This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means:Useless; serving no purpose A) Transient. B) Tactful. C) Superficial. D) Superfluous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superfluous. 2. To give a false impression A) Bane. B) Belie. C) Benefactor. D) Beneficiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bane. 3. In the sentence "He felt a surge of irritation when his brother borrowed his favorite book without asking, " what emotion is being described? A) Divergent. B) Disdain. C) Exasperation. D) Discredited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exasperation. 4. What is the meaning of 'quixotic'? A) Critical of others. B) Appearing attractive but having little value. C) Clean or pure. D) Idealistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idealistic. 5. Happening by accident; lucky A) Camaraderie. B) Mundane. C) Compromise. D) Fortuitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fortuitous. 6. Curving inward; hollowed A) Excavate. B) Orotund. C) Concave. D) Cavernous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concave. 7. When a speaker asks a rhetorical question, he/she is asking ..... A) For effect and not really wanting an answer. B) A deep, introspective question. C) A yes or no question. D) A question for the audience to respond to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For effect and not really wanting an answer. 8. Inexperienced and immature, not fully developed; youthful; with feathers A) Callow. B) Expedite. C) Anarchy. D) Abject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callow. 9. What is the definition of dispel (v)? A) To drive away. B) To dry out completely, dehydrate. C) Any problem or predicament. D) To object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drive away. 10. (noun) scarcity; lack A) Dearth. B) Decree. C) Debase. D) Debacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dearth. 11. What does the word 'Facilitate' mean? A) To complicate or hinder a process or task. B) To ignore or neglect a process or task. C) To criticize or discourage a process or task. D) To make a process or task easier or smoother by providing assistance or support. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make a process or task easier or smoother by providing assistance or support. 12. Her innuendo MOST LIKELY A) Hurt his feelings. B) Caused him to love her. C) Caused him to slap her. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurt his feelings. 13. Fill in the blank:Deep in the cave, scientists found teeth that had belonged to ..... humans. A) Archaic. B) Vindictive. C) Convivial. D) Dilapidated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaic. 14. What does "Prudent" mean? A) Reckless and careless. B) Careful and wise. C) Unusual and strange. D) Basic and fundamental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Careful and wise. 15. Talkative, wordy A) Abate. B) Cadence. C) Garrulous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garrulous. 16. What is the best EXAMPLE of "Talisman" ? A) A rabbit's foot. B) A horseshoe. C) A lucky penny. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Reconcile most nearly means: A) To reciprocate. B) To restore. C) To total. D) To revoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To restore. 18. Overly sentimental A) Nuance. B) Maudlin. C) Perfunctory. D) Opportunist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maudlin. 19. Alert and watchful A) Fanatical. B) Vigilant. C) Revere. D) Pariah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vigilant. 20. The sopranos duet was not in tune. A) Soprano's. B) Sopranos'. C) Sopransos's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sopranos'. 21. Perfidy means ..... A) A deliberate breach of trust. B) To declare legally void. C) Payment for goods and services. D) To free from guilt or blame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A deliberate breach of trust. 22. What does Adept mean? A) Lacking skill. B) Being inexperienced. C) Being confused. D) Having knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having knowledge. 23. To make more sharp or severe A) Bravado. B) Abduction. C) Hamper. D) Exacerbate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exacerbate. 24. An abnormal and unhealthy obsession with fire; often the obsessive desire to start fires A) Pommel. B) Pyromania. C) Askance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pyromania. 25. A lackadaisical person is A) Tearful. B) Lethargic. C) Noisy. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lethargic. 26. Select the correct vocabulary word for the followiong definition:reject with contempt A) Stipend. B) Vie. C) Unprecedented. D) Spurn. E) Squander. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spurn. 27. Rural or rustic in nature A) Bleak. B) Beset. C) Beleaguer. D) Bucolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bucolic. 28. Fill in the blank:She began to ..... all my faults, so I left the room. A) Besmirch. B) Enumerate. C) Convivial. D) Elusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enumerate. 29. In the context of the word "sanguine, " what does it mean to be optimistic? A) Expecting the best. B) Expecting the worst. C) Expecting average results. D) Expecting nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expecting the best. 30. Dizzy, light-headed A) Queue. B) Gossamer. C) Giddy. D) Irascible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giddy. 31. Material of poor quality ..... the clothing brand's image. A) Debases. B) Bleaks. C) Abstruses. D) Fickles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debases. 