This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Only ten years ago, being an avid reader and a traveler meant carrying a ..... backpack stuffed with books ..... these days we need only an e-reader. A) Candidness. B) Derisive. C) Cumbersome. D) Reprobate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumbersome. 2. What is the meaning of the word 'malicious'? A) Having the intention to help and support others. B) Being indifferent towards others. C) Having the intention to harm or cause trouble to others. D) Having good intentions towards others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having the intention to harm or cause trouble to others. 3. Of little value; gaudy A) Obdurate. B) Tawdry. C) Absolution. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tawdry. 4. How did Susan's tenacious efforts help her? A) She became a famous singer. B) She traveled the world. C) She won the admiration of her teacher. D) She lost her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She won the admiration of her teacher. 5. Unadorned, stern ..... A) Austere. B) Cacophony. C) Bulwark. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austere. 6. Flexible; not stubborn A) Pliable. B) Crepuscular. C) Objective. D) Enunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pliable. 7. Special advantage or special power A) Bittersweet. B) Clout. C) Devise. D) Adequate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clout. 8. To appease, soothe, or satisfy A) Propitious. B) Fortuitous. C) Destine. D) Propitiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propitiate. 9. Very bold, daring A) Audacious. B) Archaic. C) Ascetic. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacious. 10. There is a ..... of jobs hiring today that require menial skills, since most jobs have either been automated or outsourced. A) Stem. B) Indigenous. C) Affluent. D) Paucity. E) Demean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paucity. 11. To strongly dislike, loath A) Abut. B) Abominate. C) Abyss. D) Affinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abominate. 12. What word means concerned with practical matters? A) Precocious. B) Pragmatic. C) Pretentious. D) Procrastinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pragmatic. 13. The waiter tips for the day were lousy. A) Waiters'. B) Waiters. C) Waiter's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiter's. 14. Select the word that best fills in the blank.The man hoped to ..... a strong work ethic in his son so he gave him a job on the weekends. A) Forbearance. B) Foster. C) Clairvoyant. D) Compassion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foster. 15. Resembling a dream A) Tamper. B) Obligatory. C) Surreal. D) Precarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surreal. 16. What word means:Hate A) Superfluous. B) Wary. C) Vindicate. D) Abhor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abhor. 17. The act of giving or bestowing; a formal offer A) Euphoria. B) Gestate. C) Rapport. D) Conferment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conferment. 18. Pertaining to a pig ..... A) Porcine. B) Beleaguer. C) Reminisce. D) Bludgeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Porcine. 19. To create a more equitable society, we must find ways to ..... outdated laws that perpetuate inequality. A) Abominable. B) Abet. C) Abhor. D) Abolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abolish. 20. Give me a truly ..... reason why you're late and not the flimsy excuse you usually give. A) Plausible. B) Blatant. C) Absolved. D) Tawdry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plausible. 21. What does obsequious mean? A) Being disobedient towards elders. B) Being rude to people. C) Flattery of influential people. D) Truthfully praising other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flattery of influential people. 22. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(v) struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something A) Rejuvenate. B) Jockey. C) Microcosm. D) Intuition. E) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jockey. 23. All of the following could be considered as synonyms for the word "expound" except ..... A) Confuse. B) Express. C) Elaborate. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confuse. 24. In times of the suffrage movement, woman were responsible for HOUSEHOLD DUTIES. A) Carpool duty. B) Domestic. C) The diapers. D) Dog house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestic. 25. Secretive, hidden A) Guile. B) Indignant. C) Furtive. D) Garish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furtive. 26. During the Vietnam War, young men sought refuge in Canada and enroll in colleges to avoid the draft. A) Enrolls. B) No Change. C) Enrolled. D) Will enroll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enrolled. 27. To frustrate or confuse A) Consternation. B) Flippancy. C) Foist. D) Disconcert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disconcert. 28. What is the difference between "benevolent" and "malevolent" ? A) Both mean generous. B) Benevolent means generous; malevolent means wishing evil to others. C) Benevolent means evil; malevolent means kind. D) Both mean unfaithful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benevolent means generous; malevolent means wishing evil to others. 29. What part of speech is the word "inexorable" ? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 30. If someone is described as "parsimonious, " what are they likely to do? A) Spend money freely. B) Be stingy and unwilling to spend. C) Eat excessively. D) Teach others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be stingy and unwilling to spend. 