This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence "We were best friends in elementary school, but now our interests are too divergent, and we have nothing in common, " what does the word "divergent" imply about the friends' interests? A) Their interests are consistent. B) Their interests are very similar. C) Their interests are moving apart. D) Their interests are identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their interests are moving apart. 2. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. Word Bank:abate, conspicuous, abundant, pervasive, adhere, ambivalent, buttress, abet, abhor, verisimilitude6 ..... :decrease, recede A) Adhere. B) Abate. C) Abhor. D) Abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abate. 3. Substantiate (a verb) means A) Provide evidence to support the truth. B) Lacking self-control. C) Not appropriate/ Unsuitablbe; Out of place. D) Remove or destroy completely; get rid of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide evidence to support the truth. 4. 1-Even as Lincoln ..... McClellan for his excessive caution, the Confederates completed another act of daring. A) A. refuted. B) B. chided. C) C. vindicated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. chided. 5. We are taught that God is omnipotent. A) Almighty and all-powerful. B) All-knowing. C) All-forgiving. D) Understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almighty and all-powerful. 6. Although the colonists possessed a rudimentary degree of freedom of speech under the English Bill of Rights, a British subject could still be hanged for ..... , such as speaking ill of the king or crown. A) Libel. B) Sedition. C) Slander. D) Subservience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedition. 7. Extremely demanding; insistent A) Importunate. B) Congested. C) Importune. D) Preferential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Importunate. 8. What word means:Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; aware of the dangers A) Venerable. B) Vindicate. C) Wary. D) Superfluous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wary. 9. Fearless and bold A) Erroneous. B) Deduce. C) Intrepid. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intrepid. 10. To fuse or unite-combine A) Squander. B) Lethargy. C) Predator. D) Coalesce. E) Incantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coalesce. 11. What word means showing deep-seated resentment? A) Provocative. B) Querulous. C) Rancorous. D) Prudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rancorous. 12. "Not challenging" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Inadvertant. B) Preclude. C) Creative. D) Prosaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prosaic. 13. What does 'irreverence' mean? A) Unfortunate. B) Appearing attractive but having little value. C) Lack of respect for. D) Idealistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of respect for. 14. What is the definition of dissolution (n)? A) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. B) Breaking up into parts, termination of a legal bond. C) Any problem or predicament. D) To dry out completely, dehydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking up into parts, termination of a legal bond. 15. To use up the resources A) Deplete. B) Imposition. C) Adapt. D) Emit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deplete. 16. What is the meaning of copious in this sentence?The crop yield this year was copious due to the perfect mix of moisture and mild temperatures. A) Omnipotent. B) Disastrous. C) Large in quantity. D) Illegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large in quantity. 17. Students were ..... in their attempt to put pencils in Mrs. Baker's refrigerator. A) Apathy. B) Scrutinize. C) Autonomous. D) Covert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covert. 18. Why should one buy the name brand prescriptions when you can get the generic brand for half the price? A) No Change. B) One person. C) You. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You. 19. The ..... storm crashed a tree right through our roof. A) Animosity. B) Tumultuous. C) Voracious. D) Detrimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tumultuous. 20. (a) a glowing piece of burning wood or coal A) Icicle. B) A. ember. C) Flame. D) Spark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. ember. 21. Angelina selflessly dedicates her time to caring for animals; her ..... makes her a/an ..... , one whose ways are worthy of imitation. A) Amity banality. B) Banality exemplar. C) Devotion egotist. D) Altruism role model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altruism role model. 22. Choose the word that best matches the definition:Secretive or sneaky A) Surreptitious. B) Squander. C) Discern. D) Philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surreptitious. 23. To upset and/or confuse A) Disconcert. B) Exertion. C) Liaison. D) Ascertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disconcert. 24. Agreeable, willing to give in to the wishes of another A) Amenable. B) Ambiance. C) Artisan. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amenable. 25. A proposal intended to explain certain facts and observations A) Hackneyed. B) Hypothesis. C) Affiliate. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 26. What does the word "Discredit" mean? A) To harm the reputation of. B) To believe in. C) To give credit. D) To support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To harm the reputation of. 27. What does Predecessor mean? A) Someone who comes after you. B) A person of high rank or order. C) Someone who comes before you. D) A difficulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who comes before you. 28. The new building has little visual appeal. A) Acquiesce. B) Aesthetic. C) Aloof. D) Affable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetic. 29. The definition of compassion is ..... A) Sympathy. B) Meeting in the middle, settling differences. C) Very large, spacious. D) Friendly, helpful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathy. 30. He stayed up half the night reading, but whenever his father came by, Alex quickly turned off his light and ..... sleep. A) Modicum. B) Feigned. C) Obfuscated. D) Deluged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feigned. ← 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