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SAT Vocab 2010 2011

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1. Intonation
An equal
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Faithfulness; loyalty
Tone of voice

2. Consummate
Passed on through touch; infectious
Supremely good
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Devaluing; criticizing

3. Disparaging
Critical
Seeking revenge
Gloomy
Harmful

4. Thwarted
Blame; criticize
To cover
Prevented
Support

5. Momentous
Devaluing; criticizing
Of great importance
Cannot be tolerated
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

6. Haranguing
Attacking verbally
Put off; procrastinate
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Something that makes better but does not cure

7. Rhetoric
Supremely good
Persuasive language
Toadies; flatterers
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

8. Solicitous
Lack of transparency; being opaque
On and off; not continuous
To cover
Expressing care and concern

9. Somber
Expressing care and concern
Strong and sturdy
Dictator
Gloomy

10. Quelled
Seeking legal remedies
Seeking money above all else
Suppressed
Expressing care and concern

11. Succulent
Of great importance
Blame; criticize
Passed on through touch; infectious
Juicy

12. Callous
Thick and sticky
Over-simplified
Generous
Cruel; hard and unfeeling

13. Peer
Fair; wise
Very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
An equal
Thick and sticky

14. Imperious
Thorough; taking care of details
Kindly; pampering
Concerned with thinking
In a commanding manner

15. Advocate
Tendency; leaning' predilection
Support
Being fat
Strong and sturdy

16. Inscrutable
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Presumed
Seeking legal remedies
Not easy to comprehend

17. Profundity
Seeking legal remedies
Depth (of ideas/thought)
Seeking money above all else
Medicinal

18. Vex
Disasters
Can't be expressed in words
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Annoy

19. Magnanimous
Compulsory
Generous minded; big-hearted (merciful; forgiving)
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Over-simplified

20. Vacillated
Dedicated; made holy
An equal
Wavered; hesitated
Gloomy

21. Eulogy
Praise
Very bad
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Gloomy

22. Steadfastness
Loyalty; firmness of purpose
Over-simplified
Dictator
Medicinal

23. Cursory
Presumed
Fate - doom
Superficial
Harmful

24. Wistful
Sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
Concerned with thinking
Sad - yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
Gloomy

25. Judicious
Fair; wise
Neglectful
Vague
Fair and equal

26. Palliative
Useless; waste of time and effort
Something that makes better but does not cure
Can be cultivated ('arable land')
Moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

27. Mandatory
Melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Seeking money above all else
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Compulsory

28. Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Blame; criticize
Lack of transparency; being opaque
Persuasive language

29. Petulant
Thick and sticky
Doubtful
Not moderate; excessive
Sulky

30. Sedulous
Passed on through touch; infectious
Persuasive language
Over-simplified
Thorough; eager

31. Vindictive
Seeking revenge
An equal
Practicality
Medicinal

32. Pragmatism
Passed on through touch; infectious
Practicality
Doubtful
Fair and equal

33. Meticulous
Devaluing; criticizing
Expressing emotion freely
Thorough; taking care of details
Worship; great praise

34. Animosity
Hostility; hatred
Over-simplified
Compulsory
Expressing care and concern

35. Consecrated
Seeking legal remedies
Support
Dedicated; made holy
Fair; wise

36. Viscous
Practicality
Thick and sticky
Sociable
Seeking legal remedies

37. Articulation
Not moderate; excessive
Toadies; flatterers
Joining - speaking
Revolutionary

38. Redolent
Hostility; hatred
Blame; criticize
Smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Divided into two extremes

39. Indulgent
Something that makes better but does not cure
Cruel; hard and unfeeling
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Kindly; pampering

40. Conflagration
Toadies; flatterers
Seeking legal remedies
Harmful
Big fire

41. Idiosyncratic
Ordinary
Agreement
Quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Expressing emotion freely

42. Contagious
Being fat
Devaluing; criticizing
Bringing together; ending a dispute
Passed on through touch; infectious

43. Compendious
Over-simplified
Containing a lot in a small space/few words
Joining - speaking
Expressing care and concern

44. Autocrat
Critical
Experts with good taste/judgment
Cannot be tolerated
Dictator

45. Temporize
Worship; great praise
Put off; procrastinate
Not easy to comprehend
Annoy

46. Equitable
Dictator
Fair and equal
An equal
Divided into two extremes

47. Sycophants
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
In a commanding manner
Proving right
Toadies; flatterers

48. Propensity

49. Therapeutic
Medicinal
Seeking revenge
Strong and sturdy
Kindly; pampering

50. Dubious
Experts with good taste/judgment
Doubtful
Praise
Gloomy