This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (noun) an order having the force of law A) Defame. B) Deft. C) Decree. D) Deduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decree. 2. Gus was a ..... complainer, he never saw the positive side of anything. A) Callous. B) Chronic. C) Citadel. D) Chide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chronic. 3. Which word has the definition of:having a subtle difference A) Apex. B) Nuance. C) Disdain. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuance. 4. Fill in the blank:Foolishly impractical is described as ..... A) Chagrin. B) Beguiled. C) Quixotic. D) Tangible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quixotic. 5. Which word means "to receive enthusiastic approval" ? A) Ignore. B) Condemn. C) Criticize. D) Acclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acclaim. 6. The boy behind me continued to poke me with his pencil and ..... me by whispering in my ear while the teacher was talking. A) Antagonize. B) Admonish. C) Abysmal. D) Adept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonize. 7. Wait in line ..... A) Chronic. B) Queue. C) Aptitude. D) Endure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queue. 8. What does apoplectic mean? A) Overcome with anger. B) A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. C) A large number of similar things or events. D) Moving in a rapid or hectic way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overcome with anger. 9. Lacking energy; weak A) Soporific. B) Languid. C) Somnolent. D) Languor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Languid. 10. The semester exam is a ..... assessment, testing students on all of their material from September through January. A) Adept. B) Inept. C) Infusion. D) Comprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comprehensive. 11. Mood, feeling; general atmosphere A) Ambiance. B) Amendable. C) Anttecedent. D) Amplify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiance. 12. What does the adjective "aerial" relate to? A) Fire. B) Water. C) Earth. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 13. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. Word Bank:abate, conspicuous, abundant, pervasive, adhere, ambivalent, buttress, abet, abhor, verisimilitude8 ..... :to detest or loathe A) Adhere. B) Abate. C) Buttress. D) Abhor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abhor. 14. 1-She was a mystic, with remarkable ..... powers, and did great service as a nurse, a spy and a scout in the Civil War. A) A. clairvoyant. B) B. instructive. C) C. disruptive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. clairvoyant. 15. Languish is a verb that means ..... A) To grow weak and feeble. B) To be anxious. C) Pale or smooth. D) A lack of good sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To grow weak and feeble. 16. (noun) a worker skilled in a craft A) Arduous. B) Artisan. C) Appalling. D) Anterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artisan. 17. What is the definition of the word 'Frenetic'? A) Social and outgoing. B) Hectic and disorganized. C) About to take place. D) Embarrassed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hectic and disorganized. 18. The ..... that ensued as students tried to be the first to get their yearbooks saw teachers throwing their hands up in abject surrender as they failed to maintain order. A) Melee. B) Fracas. C) Sedition. D) Cordiality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melee. 19. Despite repeated setbacks, the small business proved ..... and continued to grow. A) Obsolete. B) Resilient. C) Ambiguous. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resilient. 20. The state of being average A) Uniformity. B) Mediocrity. C) Kanye West. D) Mitigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mediocrity. 21. 1-His mind always at work, Alvin ..... ways to make such programs more appealing to unsophisticated audiences. A) A. pondered. B) B. jeered. C) C. ratified. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. pondered. 22. Which of the following is NOT a meaning of "copacetic" ? A) Excellent. B) Just fine. C) Completely satisfactory. D) Chaotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaotic. 23. Although emotionally moving, the movie becomes quickly ..... when viewed more than one time. A) Contrite. B) Dilatory. C) Diffuse. D) Hackneyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hackneyed. 24. Complete the list with a synonym.pit, gorge, abyss, ..... A) Chasm. B) Tether. C) Wane. D) Elfin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chasm. 25. Which word means 'clean or pure'? A) Trenchant. B) Censorious. C) Antiseptic. D) Ostracism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antiseptic. 26. Mark is an ..... juggler who can easily balance 5 balls in the air without dropping them. A) Adept. B) Antagoize. C) Abysmal. D) Admonish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adept. 27. What does Frugal mean? A) Sparing or economical with regard to money or food. B) Generous and lavish in spending. C) Wasteful and extravagant. D) Careless with resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sparing or economical with regard to money or food. 28. Move or swing back and forth A) Brandish. B) Evade. C) Euphoric. D) Bluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brandish. 29. The principal's ..... ordered that all students wear the proper uniform. A) Dismissal. B) Mandate. C) Censure. D) Challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandate. 30. What does Modest mean? A) Historically signifigant. B) Simple and humble. C) Large and extravagent. D) Giving, selfless. 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