SAT Vocab 2010 2011

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Succulent
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Doubtful
Juicy
Fair; wise


2. Judicious
Practicality
To cover
Gloomy
Fair; wise


3. Petulant
Concerned with thinking
Something that makes better but does not cure
Sulky
Medicinal


4. Mandatory
Compulsory
Dedicated; made holy
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Passed on through touch; infectious


5. Opacity
Something that makes better but does not cure
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Critical
Expressing care and concern


6. Pragmatism
Prevented
Redness
Practicality
Not moderate; excessive


7. Eulogy
Narrow-minded
Praise
Big fire
Toadies; flatterers


8. Depreciatory
Devaluing; criticizing
Concerned with thinking
Blame; criticize
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual


9. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Expensive
Lack of transparency; being opaque


10. Ineffable


11. Vindictive
Expensive
Wavered; hesitated
Seeking revenge
Thick and sticky


12. Intemperate
Annoy
Put off; procrastinate
Not moderate; excessive
Expressing emotion freely


13. Presumptive
Doubtful
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Dictator
Presumed


14. Boorishness
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Fair and equal
Can't be expressed in words


15. Shroud
Generous
Over-simplified
To cover
Fair; wise


16. Dearth
Too sweet; over sentimental
Shortage
Gave moral lecture
Revolutionary


17. Sycophants
Seeking revenge
Toadies; flatterers
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Inspiring awe


18. Bountiful
Generous
Depth (of ideas/thought)
To cover
Seeking legal remedies


19. Cursory
Superficial
Ordinary
Inspiring awe
Of great importance


20. Arable


21. Peer
Passed on through touch; infectious
Redness
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
An equal


22. Animosity
Faithfulness; loyalty
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Hostility; hatred
Gave moral lecture


23. Futile
Attacking verbally
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
To make legal; give approval to


24. Wistful
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Experts with good taste/judgment
Being fat
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way


25. Sedulous
Thorough; eager
Passed on through touch; infectious
Persuasive language
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior


26. Integrity
Honor; honesty
Not moderate; excessive
Shortage
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior


27. Fidelity
Big fire
Not easy to comprehend
Faithfulness; loyalty
Experts with good taste/judgment


28. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Dictator
Devaluing; criticizing
Doubtful


29. Censure
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Blame; criticize
Strong and sturdy
Revolutionary


30. Nemesis
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Big fire
Worship; great praise
Fate - doom


31. Remiss
Fair; wise
Too sweet; over sentimental
Not easy to comprehend
Neglectful


32. Sermonized
Support
Critical
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Gave moral lecture


33. Steadfastness
Medicinal
Of great importance
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Loyalty; firmness of purpose


34. Consecrated
Dedicated; made holy
Critical
Thick and sticky
Lack of transparency; being opaque


35. Debacles
Harmful
Superficial
Disasters
Sulky


36. Thwarted
Too sweet; over sentimental
Neglectful
To make legal; give approval to
Prevented


37. Idiosyncratic
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Redness
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Ordinary


38. Connoisseurs
Experts with good taste/judgment
Gave moral lecture
Juicy
Practicality


39. Rhetoric
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Shortage
Persuasive language
Containing a lot in a small space/few words


40. Intermittent
Inspiring awe
Medicinal
On and off; not continuous
Fate - doom


41. Somber
Gloomy
Narrow-minded
Juicy
Practicality


42. Meticulous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Thorough; taking care of details
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Prevented


43. Prosaic
Something that makes better but does not cure
Ordinary
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Over-simplified


44. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Thorough; eager
Expensive


45. Toadies
Gave moral lecture
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Inspiring awe
Of great importance


46. Consummate
Supremely good
Disasters
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Generous


47. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Medicinal
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Annoy


48. Treacly
Passed on through touch; infectious
Compulsory
Too sweet; over sentimental
In a commanding manner


49. Imperious
Strong and sturdy
Expressing care and concern
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
In a commanding manner


50. Disparaging
Very bad
Critical
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Attacking verbally