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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. Opacity
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Joining - speaking
Proving right

2. Legitimate
Juicy
Cannot be tolerated
To make legal; give approval to
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

3. Ineffable

4. Temporize
Something that makes better but does not cure
Joining - speaking
Experts with good taste/judgment
Put off; procrastinate

5. Ambiguous
Vague
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Proving right
Shortage

6. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Seeking legal remedies
Sociable
Redness

7. Toadies
Superficial
Fair; wise
Shortage
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

8. Corpulence
Compulsory
Neglectful
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Being fat

9. Momentous
Strong and sturdy
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Of great importance
Over-simplified

10. Compendious
Redness
Toadies; flatterers
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; eager

11. Disparaging
Critical
To cover
Seeking revenge
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

12. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Seeking money above all else
Sulky
Hostility; hatred

13. Cerebral
Sulky
Concerned with thinking
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque

14. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Expressing care and concern
Something that makes better but does not cure
Useless; waste of time and effort

15. Shroud
To cover
Sulky
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

16. Succulent
Vague
Juicy
Suppressed
Seeking revenge

17. Profundity
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Seeking money above all else
Support
Juicy

18. Mandatory
Not moderate; excessive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Presumed
Compulsory

19. Sedulous
Redness
Being fat
Supremely good
Thorough; eager

20. Conflagration
Devaluing; criticizing
Big fire
Shortage
Narrow-minded

21. Eulogy
Praise
To make legal; give approval to
Not moderate; excessive
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

22. Litigious
Something that makes better but does not cure
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Seeking legal remedies
Lack of transparency; being opaque

23. Histrionic
Kindly; pampering
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Expressing care and concern
Strong and sturdy

24. Wistful
Worship; great praise
To make legal; give approval to
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

25. Insular
Narrow-minded
Passed on through touch; infectious
Prevented
Of great importance

26. Prosaic
Ordinary
Superficial
Seeking legal remedies
Concerned with thinking

27. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Agreement
Passed on through touch; infectious

28. Facile
Over-simplified
Divided into two extremes
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Big fire

29. Futile
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Over-simplified
Useless; waste of time and effort
Bringing together; ending a dispute

30. Amiable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Vague
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Friendly - lovable

31. Mercenary
Shortage
Redness
Put off; procrastinate
Seeking money above all else

32. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Devaluing; criticizing
Dictator

33. Inscrutable
Divided into two extremes
Juicy
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Not easy to comprehend

34. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Blame; criticize
Very bad
Thick and sticky

35. Radical
Wavered; hesitated
Bringing together; ending a dispute
An equal
Revolutionary

36. Dalliance
Cannot be tolerated
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Of great importance
Doubtful

37. Fidelity
Inspiring awe
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Harmful
Faithfulness; loyalty

38. Intemperate
Neglectful
Practicality
Useless; waste of time and effort
Not moderate; excessive

39. Somber
Gloomy
Tone of voice
Not moderate; excessive
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

40. Bountiful
Generous
Shortage
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking revenge

41. Reprehensible
Very bad
Shortage
Seeking money above all else
Superficial

42. Treacly
Strong and sturdy
Too sweet; over sentimental
Expressing emotion freely
Thick and sticky

43. Thwarted
Narrow-minded
Medicinal
Prevented
Bringing together; ending a dispute

44. Petulant
Compulsory
Can't be expressed in words
Sulky
Devaluing; criticizing

45. Propensity

46. Vacillated
Wavered; hesitated
Harmful
Seeking revenge
Passed on through touch; infectious

47. Debacles
Disasters
Annoy
Experts with good taste/judgment
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

48. Vindication
Expressing care and concern
Disasters
Proving right
Superficial

49. Dubious
Expressing care and concern
Not easy to comprehend
Disasters
Doubtful

50. Indulgent
Doubtful
Persuasive language
To cover
Kindly; pampering