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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. Rhetoric
Seeking revenge
Persuasive language
Practicality
Fair and equal

2. Presumptive
Presumed
Very bad
Faithfulness; loyalty
Suppressed

3. Indulgent
Being fat
Fair and equal
Sulky
Kindly; pampering

4. Debacles
Sociable
Attacking verbally
Passed on through touch; infectious
Disasters

5. Viscous
Useless; waste of time and effort
In a commanding manner
Thick and sticky
Strong and sturdy

6. Radical
Neglectful
Revolutionary
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Inspiring awe

7. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Put off; procrastinate
Toadies; flatterers

8. Opacity
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Blame; criticize
Experts with good taste/judgment
Kindly; pampering

9. Floridity
Redness
Seeking money above all else
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Strong and sturdy

10. Vex
Persuasive language
Annoy
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Thorough; eager

11. Insular
Neglectful
Narrow-minded
Supremely good
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

12. Cerebral
Concerned with thinking
Put off; procrastinate
Fate - doom
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

13. Advocate
Critical
Superficial
Support
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

14. Conciliatory
To cover
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Cannot be tolerated
Attacking verbally

15. Nemesis
Useless; waste of time and effort
Fate - doom
Divided into two extremes
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

16. Idiosyncratic
Disasters
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

17. Dearth
Useless; waste of time and effort
Shortage
Sociable
Kindly; pampering

18. Propensity

19. Deleterious
Inspiring awe
Can't be expressed in words
Gave moral lecture
Harmful

20. Conflagration
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Divided into two extremes
Big fire

21. Imperious
Sociable
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
In a commanding manner
Toadies; flatterers

22. Callous
Strong and sturdy
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Inspiring awe
Revolutionary

23. Treacly
Tone of voice
Fair; wise
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Too sweet; over sentimental

24. Temporize
Can't be expressed in words
Juicy
Thick and sticky
Put off; procrastinate

25. Petulant
Sulky
Passed on through touch; infectious
Shortage
Attacking verbally

26. Facile
Disasters
Tone of voice
Over-simplified
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

27. Ambiguous
On and off; not continuous
Vague
Fair; wise
Revolutionary

28. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Superficial
Friendly - lovable
Faithfulness; loyalty

29. Consummate
Supremely good
Harmful
Passed on through touch; infectious
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

30. Fidelity
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Dedicated; made holy
Faithfulness; loyalty
Seeking revenge

31. Reprehensible
Wavered; hesitated
Very bad
In a commanding manner
Being fat

32. Insufferable
Over-simplified
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Cannot be tolerated
Depth (of ideas/thought)

33. Vindication
Proving right
An equal
Annoy
Tone of voice

34. Intemperate
Thorough; taking care of details
Not moderate; excessive
Harmful
Redness

35. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Honor; honesty
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Big fire

36. Compendious
Friendly - lovable
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Gloomy

37. Mercenary
Neglectful
Seeking money above all else
Praise
Blame; criticize

38. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Agreement
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Useless; waste of time and effort

39. Solicitous
Praise
Expressing care and concern
Agreement
Gave moral lecture

40. Corpulence
Revolutionary
An equal
Being fat
Very bad

41. Mandatory
Seeking money above all else
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Compulsory
Being fat

42. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Passed on through touch; infectious
Seeking money above all else
Concerned with thinking

43. Arable

44. Judicious
Can't be expressed in words
Expensive
Fair; wise
Not easy to comprehend

45. Formidable
Not moderate; excessive
To cover
Gave moral lecture
Inspiring awe

46. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Doubtful
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
In a commanding manner

47. Therapeutic
Fair; wise
Fate - doom
Over-simplified
Medicinal

48. Disparaging
Expressing emotion freely
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Critical

49. Redolent
Practicality
Concerned with thinking
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Annoy

50. Litigious
Seeking legal remedies
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Critical
Can't be expressed in words