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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. Momentous
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Blame; criticize
Of great importance
To cover

2. Contagious
Passed on through touch; infectious
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Doubtful
Support

3. Insufferable
Juicy
Cannot be tolerated
Practicality
Praise

4. Toadies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Fate - doom
Inspiring awe
Attacking verbally

5. Dearth
Shortage
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Gave moral lecture
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

6. Magnanimous
Not moderate; excessive
To make legal; give approval to
Neglectful
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

7. Intemperate
Not moderate; excessive
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Devaluing; criticizing
Joining - speaking

8. Shroud
Sociable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
To cover
Expressing care and concern

9. Debacles
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Too sweet; over sentimental
Narrow-minded
Disasters

10. Equitable
Gloomy
Of great importance
Prevented
Fair and equal

11. Arable

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12. Petulant
Sulky
Put off; procrastinate
Agreement
Worship; great praise

13. Compendious
Worship; great praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Supremely good
Fair; wise

14. Cursory
Friendly - lovable
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Superficial
Devaluing; criticizing

15. Sermonized
Medicinal
Fair and equal
Gave moral lecture
Disasters

16. Consummate
Dedicated; made holy
Over-simplified
Honor; honesty
Supremely good

17. Robust
Ordinary
Doubtful
Strong and sturdy
Kindly; pampering

18. Conflagration
Friendly - lovable
Big fire
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Generous

19. Depreciatory
Suppressed
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Devaluing; criticizing
Can't be expressed in words

20. Insular
Joining - speaking
Narrow-minded
Worship; great praise
Thorough; taking care of details

21. Sedulous
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Fate - doom
Thorough; eager
Seeking money above all else

22. Treacly
Being fat
Proving right
Expressing emotion freely
Too sweet; over sentimental

23. Lavish
Expensive
Honor; honesty
Praise
Agreement

24. Prosaic
Revolutionary
Thorough; taking care of details
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Ordinary

25. Cerebral
Hostility; hatred
Concerned with thinking
Experts with good taste/judgment
Presumed

26. Quelled
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Neglectful
Suppressed
Seeking legal remedies

27. Sycophants
Medicinal
Experts with good taste/judgment
Toadies; flatterers
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

28. Meticulous
Harmful
Thorough; taking care of details
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Doubtful

29. Viscous
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Attacking verbally
Gloomy
Thick and sticky

30. Reprehensible
Over-simplified
Fair; wise
Toadies; flatterers
Very bad

31. Succulent
Juicy
Praise
Redness
Expressing emotion freely

32. Pragmatism
Not easy to comprehend
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Practicality
Kindly; pampering

33. Vindication
Divided into two extremes
Sulky
On and off; not continuous
Proving right

34. Nemesis
Experts with good taste/judgment
Fate - doom
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion

35. Animosity
Vague
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Hostility; hatred
Seeking revenge

36. Formidable
Inspiring awe
Toadies; flatterers
Disasters
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

37. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Medicinal
Dictator
Prevented

38. Peer
An equal
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Concerned with thinking
Tone of voice

39. Advocate
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Persuasive language
Support

40. Dubious
Doubtful
Praise
Devaluing; criticizing
Dictator

41. Indulgent
Dedicated; made holy
Kindly; pampering
Gloomy
Narrow-minded

42. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
On and off; not continuous
Expensive
Inspiring awe

43. Conciliatory
Suppressed
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Experts with good taste/judgment
Bringing together; ending a dispute

44. Intonation
Tone of voice
Generous
Dedicated; made holy
Annoy

45. Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Support
Inspiring awe
Friendly - lovable

46. Convivial
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Kindly; pampering
On and off; not continuous
Sociable

47. Articulation
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Joining - speaking
Persuasive language
Thorough; taking care of details

48. Inscrutable
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Hostility; hatred
Expensive
Not easy to comprehend

49. Imperious
Narrow-minded
To make legal; give approval to
Not easy to comprehend
In a commanding manner

50. Litigious
Annoy
Seeking legal remedies
Worship; great praise
Generous