This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To call forth or to appeal to A) Invoke. B) Maudlin. C) Nuance. D) Opportunist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invoke. 2. You can't ..... when giving your answer; you must pick a side. A) Vacillate. B) Scrupulous. C) Vehement. D) Segregate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacillate. 3. To prove wrong-disparage; expose A) Assuage. B) Debunk. C) Exalt. D) Avarice. E) Exult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debunk. 4. He only said that because he was trying to ..... her from prying into his business. A) Fraught. B) Discourage. C) Summon. D) Relegate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discourage. 5. A student walks into a room of whispering classmates, nods, and says "Hey" without showing any concern. Which word best describes the student's behavior? A) Anxious. B) Nonchalant. C) Excitable. D) Aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonchalant. 6. Which of the vocabulary words is a synonym for "directness" ? A) Kernel. B) Queue. C) Havoc. D) Candor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Candor. 7. A ..... day at the beach is still a great day! A) Ostentatious. B) Perfidious. C) Mundane. D) Opulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mundane. 8. Eating only processed food is ..... to your health. A) Pang. B) Detrimental. C) Repercussions. D) Nostalgic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detrimental. 9. The exhibition ..... architectural drawings with photographs of the buildings as constructed. A) Feigned. B) Relegated. C) Summoned. D) Juxtaposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposed. 10. To calm, pacify; repress A) Brawn. B) Extol. C) Efface. D) Quell. E) Tout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quell. 11. Camie wore a dress that ..... her size 6 figure. A) Obtuse. B) Congenial. C) Emphasized. D) Martyr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphasized. 12. What is the correct definition of "juncture" ? A) Chaos or large-scale destruction. B) A joint or seam where two parts meet. C) A world beneath or below the normal world. D) A disease, illness, or medical condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A joint or seam where two parts meet. 13. Easily angered ..... A) Giddy. B) Cower. C) Irascible. D) Gossamer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irascible. 14. Due to the unclear instructions, students took ..... paths in their papers, with some arguing multiple perspectives and some switching topics altogether. A) Convergent. B) Imminent. C) Divergent. D) Bivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergent. 15. A system that is supported by two opposing political parties A) Bipartisanship. B) Clandestine. C) Deride. D) Eclectic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bipartisanship. 16. Critics agreed the movie was ..... , but few gave it more than three out of five stars. A) Cumbersome. B) Creditable. C) Dearth. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creditable. 17. Promulgate means A) To ask for help. B) To keep a secret. C) To announce. D) To hypothesize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To announce. 18. Which word describes someone who is unfortunate? A) Antiseptic. B) Censorious. C) Quixotic. D) Hapless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hapless. 19. To make larger, louder, or more powerful A) Artisan. B) Ajar. C) Arduous. D) Amplify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amplify. 20. Therachy is a government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of God or Gods A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What does the word "Divergent" mean? A) Identical. B) Similar. C) Converging. D) Different. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different. 22. Lacking worth or importance A) Intuitive. B) Impetuous. C) Inevitable. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inconsequential. 23. Only the most (a) professors are selected to teach at Harvard. A) A. erudite. B) Detached. C) Eschew. D) Condone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. erudite. 24. BONUS:Antonym for scrupulous A) Careful. B) Precise. C) Strict. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Careless. 25. What does Haphazard mean? A) Lacking any obvious principle of organization. B) Well-structured and organized. C) Randomly arranged with no purpose. D) Carefully planned and executed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking any obvious principle of organization. 26. Great bitterness A) Acrimonious. B) Admonish. C) Abstemious. D) Acquiesce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acrimonious. 27. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(v) involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence A) Encompass. B) Amputation. C) Inaugural. D) Consolidate. E) Entail. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Entail. 28. Choose the correct synonym for the word 'Ubiquitous': A) Scarce. B) Rare. C) Common. D) Unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common. 29. The overloaded truck had a(n) ..... effect on the flow of traffic, causing the traffic to back up for miles. A) Diffuse. B) Hackneyed. C) Contrite. D) Dilatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dilatory. 30. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. 2 ..... :existing or spreading through every part of somethingWhat is the correct word? A) Opaque. B) Fragile. C) Pervasive. D) Sporadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pervasive. 31. Which word best fits the following sentence? "After years of hardship, she finally experienced pure ..... when she reunited with her family." A) Nefariousness. B) Plight. C) Bliss. D) Parsimony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bliss. 