This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Defenition of plausible is A) Seemingly or apparently likely; valid or acceptable. B) Based on evidence or sound reasoning. C) Remove or destroy completely. D) Lacking self-control, charactized by excessive indulgences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seemingly or apparently likely; valid or acceptable. 2. Which word will you remove to make the sentence grammatically correct? The landscape was verdant green. A) Landscape. B) Verdant. C) Green. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 3. What does the Latin root word 'cent' mean? A) Hundred. B) Center. C) Centimeter. D) Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hundred. 4. Mystery or puzzle A) Brouhaha. B) Who bit Beyonce?. C) Enigma. D) Obliterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enigma. 5. "Showing no care or concern in attitude or action" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Verbose. B) Concerned. C) Servile. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indifferent. 6. A confusing mixture or jumble A) Demean. B) Antiquated. C) Hodgepodge. D) Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hodgepodge. 7. A charm used for magic/protection; an amulet A) Talisman. B) Axiom. C) Atelier. D) Usurp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talisman. 8. Which of the following words is synonymous with 'satiated'? A) Thirsty. B) Empty. C) Hungry. D) Full. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full. 9. Having or showing arrogant superiority A) Hedonist. B) Hypothesis. C) Hackneyed. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haughty. 10. A large, deep crack or chasm A) Crevice. B) Crevasse. C) Orifice. D) Cavernous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crevasse. 11. It is not ..... to get all of this work done in only 2 hours. A) Eminent. B) Dubious. C) Feasible. D) Ubiquitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feasible. 12. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:Gavin is a ..... ramen eater. He can eat two bowls of ramen in one sitting in under 30 minutes. A) Voracious. B) Sanguine. C) Smug. D) Elusive. E) Avarice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voracious. 13. Mrs. Fuller's classroom contains a ..... of furniture for the student to use due to COVID. A) Obfuscate. B) Modicum. C) Deleterious. D) Penchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modicum. 14. What is the definition of the word 'Ramify'? A) To contract or shrink in size. B) To divide or spread out into branches or subdivisions. C) To combine or merge into a single entity. D) To move or travel in a straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To divide or spread out into branches or subdivisions. 15. Everyday speech; slang; colloquialism A) Querulous. B) Nefarious. C) Obliterate. D) Vernacular. E) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vernacular. 16. Which word means to not show passion or feeling? A) Impassioned. B) Stoic. C) Summon. D) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stoic. 17. Continuous ..... A) Cower. B) Irascible. C) Chronic. D) Giddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronic. 18. Fill in the blank:The wedding was marred by the ..... between the two fathers-in-law. A) Spendthrift. B) Assuage. C) Enmity. D) Tirade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enmity. 19. Which sentence best demonstrates the use of an oxymoron? A) The silence in the room was deafening. B) The cake was sweet and savory. C) She is known for her quiet enthusiasm. D) The comedian was seriously funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The silence in the room was deafening. 20. Select the word that best fills in the blank.Only those with ..... are able to stay on task without getting distracted. A) Compromise. B) Collaborate. C) Fortuitous. D) Fortitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fortitude. 21. Which of the following situations would a sanguine person likely feel confident about? A) A challenging exam. B) A natural disaster. C) A failed project. D) A canceled event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A challenging exam. 22. Tranquil and calm;at rest. A) Detest. B) Chattel. C) Placid. D) Salient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placid. 23. What is the definition of the word avert? A) Trash, scattered around. B) Boring. C) Something swollen by fluids. D) To turn away or prevent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To turn away or prevent. 24. His latest film is considered a ..... masterpiece, reflecting the themes and challenges of living in the 21st century with striking clarity and insight. A) Profound. B) Contemporary. C) Solitary. D) Enduring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contemporary. 25. The common or lower classes (a condescending term) A) Hoi polloi. B) Polyglot. C) Soliloquy. D) Vulgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoi polloi. 26. When I am faced with a(n) ..... , I often ask my friends for advice. A) Exacerbate. B) Conundrum. C) Arbiter. D) Exhortation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conundrum. 27. Severe, cruel ..... A) Karma. B) Elapse. C) Resurgent. D) Draconian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Draconian. 28. What does oscillate mean? A) To fail. B) To vibrate. C) To move. D) To fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To vibrate. 29. The efforts of the firefighters running into the burning building were ..... A) Creditable. B) Belittle. C) Apprehensive. D) Commendable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commendable. 30. Upon attempting to enter the military base, the reporter was tested by the guard, who called out a simple request for identification. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Dared. C) Challenged. D) Taxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Challenged. 