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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. Contagious
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Harmful
Fate - doom
Passed on through touch; infectious

2. Boorishness
Put off; procrastinate
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Worship; great praise

3. Adulation
Blame; criticize
An equal
Worship; great praise
Friendly - lovable

4. Insufferable
Attacking verbally
Concerned with thinking
Inspiring awe
Cannot be tolerated

5. Fidelity
Proving right
Concerned with thinking
Divided into two extremes
Faithfulness; loyalty

6. Dearth
Useless; waste of time and effort
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Shortage
Expressing emotion freely

7. Steadfastness
Seeking money above all else
Support
Divided into two extremes
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

8. Autocrat
Big fire
An equal
Seeking legal remedies
Dictator

9. Concord
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Agreement
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Revolutionary

10. Equitable
Seeking money above all else
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Of great importance
Fair and equal

11. Haranguing
Big fire
Thick and sticky
In a commanding manner
Attacking verbally

12. Consummate
Supremely good
Disasters
Faithfulness; loyalty
Fate - doom

13. Arable

14. Ambiguous
An equal
Vague
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

15. Dalliance
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Revolutionary
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Superficial

16. Depreciatory
An equal
Useless; waste of time and effort
Big fire
Devaluing; criticizing

17. Magnanimous
In a commanding manner
Neglectful
Persuasive language
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

18. Inscrutable
Narrow-minded
Not easy to comprehend
Disasters
Big fire

19. Treacly
Dedicated; made holy
Wavered; hesitated
Practicality
Too sweet; over sentimental

20. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Can't be expressed in words
Dedicated; made holy
To cover

21. Somber
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Proving right
Gloomy
Annoy

22. Remiss
Thick and sticky
Toadies; flatterers
Suppressed
Neglectful

23. Bountiful
Redness
Generous
Shortage
In a commanding manner

24. Therapeutic
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Ordinary
Medicinal
Neglectful

25. Sedulous
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Disasters
Thorough; eager
On and off; not continuous

26. Temporize
Put off; procrastinate
In a commanding manner
Seeking money above all else
Passed on through touch; infectious

27. Intermittent
Praise
On and off; not continuous
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Inspiring awe

28. Convivial
Presumed
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Thorough; taking care of details
Sociable

29. Polarized
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Divided into two extremes
Thick and sticky
Very bad

30. Succulent
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Gloomy
Juicy
In a commanding manner

31. Judicious
Fair; wise
Fate - doom
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Annoy

32. Vex
Devaluing; criticizing
Seeking legal remedies
Prevented
Annoy

33. Wistful
Dictator
Blame; criticize
Kindly; pampering
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

34. Futile
Tone of voice
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Honor; honesty
Useless; waste of time and effort

35. Fastidious
Being fat
Concerned with thinking
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Honor; honesty

36. Propensity

37. Animosity
Support
Hostility; hatred
Not moderate; excessive
Agreement

38. Conciliatory
Juicy
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Seeking money above all else
Cannot be tolerated

39. Intemperate
Something that makes better but does not cure
Friendly - lovable
To cover
Not moderate; excessive

40. Vacillated
Prevented
Wavered; hesitated
Joining - speaking
Useless; waste of time and effort

41. Profundity
Cannot be tolerated
Over-simplified
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Thorough; taking care of details

42. Nemesis
Fate - doom
Support
Shortage
Thorough; taking care of details

43. Viscous
Critical
Thick and sticky
Expressing emotion freely
Toadies; flatterers

44. Conflagration
Big fire
Sociable
Revolutionary
Expressing emotion freely

45. Lavish
Expensive
Fate - doom
Doubtful
Expressing care and concern

46. Momentous
Wavered; hesitated
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Harmful
Of great importance

47. Ineffable

48. Indulgent
Worship; great praise
Joining - speaking
Kindly; pampering
Too sweet; over sentimental

49. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Sulky
Fair; wise
Vague

50. Litigious
Very bad
Juicy
Worship; great praise
Seeking legal remedies