32. Which of the following words contains the Latin root 'aud' meaning 'hear'? A) Auditory. B) Audition. C) Audiobook. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auditory. 33. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was loaded with ..... devices. His use of repetition is one of his most effective techniques. A) Argument. B) Appeal. C) Rhetorical. D) Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical. 34. The scientist spoke cautiously, avoiding any statements that could be interpreted as ..... or politically charged. A) Viable. B) Significant. C) Controversial. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controversial. 35. Identify the antonym of 'antediluvian'. A) Ancient. B) Old-fashioned. C) Primitive. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modern. 36. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "laconic." A) He was laconic in his generosity. B) Her laconic reply was simply, "No.". C) The laconic meal left everyone full. D) The laconic music filled the room with joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her laconic reply was simply, "No.". 37. I am surprised by the ..... of fast food chains; this is America and I assumed they were on every street. A) Dearth. B) Benign. C) Forthright. D) Commendable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dearth. 38. Events following an occurrence, a consequence of A) Aggrandize. B) Alienate. C) Aftermath. D) Askew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aftermath. 39. Forgiveness; pardon; release A) Obdurate. B) Plausible. C) Absolution. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolution. 40. Fate, destiny ..... A) Curvilinear. B) Artisan. C) Karma. D) Astute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 41. Filling with dismay, causing horror A) Archaic. B) Ambiance. C) Appalling. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalling. 42. Mood, feelings, general atmosphere A) Altercation. B) Askew. C) Ambiance. D) Assuage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiance. 43. Incongruous (Adject.) means A) Impossible to deny or disprove. B) To weaken gradually. C) To pull or twist out of shape. D) Not appropriate; unsuitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not appropriate; unsuitable. 44. What does the word retort mean? A) Comeback short response. B) For some particular purpose. C) To turn away or prevent. D) Bold, showy statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comeback short response. 45. I've looked everywhere for my keys and even carried out an ..... search of my car, but I can't find them anywhere. A) Erratic. B) Eschew. C) Exhaustive. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exhaustive. 46. What is the definition of the word "enigma" ? A) Something that is easy to understand. B) Something that is puzzling or difficult to understand. C) Something that is common knowledge. D) Something that is well-explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is puzzling or difficult to understand. 47. The hotel manager was ..... by the customer for not cleaning the room. A) Candid. B) Reproached. C) Complacent. D) Lucrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reproached. 48. Longing for people or things from the past A) Animosity. B) Voracious. C) Nostalgic. D) Pang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nostalgic. 49. Insulting; arrogant A) Insolent. B) Guile. C) Hyperbole. D) Furtive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insolent. 50. Which word is an antonym for capricious? A) Unstable. B) Steady. C) Unpredictable. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steady. 51. We were deceived by the (a) plan put forth by the school board. A) A. meretricious. B) Trenchant. C) Ostracism. D) Irreverence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. meretricious. 52. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:They lost each other in the ..... that erupted after the police tried to break up the demonstration. A) Surly. B) Avarice. C) Tirade. D) Tumult. E) Spendthrift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tumult. 53. To harass, surround A) Bucolic. B) Beset. C) Balm. D) Beget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beset. 54. To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread A) Inconceivable. B) Recoil. C) Pastoral. D) Talisman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recoil. 55. Something different from the norm or what is expected A) Apathy. B) Anomaly. C) Analogous. D) Absurd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anomaly. 56. Economic inequality remains ..... in many developing nations despite recent reforms. A) Inevitable. B) Prevalent. C) Spatial. D) Abrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevalent. 57. Which of the following situations can best be described as "lugubrious" ? A) A joyful wedding ceremony. B) A sunny day at the beach. C) A funeral service. D) A lively birthday party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A funeral service. 58. The soldier was considered ..... of heart for racing back into battle to rescue a fallen comrade. A) Soft. B) Robust. C) Wanting. D) Stout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stout. 59. Select the word that best fills in the blank.Mark proved to be ..... by selecting all six winning lotto numbers. A) Collaborate. B) Fortuitous. C) Fortitude. D) Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fortuitous. 60. Even though Jackson was smaller than his other teammates, his ..... attitude allowed him to accomplish as much as they did. A) Tenacious. B) Bolster. C) Quell. D) Succinct. 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