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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. Compendious
Kindly; pampering
Expressing emotion freely
Proving right
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

2. Vacillated
Attacking verbally
Wavered; hesitated
Gloomy
Very bad

3. Advocate
Support
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Useless; waste of time and effort
Put off; procrastinate

4. Dubious
Doubtful
Honor; honesty
Presumed
Support

5. Wistful
Dedicated; made holy
Kindly; pampering
Too sweet; over sentimental
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

6. Integrity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Honor; honesty
An equal

7. Magnanimous
Expensive
Seeking money above all else
An equal
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

8. Debacles
Disasters
Wavered; hesitated
Attacking verbally
Not moderate; excessive

9. Haranguing
Worship; great praise
Inspiring awe
Attacking verbally
Proving right

10. Futile
Gave moral lecture
Very bad
Useless; waste of time and effort
Depth (of ideas/thought)

11. Dalliance
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Thick and sticky
To cover

12. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Put off; procrastinate
Dedicated; made holy
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

13. Conflagration
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Annoy
Big fire

14. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Expressing emotion freely
Juicy
Prevented

15. Momentous
Expensive
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Of great importance
On and off; not continuous

16. Convivial
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Sociable
Toadies; flatterers

17. Temporize
Strong and sturdy
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Thorough; taking care of details
Put off; procrastinate

18. Nemesis
Presumed
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Fate - doom
Depth (of ideas/thought)

19. Sedulous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Thorough; eager

20. Vindictive
Doubtful
Divided into two extremes
Seeking revenge
Experts with good taste/judgment

21. Floridity
To cover
Narrow-minded
Thick and sticky
Redness

22. Cursory
Superficial
Agreement
Supremely good
Dictator

23. Judicious
In a commanding manner
Put off; procrastinate
Fair; wise
Can't be expressed in words

24. Rhetoric
Faithfulness; loyalty
Harmful
Neglectful
Persuasive language

25. Presumptive
Divided into two extremes
Critical
Presumed
Passed on through touch; infectious

26. Somber
Too sweet; over sentimental
Gloomy
Generous
Devaluing; criticizing

27. Concord
Kindly; pampering
Agreement
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Concerned with thinking

28. Legitimate
Praise
Gloomy
Seeking money above all else
To make legal; give approval to

29. Consummate
Supremely good
Concerned with thinking
Not moderate; excessive
Put off; procrastinate

30. Corpulence
Thorough; taking care of details
Being fat
Expressing care and concern
Shortage

31. Toadies
Fate - doom
Seeking revenge
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Sociable

32. Thwarted
Thorough; taking care of details
Sociable
Prevented
Doubtful

33. Intemperate
Hostility; hatred
Thorough; taking care of details
In a commanding manner
Not moderate; excessive

34. Peer
An equal
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Suppressed
Praise

35. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Superficial
Fair; wise
Practicality

36. Regressive
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

37. Intonation
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Critical
Dictator
Tone of voice

38. Insular
Disasters
Narrow-minded
Tone of voice
Juicy

39. Formidable
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Expensive
Inspiring awe
Generous

40. Imperious
Presumed
In a commanding manner
Ordinary
Prevented

41. Redolent
Thorough; eager
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Support
Proving right

42. Ambiguous
Critical
Tone of voice
Gloomy
Vague

43. Idiosyncratic
Of great importance
Neglectful
Fate - doom
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

44. Bountiful
Hostility; hatred
Dedicated; made holy
Generous
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

45. Sycophants
Generous
Support
Toadies; flatterers
Supremely good

46. Articulation
Seeking money above all else
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Joining - speaking
Passed on through touch; infectious

47. Arable

48. Treacly
Persuasive language
Wavered; hesitated
Too sweet; over sentimental
Attacking verbally

49. Mercenary
Seeking money above all else
Expressing emotion freely
Seeking revenge
Of great importance

50. Steadfastness
Compulsory
Presumed
Strong and sturdy
Loyalty; firmness of purpose