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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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1. Remiss
Neglectful
Ordinary
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Toadies; flatterers

2. Regressive
Friendly - lovable
In a commanding manner
Tone of voice
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

3. Futile
Useless; waste of time and effort
Compulsory
Devaluing; criticizing
Ordinary

4. Inscrutable
Not easy to comprehend
Kindly; pampering
Joining - speaking
Sulky

5. Thwarted
Very bad
Fate - doom
Annoy
Prevented

6. Indulgent
Neglectful
Kindly; pampering
Of great importance
Gave moral lecture

7. Contagious
Superficial
Cannot be tolerated
Not easy to comprehend
Passed on through touch; infectious

8. Convivial
Sociable
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Agreement
Harmful

9. Consecrated
Useless; waste of time and effort
Dedicated; made holy
Big fire
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)

10. Solicitous
Faithfulness; loyalty
Toadies; flatterers
Seeking revenge
Expressing care and concern

11. Bountiful
To cover
Something that makes better but does not cure
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Generous

12. Succulent
Toadies; flatterers
Thorough; eager
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Juicy

13. Polarized
Fair; wise
Divided into two extremes
Expensive
Annoy

14. Haranguing
Dictator
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Kindly; pampering
Attacking verbally

15. Legitimate
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Over-simplified
To make legal; give approval to
Joining - speaking

16. Fastidious
On and off; not continuous
Praise
Ordinary
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

17. Intermittent
On and off; not continuous
Thorough; eager
Revolutionary
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)

18. Facile
Over-simplified
Annoy
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Proving right

19. Cursory
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Superficial
Ordinary
Fair; wise

20. Sedulous
Fair and equal
Something that makes better but does not cure
Thorough; eager
Critical

21. Mercenary
Too sweet; over sentimental
Seeking legal remedies
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Seeking money above all else

22. Wistful
To make legal; give approval to
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Inspiring awe
Thorough; eager

23. Boorishness
Shortage
Worship; great praise
Expensive
Rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

24. Insular
Narrow-minded
In a commanding manner
Agreement
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

25. Callous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Expressing care and concern
Not easy to comprehend
Compulsory

26. Cerebral
Thorough; taking care of details
Concerned with thinking
Seeking legal remedies
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

27. Toadies
Superficial
Disasters
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Praise

28. Autocrat
An equal
Dictator
Practicality
Juicy

29. Radical
Revolutionary
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Presumed
Harmful

30. Vex
Kindly; pampering
Fair; wise
Sociable
Annoy

31. Histrionic
Sociable
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Seeking legal remedies
An equal

32. Articulation
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Joining - speaking
Devaluing; criticizing
To make legal; give approval to

33. Amiable
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Joining - speaking
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Friendly - lovable

34. Eulogy
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Proving right
Praise

35. Disparaging
Seeking money above all else
Kindly; pampering
Juicy
Critical

36. Petulant
Toadies; flatterers
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Sulky
Faithfulness; loyalty

37. Litigious
Not moderate; excessive
Seeking legal remedies
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Tendency; leaning' predilection

38. Animosity
Shortage
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Hostility; hatred
Not moderate; excessive

39. Idiosyncratic
Concerned with thinking
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Annoy
On and off; not continuous

40. Presumptive
Presumed
Shortage
Passed on through touch; infectious
Attacking verbally

41. Conflagration
Big fire
Not easy to comprehend
Support
Loyalty; firmness of purpose

42. Dalliance
Ordinary
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Thorough; taking care of details
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

43. Concord
An equal
Worship; great praise
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Agreement

44. Lavish
Cannot be tolerated
Faithfulness; loyalty
Expensive
Proving right

45. Peer
Persuasive language
An equal
Put off; procrastinate
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers

46. Therapeutic
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
To make legal; give approval to
Medicinal
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

47. Arable

48. Treacly
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Worship; great praise
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Too sweet; over sentimental

49. Insufferable
On and off; not continuous
Put off; procrastinate
Cannot be tolerated
Annoy

50. Debacles
To make legal; give approval to
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Ordinary
Disasters