This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To perplex or confuse; to disorder a person's thinking A) Detest. B) Minimize. C) Bewilder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bewilder. 2. To destroy completely A) Obliterate. B) Rectify. C) Sluggish. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obliterate. 3. The store sold milk, lotto, coffee and a bunch of ..... items. A) Sundry. B) Dogged. C) Chamber. D) Bellicose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sundry. 4. Dull; monotonous; bland A) Lackluster. B) Enunciation. C) Blithe. D) Headstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lackluster. 5. What does the word monotonous mean? A) Daring or recklace. B) Boring. C) To turn away or prevent. D) Nasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boring. 6. (verb) to entice with something desirable; to tempt A) Alleviate. B) Allure. C) Aloof. D) Also-ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allure. 7. To branch out; to split/divide into different ways A) Diverge. B) Converge. C) Insinuate. D) Contort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diverge. 8. What is the definition of 'hibernation'? A) To set up or show to be true. B) To find a way around, overcome, outwit. C) An extended period of time without activity or indoors. D) Uncomplicated, honest and frank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An extended period of time without activity or indoors. 9. Which word is synonymous with being marked a person who delivers a speech? A) Mundane. B) Nonchalant. C) Orator. D) Parched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orator. 10. What is the correct definition of "parse" ? A) To cheat; to gain something dishonestly. B) To strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent. C) To break something down into its parts in order to understand it. D) To sink a ship by creating a hole in the ship beneath the water line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To break something down into its parts in order to understand it. 11. Instead of offering constructive criticism, he chose to (a) his colleague's ideas in front of the entire team. A) Lampoon. B) Abstain. C) Ennui. D) A. deride. E) Replete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. deride. 12. It's the best of its kind; consummate, outstanding, truly the ..... A) Pinnacle. B) Apex. C) Hyperbole. D) Triumph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinnacle. 13. What is the definition of docile (adj)? A) To scatter in various directions. B) To drive away. C) To dry out completely, dehydrate. D) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. 14. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. 9 ..... :the appearance of being true or real A) Verisimilitude. B) Parody. C) Anomaly. D) Duplicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verisimilitude. 15. What does the word "Exasperation" mean? A) Calmness. B) Joy. C) Delight. D) Frustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frustration. 16. Which word describes something artistic and related to the appreciation of beauty? A) Affluent. B) Affable. C) Aerial. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetic. 17. Wide-covering; appealing to a broad range or audience; universal A) Totality. B) Catholic. C) Trenchant. D) Summation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catholic. 18. Ancient; outdated-old A) Imminent. B) Recondite. C) Archaic. D) Assiduous. E) Eccentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archaic. 19. In the face of a global pandemic, Rob, known as a/n ..... , remains unshaken and ready to face any challenges. A) Anecdote. B) Aberration. C) Gauge. D) Fatalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fatalist. 20. Why might hubris be considered a negative trait in competitive situations? A) It leads to careful planning and preparation. B) It can cause someone to underestimate their opponent and make poor decisions. C) It encourages teamwork and cooperation. D) It results in a lack of confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can cause someone to underestimate their opponent and make poor decisions. 21. Choose the word that does not fit A) Adroit. B) Amiable. C) Likable. D) Affable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adroit. 22. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:Taking weekly trips to Vegas, Megan was a ..... whose excesses eventually caught up to her. A) Assuage. B) Archaic. C) Desecrate. D) Avarice. E) Spendthrift. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Spendthrift. 23. The fans were ..... about Prince. They played his most popular songs and wore purple to remember him when he passed away. A) Pariah. B) Eclectic. C) Vigilant. D) Fanatical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fanatical. 24. Fill in the blank:Expressing little emotion is to be ..... A) Facetious. B) Baneful. C) Cacophonous. D) Stolid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stolid. 25. The conditions in the refugee camp were ..... , leading to widespread concern from humanitarian organizations. A) Abhor. B) Abet. C) Abolish. D) Abject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abject. 26. Lawlessness; an absence or utter disregard for government A) Abject. B) Anarchy. C) Expedite. D) Destitute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anarchy. 27. Conciliate (Verb) means A) Not harmful or offensive. B) Struggle to deal with diffuculty; fight or argue. C) Cause or likely to cause disagreement or controversy. D) Make calm & content; placate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make calm & content; placate. 28. How might your feelings about a person change after spending time with them, according to the example in the text? A) They will always stay the same. B) They will become less important. C) They may undergo a complete metamorphosis. D) They will become more confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They may undergo a complete metamorphosis. 29. An introduction or preface A) Preamble. B) Coterie. C) Compendium. D) Flippancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preamble. 30. Which of the following is an antonym of "inexorable" ? A) Implacable. B) Unstoppable. C) Unyielding. D) Flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flexible. ← 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