This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction? A) Precocious. B) Pretentious. C) Procrastinate. D) Pragmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretentious. 2. (noun) a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure A) Debacle. B) Debase. C) Decree. D) Deduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debacle. 3. Choose the correct definition:conditional A) (v) to attribute an action to a particular person or group. B) (n) wisdom. C) (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity. D) (adj) depending on a condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (adj) depending on a condition. 4. A regular house phone is an ..... device nowadays. A) Aberration. B) Anachronistic. C) Asylum. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anachronistic. 5. Marked by distress A) Frugal. B) Fraught. C) Haughty. D) Hackneyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fraught. 6. What part of speech is the word "insidious" ? A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 7. Using context clues, select the best definition for the bolded word:His parsimony became obvious when he refused to spend money on even basic necessities. A) Generosity. B) Sudden wealth. C) Carelessness. D) Extreme thriftiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extreme thriftiness. 8. The lady walking her dog ..... (ed) the man on the bicycle for riding too close. A) Abysmal. B) Antagonize. C) Admonish. D) Adept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admonish. 9. Mutually destructive; hurting both parties A) Internecine. B) Crepuscular. C) Efficacious. D) Sybaritic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internecine. 10. He made a ..... about the group; if one drops out, they will all drop out. A) Hypothesis. B) Intuitive. C) Impetuous. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 11. Choose the word that best matches the definition:Disrespect toward something sacred or religious A) Philanthropist. B) Blasphemy. C) Avarice. D) Adulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blasphemy. 12. The English teacher was upset when she accidentally bought the ..... version of the novel Huckleberry Finn. A) Abridged. B) Anarchy. C) Strident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abridged. 13. Reserved in manner ..... A) Chattel. B) Aloof. C) Lament. D) Austere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aloof. 14. The ..... between connotation and denotation can change the meaning of any sentence. A) Couterproductive. B) Nuance. C) Disdain. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuance. 15. A natural tendency or talent towards something; a predisposition A) Acclivity. B) Proclivity. C) Implicit. D) Declivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proclivity. 16. Define-Complacent A) Satisfied with how things are; not wanting to change them. B) Life lesson/moral of the story. C) Capable of causing death. D) A statement used for an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied with how things are; not wanting to change them. 17. Fill in the blank:Harmful or poisonous is described as ..... A) Baneful. B) Demure. C) Quixotic. D) Insipid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baneful. 18. Winter is coming! No one enjoys the cold ..... weather. A) Bleak. B) Debase. C) Misnomer. D) Abstruse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bleak. 19. The bus going to Cedar Point is often very ..... , but very quiet on the trip home. A) Raucous. B) Revere. C) Fanatical. D) Chastise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raucous. 20. To shorten or condense-reduce A) Laud. B) Induce. C) Bucolic. D) Belabor. E) Abridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Abridge. 21. Narcissism; the theory that the self is the only reality A) Hoi polloi. B) Divulge. C) Solipsism. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solipsism. 22. A carrying away of a person against his will A) Hamper. B) Abduction. C) Talisman. D) Bravado. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abduction. 23. Ever since the company sales have been in the ..... the boss has had to lay off three salesmen. A) Draconian. B) Doldrums. C) Dromedary. D) Domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doldrums. 24. When making a comparison, what pair of worlds need to be paired together? A) More / than. B) As / from. C) Differ / than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More / than. 25. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates bravado? A) A cat sleeping in the sun. B) A performer taking a dramatic bow on stage. C) A child drawing a picture. D) A student quietly studying in the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A performer taking a dramatic bow on stage. 26. Promising; followed by good and beneficial circumstances A) Consortium. B) Fortuitous. C) Auspicious. D) Auspices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auspicious. 27. Which word means no longer fashionable? A) Outmoded. B) Machination. C) Recalcitrant. D) Bulwark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outmoded. 