32. A climbing slope; a hill A) Proclivity. B) Acclivity. C) Converge. D) Declivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acclivity. 33. A person/party who functions as an intermediary or go-between A) Liaison. B) Ligature. C) Dissertation. D) Nexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liaison. 34. How ..... of you to think I am nothing without you. A) Haughty. B) Hackneyed. C) Hedonist. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haughty. 35. A name or title; a word used to identify a person or a thing A) Appellation. B) Chattel. C) Abberation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appellation. 36. "Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Comply. B) Prosaic. C) Zealous. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comply. 37. Identify the sentence that evaluates the author's tone as critical. A) The author describes the city's parks as "verdant oases amidst urban sprawl.". B) The author laments the "indiscriminate development that has marred the landscape.". C) The author recounts the history of the city with a sense of nostalgia. D) The author provides a detailed account of the city's founding fathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author laments the "indiscriminate development that has marred the landscape.". 38. Which word is a synonym for the following:artful, clever, handy, ability, ..... A) Aesthetic. B) Affable. C) Adroit. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adroit. 39. At the church ceremony the pastor asked for ..... for the children A) Subtle. B) Impart. C) Invocation. D) Naive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invocation. 40. To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive A) Vacillate. B) Segregate. C) Vehement. D) Reprehensible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacillate. 41. (noun) capacity for learning; natural ability A) Appalling. B) Anterior. C) Aptitude. D) Archaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aptitude. 42. The ..... abandoned house was considered haunted by small children in the neighborhood. A) Dilapidated. B) Stout. C) Indignant. D) Doleful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dilapidated. 43. To venerate; to greatly respect A) Estrange. B) Maxim. C) Revere. D) Inundate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revere. 44. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(n) the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning A) Intuition. B) Microcosm. C) Jockey. D) Rejuvenate. E) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intuition. 45. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(v) enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible A) Waft. B) Savor. C) Amputation. D) Consolidate. E) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Savor. 46. A respite; postponement of a sentence; cancel or postpone a punishment A) Absolution. B) Pausible. C) Devise. D) Reprieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reprieve. 47. What is the definition of "adulation" ? A) Decoration. B) Skillfulness. C) Extreme praise. D) Caution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extreme praise. 48. An unnecessary burden A) Emit. B) Adapt. C) Deplete. D) Imposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imposition. 49. What is the definition of "Exonerate" ? A) To extend the duration of something. B) To act without thinking. C) To make something less severe. D) To clear from blame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To clear from blame. 50. Since losing much of his money at the casino and on the stock market, Bill has become a(n) ..... and, somewhat, solitary man. A) Dilatory. B) Hackneyed. C) Diffused. D) Hapless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hapless. 51. To hold back or hinder; to impede progress A) Pastoral. B) Talisman. C) Sagacious. D) Hamper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamper. 52. The ..... between the basketball teams led to a fight on the court. A) Repercussions. B) Tumultuous. C) Detrimental. D) Animosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animosity. 53. To associate or keep company with A) ConSORT. B) Propitiate. C) Destine. D) CONsort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ConSORT. 54. Her tone remained ..... , even when responding to harsh criticism from the audience. A) Viable. B) Inevitable. C) Ambiguous. D) Cordial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cordial. 55. Something considered reciprocal involves A) Two or more persons. B) Mutual commonality. C) Something that is shared. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The motivational speech was ..... and inspired everyone to take action. A) Depressing. B) Galvanizing. C) Demoralizing. D) Discouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Galvanizing. 57. A difficulty; a hardship A) Adversity. B) Avid. C) Adament. D) Amicable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adversity. 58. To make into a god; to treat like a god A) Deist. B) Deify. C) Deity. D) Adieu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deify. 59. He was very active and extremely ..... , eating no junk food and drinking nothing but water. A) Abstemious. B) Crepuscular. C) Objective. D) Lackluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstemious. 60. "Keep from happening or arising" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Permit. B) Preclude. C) Retract. D) Prosaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preclude. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Vocabulary Quiz 1Sat Vocabulary Quiz 2Sat Vocabulary Quiz 3Sat Vocabulary Quiz 4Sat Vocabulary Quiz 5Sat Vocabulary Quiz 6Sat Vocabulary Quiz 7Sat Vocabulary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books