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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intonation
Strong and sturdy
Tone of voice
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Prevented

2. Dearth
Prevented
To cover
Shortage
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

3. Profundity
Hostility; hatred
Compulsory
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Sociable

4. Wistful
Vague
Passed on through touch; infectious
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Big fire

5. Redolent
Medicinal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Expressing emotion freely

6. Contagious
Neglectful
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thorough; eager
Seeking legal remedies

7. Treacly
Honor; honesty
Friendly - lovable
Worship; great praise
Too sweet; over sentimental

8. Inscrutable
Worship; great praise
Tone of voice
Redness
Not easy to comprehend

9. Corpulence
Can't be expressed in words
Being fat
Inspiring awe
Fair; wise

10. Equitable
Passed on through touch; infectious
Seeking revenge
Fair and equal
Depth (of ideas/thought)

11. Disparaging
Critical
Inspiring awe
Expressing emotion freely
Practicality

12. Compendious
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Devaluing; criticizing
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; taking care of details

13. Convivial
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sociable
Seeking revenge
Concerned with thinking

14. Radical
Agreement
Vague
Attacking verbally
Revolutionary

15. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Disasters
Divided into two extremes
Praise

16. Conflagration
Harmful
Big fire
Over-simplified
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

17. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Being fat
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

18. Temporize
Superficial
Devaluing; criticizing
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Put off; procrastinate

19. Insular
Narrow-minded
Inspiring awe
To cover
On and off; not continuous

20. Intermittent
Persuasive language
On and off; not continuous
Fair and equal
Thorough; eager

21. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Seeking legal remedies
Dedicated; made holy
Expensive

22. Solicitous
Neglectful
Expensive
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Expressing care and concern

23. Mandatory
Dictator
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Compulsory
Juicy

24. Momentous
Practicality
Of great importance
Proving right
Thorough; taking care of details

25. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Medicinal

26. Sycophants
Toadies; flatterers
Expressing care and concern
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

27. Connoisseurs
Shortage
Experts with good taste/judgment
Dedicated; made holy
Medicinal

28. Mercenary
Critical
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Seeking money above all else
An equal

29. Shroud
Neglectful
Practicality
To cover
Prevented

30. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Annoy
Can't be expressed in words
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

31. Callous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Worship; great praise
Big fire

32. Articulation
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Joining - speaking
Concerned with thinking
Harmful

33. Formidable
Of great importance
Not easy to comprehend
Juicy
Inspiring awe

34. Eulogy
Strong and sturdy
Supremely good
Praise
Suppressed

35. Lavish
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Expensive
Inspiring awe
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

36. Petulant
Put off; procrastinate
Medicinal
Blame; criticize
Sulky

37. Demonstrative
Annoy
In a commanding manner
Expressing emotion freely
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

38. Depreciatory
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Annoy
Devaluing; criticizing
Too sweet; over sentimental

39. Autocrat
Too sweet; over sentimental
Seeking revenge
Toadies; flatterers
Dictator

40. Remiss
Attacking verbally
Persuasive language
Not easy to comprehend
Neglectful

41. Vindication
Proving right
Faithfulness; loyalty
Praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

42. Viscous
To cover
Wavered; hesitated
Thick and sticky
Fate - doom

43. Prosaic
Annoy
Ordinary
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Tendency; leaning' predilection

44. Reprehensible
Very bad
Can't be expressed in words
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Wavered; hesitated

45. Vex
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Annoy
Sulky
Honor; honesty

46. Floridity
Tone of voice
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Redness
Practicality

47. Fidelity
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Medicinal
Faithfulness; loyalty
Fate - doom

48. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Compulsory
Wavered; hesitated
Devaluing; criticizing

49. Amiable
Friendly - lovable
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Being fat
Attacking verbally

50. Facile
Thick and sticky
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Over-simplified
To make legal; give approval to