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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
Experts with good taste/judgment
Persuasive language
Generous
Concerned with thinking

2. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Thorough; taking care of details
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Seeking money above all else

3. Boorishness
Too sweet; over sentimental
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Support
Attacking verbally

4. Radical
Revolutionary
Fair; wise
Honor; honesty
An equal

5. Disparaging
Annoy
Critical
Neglectful
Praise

6. Adulation
Disasters
Worship; great praise
Agreement
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

7. Insular
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Praise
Doubtful
Narrow-minded

8. Corpulence
Worship; great praise
Being fat
Not easy to comprehend
Compulsory

9. Opacity
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Passed on through touch; infectious
Divided into two extremes

10. Vindictive
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Fate - doom
Ordinary
Seeking revenge

11. Meticulous
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Thorough; taking care of details
Seeking revenge
Being fat

12. Indulgent
Can't be expressed in words
Devaluing; criticizing
Kindly; pampering
Sociable

13. Callous
Superficial
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Thorough; taking care of details
Experts with good taste/judgment

14. Intonation
Annoy
Tone of voice
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

15. Fastidious
Sociable
Attacking verbally
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Gave moral lecture

16. Steadfastness
Very bad
Support
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Attacking verbally

17. Floridity
Toadies; flatterers
Worship; great praise
Superficial
Redness

18. Nemesis
Thick and sticky
Fate - doom
Gave moral lecture
Seeking revenge

19. Contagious
To make legal; give approval to
Compulsory
Passed on through touch; infectious
Support

20. Regressive
Proving right
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Revolutionary
Harmful

21. Intemperate
Thorough; eager
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Not moderate; excessive
Fair; wise

22. Propensity

23. Conciliatory
Cannot be tolerated
Disasters
Hostility; hatred
Bringing together; ending a dispute

24. Futile
Prevented
Devaluing; criticizing
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Useless; waste of time and effort

25. Palliative
Blame; criticize
Too sweet; over sentimental
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Something that makes better but does not cure

26. Ineffable

27. Mercenary
Medicinal
Joining - speaking
Expressing care and concern
Seeking money above all else

28. Cerebral
Support
Neglectful
Concerned with thinking
Experts with good taste/judgment

29. Reprehensible
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Very bad
Lack of transparency; being opaque

30. Thwarted
Tone of voice
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Prevented
Kindly; pampering

31. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Thick and sticky
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Fair; wise

32. Robust
Strong and sturdy
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Proving right
Passed on through touch; infectious

33. Convivial
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Proving right
Sociable
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

34. Insufferable
Cannot be tolerated
Doubtful
To make legal; give approval to
Expressing emotion freely

35. Viscous
Harmful
Sulky
Compulsory
Thick and sticky

36. Equitable
Generous
Fate - doom
Prevented
Fair and equal

37. Autocrat
Dictator
To make legal; give approval to
Strong and sturdy
Dedicated; made holy

38. Magnanimous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Useless; waste of time and effort
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Fair; wise

39. Censure
Praise
Persuasive language
Gave moral lecture
Blame; criticize

40. Articulation
Joining - speaking
Fair and equal
Narrow-minded
Can't be expressed in words

41. Polarized
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Divided into two extremes
Honor; honesty
Critical

42. Litigious
Fair; wise
Wavered; hesitated
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Seeking legal remedies

43. Ambiguous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Superficial
Vague
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

44. Consecrated
Expressing emotion freely
Hostility; hatred
Dedicated; made holy
Thick and sticky

45. Bountiful
Generous
Something that makes better but does not cure
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Bringing together; ending a dispute

46. Idiosyncratic
Prevented
Friendly - lovable
Divided into two extremes
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

47. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Proving right
Kindly; pampering
Expressing care and concern

48. Deleterious
Medicinal
Sociable
Joining - speaking
Harmful

49. Peer
Compulsory
An equal
Agreement
Ordinary

50. Formidable
Dedicated; made holy
Inspiring awe
Praise
Expensive