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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. Peer
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Faithfulness; loyalty
Bringing together; ending a dispute
An equal

2. Reprehensible
Seeking money above all else
On and off; not continuous
Very bad
Useless; waste of time and effort

3. Convivial
Of great importance
Medicinal
Sociable
Wavered; hesitated

4. Vacillated
An equal
Wavered; hesitated
Superficial
Sociable

5. Intermittent
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Harmful
On and off; not continuous
Seeking revenge

6. Formidable
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Superficial
Over-simplified
Inspiring awe

7. Imperious
Narrow-minded
Proving right
Sociable
In a commanding manner

8. Presumptive
Presumed
Fate - doom
Disasters
Ordinary

9. Compendious
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Thorough; eager
Fair; wise
Persuasive language

10. Ambiguous
Vague
Gloomy
Expensive
Agreement

11. Succulent
Juicy
Inspiring awe
Attacking verbally
Neglectful

12. Radical
Revolutionary
Thick and sticky
Superficial
Joining - speaking

13. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Sulky
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Attacking verbally

14. Depreciatory
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Devaluing; criticizing
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Ordinary

15. Articulation
Inspiring awe
Supremely good
Joining - speaking
Not easy to comprehend

16. Conciliatory
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Put off; procrastinate
Something that makes better but does not cure
Inspiring awe

17. Advocate
Support
Over-simplified
Inspiring awe
Agreement

18. Connoisseurs
Harmful
Experts with good taste/judgment
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Critical

19. Concord
Generous
Agreement
Over-simplified
Experts with good taste/judgment

20. Regressive
Dedicated; made holy
Persuasive language
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Joining - speaking

21. Cursory
Seeking money above all else
Very bad
Superficial
Dedicated; made holy

22. Boorishness
Prevented
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Devaluing; criticizing
Practicality

23. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Kindly; pampering
Presumed
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

24. Fidelity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Toadies; flatterers
Harmful
Kindly; pampering

25. Judicious
Fair; wise
Superficial
Very bad
Thorough; taking care of details

26. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Faithfulness; loyalty
Can't be expressed in words
Seeking money above all else

27. Viscous
Of great importance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Thick and sticky
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

28. Facile
Harmful
Divided into two extremes
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Over-simplified

29. Dearth
Shortage
Thorough; taking care of details
Thick and sticky
Honor; honesty

30. Sycophants
Friendly - lovable
Fair and equal
Toadies; flatterers
Seeking legal remedies

31. Debacles
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Faithfulness; loyalty
Disasters
Revolutionary

32. Thwarted
Seeking money above all else
Prevented
Annoy
Big fire

33. Integrity
Kindly; pampering
Wavered; hesitated
Honor; honesty
Strong and sturdy

34. Polarized
Something that makes better but does not cure
Divided into two extremes
Fate - doom
Expressing emotion freely

35. Meticulous
Revolutionary
To make legal; give approval to
Concerned with thinking
Thorough; taking care of details

36. Somber
Divided into two extremes
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Gave moral lecture
Gloomy

37. Steadfastness
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Worship; great praise
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

38. Animosity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Over-simplified
Doubtful
Hostility; hatred

39. Propensity

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40. Quelled
Suppressed
Joining - speaking
Thick and sticky
Compulsory

41. Bountiful
Generous
Something that makes better but does not cure
Concerned with thinking
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

42. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Of great importance
To cover
Passed on through touch; infectious

43. Equitable
Experts with good taste/judgment
Friendly - lovable
Fair and equal
Presumed

44. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
In a commanding manner
Divided into two extremes

45. Ineffable

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46. Lavish
Useless; waste of time and effort
Expensive
Worship; great praise
Honor; honesty

47. Treacly
Critical
Too sweet; over sentimental
Superficial
Kindly; pampering

48. Futile
Seeking revenge
Useless; waste of time and effort
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

49. Deleterious
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Harmful
Attacking verbally
Critical

50. Momentous
Dictator
On and off; not continuous
Of great importance
Sociable