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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. Vex
Annoy
Redness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Kindly; pampering

2. Opacity
Praise
Thorough; taking care of details
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Joining - speaking

3. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Prevented
Dedicated; made holy
Persuasive language

4. Advocate
Not easy to comprehend
Concerned with thinking
Fair and equal
Support

5. Lavish
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Dedicated; made holy
Expensive
Very bad

6. Arable

7. Debacles
Disasters
Practicality
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Ordinary

8. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Something that makes better but does not cure
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Expensive

9. Compendious
Very bad
Concerned with thinking
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
To cover

10. Radical
Neglectful
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Fair; wise
Revolutionary

11. Demonstrative
Expressing emotion freely
Vague
To make legal; give approval to
Toadies; flatterers

12. Rhetoric
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Persuasive language
Not moderate; excessive

13. Intemperate
Harmful
Of great importance
Divided into two extremes
Not moderate; excessive

14. Concord
Agreement
Dedicated; made holy
Faithfulness; loyalty
Being fat

15. Steadfastness
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Something that makes better but does not cure
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

16. Vacillated
Redness
Annoy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Wavered; hesitated

17. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Generous
Agreement
Bringing together; ending a dispute

18. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
In a commanding manner
Of great importance
To make legal; give approval to

19. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Kindly; pampering
Neglectful
Persuasive language

20. Callous
Kindly; pampering
Support
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Experts with good taste/judgment

21. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Wavered; hesitated
Praise
Prevented

22. Remiss
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
To make legal; give approval to
Neglectful

23. Ineffable

24. Autocrat
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Dictator
Presumed
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

25. Inscrutable
On and off; not continuous
Of great importance
Narrow-minded
Not easy to comprehend

26. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Sulky
Agreement
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

27. Fidelity
Expressing emotion freely
Faithfulness; loyalty
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Thorough; taking care of details

28. Pragmatism
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Too sweet; over sentimental
Practicality
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

29. Imperious
Attacking verbally
Honor; honesty
In a commanding manner
Blame; criticize

30. Mandatory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Compulsory
On and off; not continuous
Dedicated; made holy

31. Articulation
Thorough; eager
Joining - speaking
In a commanding manner
Can't be expressed in words

32. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Thorough; eager
Wavered; hesitated
To cover

33. Insular
Devaluing; criticizing
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Cannot be tolerated
Narrow-minded

34. Fastidious
Doubtful
On and off; not continuous
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Concerned with thinking

35. Polarized
Something that makes better but does not cure
Divided into two extremes
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

36. Meticulous
Expressing emotion freely
Agreement
Put off; procrastinate
Thorough; taking care of details

37. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Fair; wise
Attacking verbally
Sulky

38. Somber
Gloomy
Worship; great praise
Of great importance
Tone of voice

39. Deleterious
Harmful
Persuasive language
Very bad
Sociable

40. Conciliatory
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Strong and sturdy
Inspiring awe
Bringing together; ending a dispute

41. Sedulous
Persuasive language
Seeking money above all else
Agreement
Thorough; eager

42. Propensity

43. Equitable
Annoy
Thorough; taking care of details
Fair and equal
To cover

44. Consecrated
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Fair and equal
Dedicated; made holy
Seeking revenge

45. Connoisseurs
Experts with good taste/judgment
Prevented
Thorough; taking care of details
Expressing emotion freely

46. Treacly
Too sweet; over sentimental
Harmful
Compulsory
Dedicated; made holy

47. Animosity
Gave moral lecture
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Hostility; hatred
Faithfulness; loyalty

48. Disparaging
Put off; procrastinate
Critical
Ordinary
Expensive

49. Dubious
Doubtful
Practicality
Disasters
Friendly - lovable

50. Viscous
Critical
Honor; honesty
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Thick and sticky