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sat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group
teem
ogle
hubris
tenet
2. Of no matter or consequence - not important
moot
marshal
temperance
broach
3. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself
inept
grovel
temperance
thwart
4. To bungle - to foul up
jeopardy
botch
immaterial
rescind
5. Cowardly
diatribe
relic
craven
pious
6. Native - produced or living in a particular area
imminent
conviction
nominal
indigenous
7. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
galvanize
emissary
flourish
finesse
8. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past
jaunt
convey
anomalous
relic
9. To make worse or more severe
stoic
grovel
exacerbate
novel
10. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate
stagnate
grovel
virulent
deft
11. Wise - showing judgment - cautious
stoic
judicious
pariah
delineate
12. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement
guile
quintessential
odious
prosaic
13. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
quintessential
peruse
embellish
vivacious
14. Submissive - behaving like a slave
ebb
scintillate
advocate
servile
15. To decline - to recede
ebb
coherent
servile
efface
16. Able to get along well
compatible
faction
delude
wanton
17. Very poor - totally lacking
destitute
wanton
delude
temperance
18. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure
blanch
pariah
efface
scintillate
19. To study - to read over leisurely
hyperbole
peruse
nullify
absolve
20. The most perfect example of
rebuke
banal
homage
quintessential
21. Disposition towards mercy - mildness
discerning
clemency
servile
eclectic
22. Hateful - evil - vile
odious
exacerbate
botch
fallacy
23. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence
nominal
advocate
pretentious
lax
24. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque
impotent
fallacy
colloquial
quaint
25. To stray from the main subject
dormant
digress
egocentric
paltry
26. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing
nuance
polemic
teem
thwart
27. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish
relegate
pretentious
copious
depravity
28. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
banal
pious
anomalous
expedite
29. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas
immaterial
dogmatic
diffuse
enshroud
30. An initial venture - to raid in search of plunder
nuance
reprove
foray
acquiesce
31. To praise highly
abridge
osmosis
egocentric
extol
32. To describe or picture in words - to detail
preclude
polemic
precept
delineate
33. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid
inhibit
relegate
immutable
grimace
34. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few
blithe
nullify
oligarchy
candor
35. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual
exorbitant
odyssey
gravity
lament
36. A strong like for something - a predilection
servile
maverick
zenith
penchant
37. Careless - too relaxed
ebb
lax
engaging
theology
38. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption
incessant
myriad
imminent
conviction
39. To seize wrongfully
prolific
imperious
abridge
usurp
40. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
reciprocal
legacy
fawning
hubris
41. Useless - hopeless - without effect
futile
convey
nominal
chronic
42. Lively - spirited
juxtapose
strident
vivacious
tedious
43. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking
insidious
expunge
irreverent
animosity
44. Brief - without much attention to detail
eulogize
cursory
immutable
jeopardy
45. Exposure to danger - peril
scintillate
laud
jeopardy
tumult
46. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic
circumspect
augment
stoic
lucid
47. Deserving of blame
gamut
reprehensible
jaunt
peruse
48. Ill will - active dislike
diva
opportunist
engaging
animosity
49. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person
diva
diatribe
terse
vilify
50. To mourn - to express regret
vivacious
plausible
lament
egocentric