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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. Conflagration
Big fire
Something that makes better but does not cure
Thick and sticky
Agreement

2. Nemesis
Juicy
Being fat
Fate - doom
Expressing emotion freely

3. Remiss
Neglectful
Annoy
Juicy
Lack of transparency; being opaque

4. Facile
Too sweet; over sentimental
Friendly - lovable
Over-simplified
Suppressed

5. Connoisseurs
Experts with good taste/judgment
Concerned with thinking
Can't be expressed in words
Praise

6. Solicitous
Expressing care and concern
Ordinary
Divided into two extremes
Can be cultivated ('arable land')

7. Redolent
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Sociable
To make legal; give approval to
Thorough; taking care of details

8. Dubious
Suppressed
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Juicy
Doubtful

9. Litigious
Agreement
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Seeking legal remedies
Hostility; hatred

10. Idiosyncratic
Expressing care and concern
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Too sweet; over sentimental
Wavered; hesitated

11. Haranguing
Shortage
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Fair; wise
Attacking verbally

12. Censure
Thorough; eager
Blame; criticize
Juicy
Agreement

13. Adulation
Worship; great praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Juicy

14. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Practicality
Too sweet; over sentimental
Very bad

15. Vindictive
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Expressing care and concern
Annoy
Seeking revenge

16. Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Medicinal
Friendly - lovable
Joining - speaking

17. Compendious
Persuasive language
Presumed
Big fire
Containing a lot in a small space/few words

18. Regressive
Generous
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Devaluing; criticizing
Toadies; flatterers

19. Toadies
Neglectful
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Agreement
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

20. Indulgent
Kindly; pampering
Redness
Too sweet; over sentimental
Fair; wise

21. Amiable
An equal
Friendly - lovable
Being fat
Dictator

22. Insufferable
Attacking verbally
Agreement
Fair; wise
Cannot be tolerated

23. Histrionic
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Prevented
Kindly; pampering
In a commanding manner

24. Demonstrative
Faithfulness; loyalty
Expressing emotion freely
Critical
Gave moral lecture

25. Autocrat
Supremely good
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Dictator
Sulky

26. Peer
An equal
Divided into two extremes
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Seeking revenge

27. Formidable
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
On and off; not continuous
Inspiring awe
Blame; criticize

28. Judicious
Ordinary
Fair; wise
Compulsory
Honor; honesty

29. Rhetoric
Persuasive language
Narrow-minded
Joining - speaking
Divided into two extremes

30. Contagious
Of great importance
Superficial
Passed on through touch; infectious
Medicinal

31. Corpulence
Honor; honesty
Being fat
Agreement
In a commanding manner

32. Momentous
Experts with good taste/judgment
Cannot be tolerated
Of great importance
Inspiring awe

33. Prosaic
Worship; great praise
Prevented
Joining - speaking
Ordinary

34. Insular
Narrow-minded
Gloomy
To cover
Blame; criticize

35. Convivial
Strong and sturdy
Sociable
Harmful
Vague

36. Disparaging
Practicality
Critical
Annoy
Useless; waste of time and effort

37. Bountiful
Passed on through touch; infectious
Friendly - lovable
Narrow-minded
Generous

38. Arable

39. Ambiguous
On and off; not continuous
Vague
Disasters
An equal

40. Legitimate
To make legal; give approval to
Can't be expressed in words
An equal
Disasters

41. Consummate
Supremely good
Revolutionary
Support
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

42. Presumptive
Presumed
Fate - doom
Generous
Supremely good

43. Palliative
Something that makes better but does not cure
Supremely good
Agreement
Kindly; pampering

44. Succulent
Inspiring awe
Fair; wise
Juicy
Persuasive language

45. Futile
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Useless; waste of time and effort
Sulky
Expressing care and concern

46. Concord
To cover
Agreement
Dedicated; made holy
Wavered; hesitated

47. Vindication
Too sweet; over sentimental
Proving right
Can't be expressed in words
Toadies; flatterers

48. Ineffable

49. Advocate
Supremely good
Being fat
Support
Inspiring awe

50. Intonation
Presumed
Blame; criticize
Tone of voice
Seeking money above all else