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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. Magnanimous
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Strong and sturdy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

2. Mandatory
Devaluing; criticizing
An equal
Compulsory
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

3. Succulent
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Annoy
Juicy
Medicinal

4. Advocate
To make legal; give approval to
Support
Not moderate; excessive
Lack of transparency; being opaque

5. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Neglectful
Fair and equal
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

6. Quelled
Divided into two extremes
Inspiring awe
To make legal; give approval to
Suppressed

7. Presumptive
Presumed
Attacking verbally
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Thorough; taking care of details

8. Redolent
Persuasive language
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
In a commanding manner
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

9. Mercenary
Practicality
Seeking money above all else
Juicy
Annoy

10. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Gave moral lecture
Generous

11. Vex
Annoy
Thorough; taking care of details
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

12. Reprehensible
Divided into two extremes
To cover
Very bad
Tendency; leaning' predilection

13. Vacillated
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Redness
Expressing care and concern
Wavered; hesitated

14. Conciliatory
Disasters
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Strong and sturdy
Put off; procrastinate

15. Fidelity
Thorough; eager
Faithfulness; loyalty
Suppressed
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

16. Viscous
Fair and equal
Strong and sturdy
Thick and sticky
Ordinary

17. Consummate
To cover
Supremely good
Being fat
Toadies; flatterers

18. Debacles
To make legal; give approval to
Narrow-minded
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Disasters

19. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Shortage
Harmful

20. Intermittent
Superficial
Toadies; flatterers
Useless; waste of time and effort
On and off; not continuous

21. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Gloomy
Over-simplified
Can't be expressed in words

22. Prosaic
Thorough; taking care of details
Ordinary
Persuasive language
Redness

23. Eulogy
Persuasive language
Praise
Experts with good taste/judgment
Medicinal

24. Sycophants
Practicality
Toadies; flatterers
Devaluing; criticizing
Shortage

25. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Kindly; pampering
Gave moral lecture

26. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Devaluing; criticizing
Over-simplified
Harmful

27. Autocrat
Expressing emotion freely
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Shortage
Dictator

28. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
Juicy
Faithfulness; loyalty
Prevented

29. Meticulous
Blame; criticize
Agreement
Not easy to comprehend
Thorough; taking care of details

30. Dearth
Shortage
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
To make legal; give approval to
Bringing together; ending a dispute

31. Opacity
Worship; great praise
Support
Blame; criticize
Lack of transparency; being opaque

32. Convivial
Inspiring awe
Wavered; hesitated
Sociable
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

33. Intonation
Devaluing; criticizing
Generous
Tone of voice
Blame; criticize

34. Pragmatism
Presumed
Prevented
Practicality
In a commanding manner

35. Insufferable
Praise
Cannot be tolerated
Blame; criticize
Concerned with thinking

36. Steadfastness
Thorough; taking care of details
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Experts with good taste/judgment

37. Regressive
Seeking money above all else
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Practicality
Sulky

38. Profundity
Expressing care and concern
Over-simplified
Put off; procrastinate
Depth (of ideas/thought)

39. Judicious
Fair; wise
Cannot be tolerated
Vague
Seeking legal remedies

40. Dubious
Something that makes better but does not cure
Useless; waste of time and effort
Doubtful
Superficial

41. Imperious
Fair and equal
Cannot be tolerated
In a commanding manner
Dictator

42. Nemesis
Hostility; hatred
Redness
Persuasive language
Fate - doom

43. Robust
Friendly - lovable
Suppressed
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Strong and sturdy

44. Facile
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Over-simplified
Hostility; hatred
Wavered; hesitated

45. Compendious
Revolutionary
Fair and equal
Support
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

46. Shroud
Divided into two extremes
Sociable
To cover
Narrow-minded

47. Bountiful
Generous
Honor; honesty
Blame; criticize
Bringing together; ending a dispute

48. Lavish
Medicinal
Sociable
Experts with good taste/judgment
Expensive

49. Palliative
Too sweet; over sentimental
In a commanding manner
Something that makes better but does not cure
Practicality

50. Vindictive
Kindly; pampering
In a commanding manner
Seeking revenge
Superficial