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PCAT Vocab123
PCAT Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cavalier | Horseman or Knight, who could afford to be proud/careless |
| Chimerical | Unreal |
| Juggernaut | Large overpowering, destructive force/ object |
| Maudlin | Foolishly sentimental because of drunkness |
| Meretricious | Prostitute |
| Ostracism | Punishment, exclusion from social acceptance |
| Laconic, Spartan | Using few words |
| Sybaritic | Loving luxury |
| Choleric, Melancholy, Phlegmatic, Sanguine | Irritability, sadness, sluggishness |
| Serendipity | Good fortune, luck- accidental discovery |
| Apocryphal | Of doubtful authenticity |
| Behemoth | Extremely large, powerful entity |
| Cherubic | Angelic |
| Cynic | A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view |
| Gargantuan | Gigantic |
| Hackneyed | Lacking significance through being overused |
| Masochist | Derive sexual satisfaction from being emotionally or physically abused. |
| Pariah | Person or animal that is generally despised or avoided |
| Posh | Luxurious |
| Quixotic | Unrealistic/Impractical |
| Seraphic | Angelic |
| Stoic | A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining |
| Utopia | Ideal community or society |
| Cogent | Convincing or clear |
| Irreverent | Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously |
| Admonition | Mild warning, or bit of cautionary advice |
| Lapel | Part of a suit |
| Vassal | Someone who tithes a portion of his/her production in exchange for living on that land |
| Miscreant | A person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law |
| Valor | Courge in defense of a noble cause |
| Mundane | Lacking interest/excitement or dull |
| Banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring |
| Adobe | A type of brick |
| Trowel | Tool that is used by a bricklayer |
| Spindle | A post that holds up a handrail |
| Typhoon | Tropical cyclone that occurs in the pacific ocean |
| Entomology | The study of insects |
| Audacious/ Brazen | Bold, daring behavior |
| Acquiescent | Compliant, accepting something passively |
| Perjury | To lie under oath |
| Veracity | Truthfulness |
| Mendicant | A beggar |
| Sartorial | Relating to a tailor |
| Tonsorial | Relating to hairdressing |
| Ruminate | Think deeply about something |
| Brood | Worry |
| Cleric | A priest/minister of a christian church |
| Paean | A song of praise or triumph |
| Dirge | A lament for the dead, mourning |
| Potentate | A monarch/ruler |
| Peregrination | Traveling/ wandering around |
| Gyration | Rotation |
| Abstemious | Not self indulgent, especially when eating or drinking |
| Grandeur | High rank or social importance |
| August | Respected and impressive |
| Picayune | Petty/worthless |
| Immutable | Unchanging over time or unable to be changed |
| Maelstrom | Raging/spinning funnel of water |
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