waste of time and effort
35. Connoisseurs
Critical
Experts with good taste/judgment
Blame; criticize
Something that makes better but does not cure
36. Adulation
Expensive
Worship; great praise
Critical
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
37. Haranguing
Fate - doom
Attacking verbally
Juicy
Harmful
38. Steadfastness
Superficial
Compulsory
Strong and sturdy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
39. Debacles
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Proving right
Disasters
Fair and equal
40. Autocrat
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Dictator
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Kindly; pampering
41. Formidable
Thick and sticky
Gloomy
Concerned with thinking
Inspiring awe
42. Arable
43. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Experts with good taste/judgment
Honor; honesty
Lack of transparency; being opaque
44. Intonation
Sociable
Tone of voice
Disasters
Useless; waste of time and effort
45. Demonstrative
Can't be expressed in words
Of great importance
Expressing emotion freely
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
46. Shroud
Wavered; hesitated
To cover
Too sweet; over sentimental
Inspiring awe
47. Sycophants
To cover
Concerned with thinking
Toadies; flatterers
Seeking revenge
48. Petulant
Gloomy
Tone of voice
Practicality
Sulky
49. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Hostility; hatred
Juicy
Can't be expressed in words
50. Prosaic
Concerned with thinking
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Useless; waste of time and effort
Ordinary