31. What does Diligent mean? A) Showing care and effort in one's work. B) Lacking attention to detail. C) Performing tasks without enthusiasm. D) Being careless and lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing care and effort in one's work. 32. Nothing could pacify the anger she felt after being ignored by her friends. A) To restore calm, bring peace. B) To make something unpleasant less severe. C) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. D) To help settle differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To restore calm, bring peace. 33. Love of mankind, especially through charitable gifts and deeds A) Philanthropy. B) Vacillation. C) Segregation. D) Vehemence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philanthropy. 34. A hated, repellant person or thing A) Anathema. B) Motley. C) Ignominy. D) Heresy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anathema. 35. An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances is the definition of ..... A) Implicit. B) Prevalent. C) Decisive. D) Precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precedent. 36. Irritable, whiny A) Mundane. B) Querulous. C) Compromise. D) Fortuitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Querulous. 37. Not properly attentive; careless A) Negligible. B) Negligent. C) Pejorative. D) Impeccable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negligent. 38. Fill in the blank:I am very ..... of people who tell lies, so I make sure their words match their actions to see if they're truthful. A) Tactful. B) Transient. C) Wary. D) Tenacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wary. 39. ..... is another word for "about" or "more or less, " and always refers to a passage of time. A) Castigate. B) Citadel. C) Circa. D) Cacophony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circa. 40. "Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Comply. B) Facilitate. C) Disdain. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heed. 41. What does the word "Emulate" mean? A) To ignore. B) To reject. C) To imitate. D) To criticize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To imitate. 42. Which of the following best describes a speculative idea? A) Well-researched and proven. B) Risky and unproven. C) Reliable and factual. D) Safe and certain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risky and unproven. 43. Having to do with sitting around; not moving A) Sedentary. B) Ambiguous. C) Transient. D) Negligible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedentary. 44. Select the word that best fills in the blank.The prosecution ..... the witness by showing that she had lied in the past. A) Capitulated. B) Discredited. C) Emulated. D) Disdained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discredited. 45. Select the correct definition:tawdry A) Tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy. B) To gradually increase in size or intensity. C) A hater of mankind. D) Determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy. 46. Propelling force ..... A) Enrage. B) Ballistics. C) Askew. D) Propulsive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propulsive. 47. To start a fire, ignite, arouse; burn A) Artisan. B) Copious. C) Hinder. D) Hiatus. E) Kindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Kindle. 48. What is the effect of the author using a first-person narrative in a novel? A) It limits the narrative to the protagonist's perspective. B) It provides an objective overview of all characters' thoughts. C) It allows for multiple perspectives to be presented simultaneously. D) It prevents the development of the protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It limits the narrative to the protagonist's perspective. 49. To waste-dissipate; blow A) Squander. B) Lethargy. C) Predator. D) Coalesce. E) Incantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squander. 50. A hint or trace of something that once existed A) Stygian. B) Vestige. C) Donnybrook. D) Rife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vestige. 51. During a school trip to the beach on a hot summer day, David noticed Luna wearing a thick winter coat. This can be considered as a/n ..... A) Flotsam. B) Felicity. C) Anecdote. D) Aberration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aberration. 52. What is the definition of 'synchronization'? A) To find a way around, overcome, outwit. B) Be a typical example of. C) Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, renounce or take back. D) The operation of two or more things at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The operation of two or more things at the same time. 53. A person, especially a child, with no home or prospects A) Waif. B) Pyromania. C) Absence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waif. 54. Careless neglect often resulting in injury A) Rancor. B) Temerity. C) Apathy. D) Negligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negligence. 55. Anonymous(adj)Mary received a love poem from an anonymous admirer. A) Being known and recognized. B) Being unknown, unrecognized. C) Being famous and celebrated. D) Being easily identifiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being unknown, unrecognized. 56. If one is ..... , one can adjust to life's challenges better than if one is rigid. A) Lackluster. B) Pliable. C) Crepuscular. D) Blithe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pliable. 57. Men tried to show DOMINANCE over woman regarding the right to vote. A) Deliverance. B) Dopamine. C) Dominion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominion. 58. Relating to daybreak or sunset A) Internecine. B) Crepuscular. C) Kudos. D) Apocryphal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crepuscular. 59. To regard highly with love and respect; to admire A) Chastise. B) Revere. C) Raucous. D) Vigilant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revere. 60. A model or perfect example of something A) Camaraderie. B) Ambivalence. C) Paradigm. D) Latent. 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