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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. Magnanimous
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Expensive
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Toadies; flatterers

2. Articulation
Juicy
Of great importance
Compulsory
Joining - speaking

3. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Medicinal
Suppressed
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

4. Viscous
Thick and sticky
Shortage
Inspiring awe
Of great importance

5. Robust
Divided into two extremes
Strong and sturdy
Hostility; hatred
Put off; procrastinate

6. Censure
Can't be expressed in words
Blame; criticize
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Faithfulness; loyalty

7. Legitimate
Gave moral lecture
Generous
To make legal; give approval to
Wavered; hesitated

8. Facile
To make legal; give approval to
Faithfulness; loyalty
Over-simplified
Not moderate; excessive

9. Advocate
Harmful
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Support
To cover

10. Haranguing
Seeking revenge
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Attacking verbally

11. Autocrat
Thick and sticky
Dictator
An equal
Being fat

12. Sycophants
Thick and sticky
Dedicated; made holy
Toadies; flatterers
Devaluing; criticizing

13. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Can't be expressed in words
Thorough; taking care of details

14. Thwarted
Gave moral lecture
Kindly; pampering
Prevented
Fair; wise

15. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Very bad
Worship; great praise
Narrow-minded

16. Debacles
Disasters
Medicinal
Wavered; hesitated
Practicality

17. Rhetoric
Harmful
Persuasive language
Medicinal
Disasters

18. Pragmatism
Practicality
Thorough; taking care of details
Dedicated; made holy
Tendency; leaning' predilection

19. Intemperate
Over-simplified
Expressing care and concern
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Not moderate; excessive

20. Somber
Disasters
Cannot be tolerated
Being fat
Gloomy

21. Compendious
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Dedicated; made holy
Vague
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

22. Vindication
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Over-simplified
Sociable
Proving right

23. Vex
Passed on through touch; infectious
Presumed
Cannot be tolerated
Annoy

24. Intonation
Persuasive language
Tone of voice
Revolutionary
Expensive

25. Conciliatory
Support
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Proving right
Divided into two extremes

26. Eulogy
Devaluing; criticizing
Praise
On and off; not continuous
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

27. Intermittent
Practicality
Faithfulness; loyalty
Suppressed
On and off; not continuous

28. Nemesis
Strong and sturdy
On and off; not continuous
Praise
Fate - doom

29. Idiosyncratic
Devaluing; criticizing
To make legal; give approval to
Prevented
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

30. Reprehensible
Agreement
Very bad
Thick and sticky
Attacking verbally

31. Concord
Annoy
Divided into two extremes
Dedicated; made holy
Agreement

32. Sermonized
Gave moral lecture
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Faithfulness; loyalty
Presumed

33. Indulgent
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Cannot be tolerated
Kindly; pampering
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

34. Peer
Thorough; taking care of details
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Shortage

35. Sedulous
Being fat
Thorough; eager
Kindly; pampering
Dictator

36. Demonstrative
Not moderate; excessive
Sulky
Suppressed
Expressing emotion freely

37. Connoisseurs
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Experts with good taste/judgment
To make legal; give approval to
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

38. Ineffable

39. Meticulous
Seeking revenge
Thorough; taking care of details
Annoy
Too sweet; over sentimental

40. Redolent
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Expressing emotion freely

41. Polarized
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Not easy to comprehend
Divided into two extremes

42. Mandatory
Of great importance
Worship; great praise
Compulsory
Over-simplified

43. Contagious
Joining - speaking
Toadies; flatterers
Inspiring awe
Passed on through touch; infectious

44. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Narrow-minded
Tone of voice
Not easy to comprehend

45. Convivial
Wavered; hesitated
On and off; not continuous
Sociable
Lack of transparency; being opaque

46. Histrionic
Shortage
Useless; waste of time and effort
Kindly; pampering
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

47. Fastidious
Faithfulness; loyalty
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Useless; waste of time and effort
Superficial

48. Remiss
Neglectful
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Expressing care and concern
Depth (of ideas/thought)

49. Insufferable
Too sweet; over sentimental
Joining - speaking
Of great importance
Cannot be tolerated

50. Dearth
Shortage
Annoy
Blame; criticize
To cover