31. What is the definition of the word 'Imminent'? A) Hectic and disorganized. B) Joking in a clumsy or inappropriate manner. C) About to take place. D) Embarrassed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About to take place. 32. Illogical; incomprehensible A) Inept. B) Fastidious. C) Incoherent. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incoherent. 33. Belonging to an earlier time, outdated A) Aptitude. B) Appalling. C) Arduous. D) Archaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaic. 34. The sudden and ..... ending of the meeting left many participants confused. A) Conventional. B) Prevalent. C) Abrupt. D) Resilient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abrupt. 35. More than sufficient; roomy A) Anomaly. B) Ample. C) Ancestry. D) Apathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ample. 36. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:Dementia was causing the old man to become increasingly ..... and difficult to care for. A) Cogent. B) Vindictive. C) Sanguine. D) Profuse. E) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pugnacious. 37. The ability to anticipate future happenings or to plan for the future A) Hypocrisy. B) Foresight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foresight. 38. 1-I guess mostly I just feel ..... by the displays of strength and by the inability to expect what to come . A) A. Ingenious. B) B. Intuitive. C) C. intimidated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. intimidated. 39. Milk is often considered the perfect ..... to cereal, though other liquids have become popular choices in recent years. A) Compliment. B) Balance. C) Choice. D) Supplement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supplement. 40. Someone who consumes too much food or drink; gorger A) Delineate. B) Enhance. C) Engender. D) Obscure. E) Glutton. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Glutton. 41. Because of your ..... performance, we're going to have to fire you. A) Enunciation. B) Lackluster. C) Blithe. D) Headstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lackluster. 42. Condone (Verb) means A) To forgive or overlook an offense or wrongdoing. B) Not harmful or offensive. C) Seemingly or apparently likely. D) Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To forgive or overlook an offense or wrongdoing. 43. Deciding on which college or university to attend can be a ..... decision for most seniors. A) Nuance. B) Momentous. C) Disdain. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Momentous. 44. What is the meaning of the word "penurious" ? A) Generous and giving. B) Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous. C) Extremely happy. D) Noisy and aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous. 45. Fill in the blank. The business was so ..... , everyone wanted to invest their money. A) Prudent. B) Prosperous. C) Rancorous. D) Provocative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperous. 46. If someone says they have an infinite amount of time, they mean A) Time is not an issue. B) They're free. C) Time is on their side. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. What is the correct definition of "writhe" ? A) To destroy. B) To move uncomfortably. C) To drink a liquid. D) To escape from someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move uncomfortably. 48. Charmingly rural-rustic A) Bucolic. B) Abridge. C) Laud. D) Belabor. E) Induce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bucolic. 49. What feeling do people have when good things concur? A) Happiness. B) Indifference. C) Anger. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happiness. 50. James ..... walked into the room wearing a cheerleader's outfit; just begging for attention. A) Mundanely. B) Opulently. C) Ostentatiously. D) Perfidiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ostentatiously. 51. Dark, unknown; hard to understand; ambiguous A) Obscure. B) Glutton. C) Enhance. D) Engender. E) Delineate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obscure. 52. A new dress code policy would compound, not ..... , the school's current issues. A) Baleful. B) Ameliorate. C) Altruistic. D) Abstruse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ameliorate. 53. The use of many words unnecessarily A) Verbiage. B) Impetuous. C) Terminate. D) Stigma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbiage. 54. The trick-or-treaters hoped that the approaching clowns were ..... and not terrifying. A) Antagonism. B) Malicious. C) Lament. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benevolent. 55. An obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress A) Hindrance. B) Elasticity. C) Chattel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindrance. 56. To hint at; to suggest in an indirect way A) Implicit. B) Converge. C) Insinuate. D) Distort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insinuate. 57. What is the meaning of "admonish" ? A) To decorate. B) To sketch. C) To caution or criticize. D) To praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To caution or criticize. 58. Something that is the direct opposite of another thing A) Anomaly/atypical. B) Antecedent/forerunner. C) Antipathy/ animosity. D) Antithesis/ antipodal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis/ antipodal. 59. To divide into parts; to distribute evenly A) Parse. B) Truncate. C) Parcel. D) Consummate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parcel. 60. Charming;having a sophisticated and attractive manner A) Salient. B) Debonair. C) Fickle. D) Ostracize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debonair. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Vocabulary Quiz 2Sat Vocabulary Quiz 3Sat Vocabulary Quiz 4Sat Vocabulary Quiz 5Sat Vocabulary Quiz 6Sat Vocabulary Quiz 7Sat Vocabulary Quiz 8Sat Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books