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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To increase in size; enlarge; to appear greater in power A) Amplify. B) Artisan. C) Aggrandize. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aggrandize. 2. "Possible to be treated as fact" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Tangible. B) Belittle. C) Benign. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tangible. 3. The rain fell steadily over the ..... village as nightfall approached. A) Busy. B) Draconian. C) Dormant. D) Docile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dormant. 4. To soothe; to relieve-alleviate A) Exalt. B) Debunk. C) Avarice. D) Exult. E) Assuage. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Assuage. 5. A synonym for verify is A) Corroborate. B) Incite. C) Repudiate. D) Galvanize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corroborate. 6. To allow ideas to begin/develop in your mind A) Gestate. B) Gesticulate. C) Importunate. D) Rapport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestate. 7. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence: "Life is a journey, and we are its travelers." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. Select the correct definition:wax A) To gradually increase in size or intensity. B) Unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive. C) Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. D) Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To gradually increase in size or intensity. 9. While the other teams in the division actively ..... for the championship, this team seems content simply to go through the motions of playing. A) Vie. B) Rye. C) Sigh. D) Huh?. E) Tie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vie. 10. The science of the causes and effects of diseases A) Lament. B) Pathology. C) Nuance. D) Nominal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathology. 11. As a political science major writing a thesis paper on the behavior of crowds on voting day, I followed the elections with excitement and interest. A) Imitated. B) Stalked. C) Came after. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 12. Harmful, dangerous A) Hostile. B) Candid. C) Galvanizing. D) Egregious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hostile. 13. Referring to the whole of something (as opposed to its parts) A) Parcel. B) Totality. C) Consummate. D) Holistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holistic. 14. The definition of longevity is ..... A) Long (particularly long life). B) To assign or attribute to someone. C) Without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter. D) To delay, often unnecessarily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long (particularly long life). 15. To have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate. A) Bewilder. B) Detest. C) Salient. D) Vigilance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detest. 16. Which word best describes someone who eats too much? A) Reticent. B) Glutton. C) Benevolent. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glutton. 17. Harsh in tone; critical or bitter A) Vitriolic. B) Eidetic. C) Incongruous. D) Innocuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitriolic. 18. His ..... complexion is a definite indication that he spends all his time indoors. A) Pallid. B) Unequivocal. C) Anecdote. D) Incongruous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pallid. 19. To give in or surrender. A) Aberration. B) Deleterious. C) Capitulate. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitulate. 20. The range of skills in a particular field or occupation A) Repertoire. B) Culminate. C) Brigade. D) Cynicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repertoire. 21. Rapid technological advances have rendered many once-essential devices ..... A) resilientB) significantC) obsoleteD) objective A) Resilient. B) Objective. C) Obsolete. D) Signigicant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obsolete. 22. What does it mean to be 'irrational'? A) To be logical. B) To be sensible. C) To lack reasoning power. D) To be reasonable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To lack reasoning power. 23. A heated quarrel A) Allure. B) Ambiance. C) Aloof. D) Altercation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altercation. 24. Barren, unihabited A) Desolate. B) Foreboding. C) Brouhaha. D) The jungle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desolate. 25. A group of companies or institutions that work together for a common cause A) Auspices. B) Consortium. C) ConSORT. D) CONsort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consortium. 26. Which of the following sentences uses "didactic" correctly? A) The didactic teacher always included moral lessons in her stories. B) The didactic music was loud and aggressive. C) He was didactic in his silence. D) The didactic meal was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The didactic teacher always included moral lessons in her stories. 27. Your behavior is ..... ! A) Hamper. B) Verbatim. C) Lament. D) Deplorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deplorable. 28. Which of the following words contains the Latin root 'struct' meaning 'build'? A) Construction. B) Destruction. C) Obstruction. D) Instruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Construction. 29. She wanted to ..... her appreciation with a hug. because her friend had a rough day A) Postulate. B) Incite. C) Underscore. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underscore. 30. There are many ancient ..... in Spain; they are among the attractions most visited by tourists. A) Citadels. B) Chasms. C) Cerebral. D) Chattels. 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