This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. 2 ..... :existing or spreading through every part of somethingWhat is the correct word? A) Opaque. B) Pervasive. C) Sporadic. D) Fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pervasive. 2. Which word best fits the following sentence? "After years of hardship, she finally experienced pure ..... when she reunited with her family." A) Plight. B) Nefariousness. C) Parsimony. D) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bliss. 3. A climbing slope; a hill A) Declivity. B) Acclivity. C) Proclivity. D) Converge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acclivity. 4. A person/party who functions as an intermediary or go-between A) Nexus. B) Liaison. C) Ligature. D) Dissertation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liaison. 5. How ..... of you to think I am nothing without you. A) Hedonist. B) Hackneyed. C) Hypothesis. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haughty. 6. A name or title; a word used to identify a person or a thing A) Appellation. B) Chattel. C) Abberation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appellation. 7. "Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Comply. B) Prosaic. C) Neglect. D) Zealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comply. 8. Identify the sentence that evaluates the author's tone as critical. A) The author describes the city's parks as "verdant oases amidst urban sprawl.". B) The author laments the "indiscriminate development that has marred the landscape.". C) The author recounts the history of the city with a sense of nostalgia. D) The author provides a detailed account of the city's founding fathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author laments the "indiscriminate development that has marred the landscape.". 9. Which word is a synonym for the following:artful, clever, handy, ability, ..... A) Affable. B) Adroit. C) Aesthetic. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adroit. 10. At the church ceremony the pastor asked for ..... for the children A) Subtle. B) Naive. C) Impart. D) Invocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invocation. 11. To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive A) Segregate. B) Vacillate. C) Reprehensible. D) Vehement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vacillate. 12. (noun) capacity for learning; natural ability A) Appalling. B) Anterior. C) Aptitude. D) Archaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aptitude. 13. The ..... abandoned house was considered haunted by small children in the neighborhood. A) Doleful. B) Dilapidated. C) Stout. D) Indignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dilapidated. 14. To venerate; to greatly respect A) Maxim. B) Revere. C) Estrange. D) Inundate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revere. 15. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(n) the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning A) Jockey. B) Intuition. C) Pivot. D) Rejuvenate. E) Microcosm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intuition. 16. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(v) enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible A) Pivot. B) Amputation. C) Savor. D) Waft. E) Consolidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Savor. 17. A respite; postponement of a sentence; cancel or postpone a punishment A) Pausible. B) Absolution. C) Reprieve. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reprieve. 18. What is the definition of "adulation" ? A) Caution. B) Skillfulness. C) Decoration. D) Extreme praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extreme praise. 19. An unnecessary burden A) Emit. B) Deplete. C) Adapt. D) Imposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imposition. 20. What is the definition of "Exonerate" ? A) To make something less severe. B) To clear from blame. C) To act without thinking. D) To extend the duration of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To clear from blame. 21. Since losing much of his money at the casino and on the stock market, Bill has become a(n) ..... and, somewhat, solitary man. A) Hackneyed. B) Hapless. C) Dilatory. D) Diffused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hapless. 22. To hold back or hinder; to impede progress A) Pastoral. B) Sagacious. C) Hamper. D) Talisman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamper. 23. The ..... between the basketball teams led to a fight on the court. A) Tumultuous. B) Animosity. C) Repercussions. D) Detrimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animosity. 24. To associate or keep company with A) ConSORT. B) Destine. C) CONsort. D) Propitiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ConSORT. 25. Her tone remained ..... , even when responding to harsh criticism from the audience. A) Inevitable. B) Viable. C) Ambiguous. D) Cordial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cordial. 26. Something considered reciprocal involves A) Two or more persons. B) Mutual commonality. C) Something that is shared. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The motivational speech was ..... and inspired everyone to take action. A) Discouraging. B) Demoralizing. C) Galvanizing. D) Depressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Galvanizing. 28. A difficulty; a hardship A) Adversity. B) Amicable. C) Adament. D) Avid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adversity. 29. To make into a god; to treat like a god A) Deity. B) Deist. C) Adieu. D) Deify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deify. 30. He was very active and extremely ..... , eating no junk food and drinking nothing but water. A) Lackluster. B) Abstemious. C) Crepuscular. D) Objective. 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