28. Effective or productive; producing the desired outcome A) Crepuscular. B) Risible. C) Efficacious. D) Internecine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Efficacious. 29. What does the word bravado mean? A) Bold, showy statement. B) Daring or reckless. C) Boring. D) Magic spell made of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bold, showy statement. 30. Choose the correct definition of the wordenumerate A) Specify individually, one by one. B) Liable to sudden unpredictable change, especially in affections or attachments. C) $^{uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing}$. D) Try to gain favor by extreme flattery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specify individually, one by one. 31. 1-Of all the mechanisms which sustain him in that feeling of ..... self-satisfaction with himself, the chief one is self-justifying. A) A. scarce. B) B. incredulous. C) C. smug. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. smug. 32. Just about to happen-impending A) Archaic. B) Eccentric. C) Imminent. D) Recondite. E) Assiduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imminent. 33. ..... from his leash, the dog ran freely around the backyard. A) Extrapolated. B) Palpable. C) Scrutinized. D) Unfettered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unfettered. 34. According to the text, being embroiled is worse than being what? A) Unaware. B) Unconcerned. C) Detached. D) Involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Involved. 35. Which word means a person that lives in wretched circumstances to save or hoard money? A) Fatuous. B) Ingrate. C) Miser. D) Transparent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miser. 36. What does the phrase "a copious cup of coffee" suggest? A) A very large amount of coffee. B) A very small cup of coffee. C) A cold cup of coffee. D) A broken cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very large amount of coffee. 37. Those who think highly of themselves often ..... themselves above all others. A) Complacent. B) Empathy. C) Reticent. D) Exalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exalt. 38. Curved lines ..... A) Defame. B) Veer. C) Curvilinear. D) Artisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curvilinear. 39. Describes fish and mammals that are active at dusk and dawn, when the light level is low A) Enunciation. B) Headstrong. C) Blithe. D) Crepuscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crepuscular. 40. Sailing is not ..... to a discussion about the desert. A) Precarious. B) Pertinent. C) Unprecedented. D) Steadfast. E) Precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pertinent. 41. Gloomy; sullen; ill-tempered A) Anarchy. B) Morose. C) Irrelevant. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morose. 42. What is an 'eclipse'? A) Invent or construct. B) Able to detect, perceptible. C) An obscuring of the light. D) Not leading to a firm conclusion, not ending doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An obscuring of the light. 43. The core or center of something (especially a center of activity) A) Annex. B) Nexus. C) Disconcert. D) Ligature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nexus. 44. Jane created a fake ..... so she would not have to go to work. A) Malady. B) Archive. C) Anecdote. D) Dichotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malady. 45. Fill in the blank:Once you're caught in a lie, it is difficult to ..... yourself because no one will believe you after you've been discredited. A) Venerable. B) Wary. C) Vindicate. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vindicate. 46. What does "Eccentric" mean? A) Normal and typical. B) Unusual and strange. C) Basic and fundamental. D) Careful and wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unusual and strange. 47. (adjective) hard, difficult, tiresome A) Arduous. B) Archaic. C) Aptitude. D) Appalling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arduous. 48. To moderate; soften A) Objective. B) Rescind. C) Pliable. D) Temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temper. 49. The pregnancy test results were ..... , preventing the woman from telling whether or not she was actually pregnant. A) Ambiguous. B) Comprehensive. C) Advantageous. D) Mandated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguous. 50. Given the following scenario, which word best applies? "Despite his reputation for being ..... , Mr. Smith donated a large sum to charity, surprising everyone." A) Penurious. B) Blissful. C) Exuberant. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penurious. 51. In which sentence is the word 'Ignominious' used correctly? A) He faced an ignominious defeat. B) The ignominious act was praised by the public. C) The ignominious leader was respected by all. D) The team celebrated their ignominious victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He faced an ignominious defeat. 52. What does "Dissipated" mean? A) Gathered together. B) To clear from blame. C) Scattered or dispersed. D) To lessen the impact of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scattered or dispersed. 53. Dr. Simmons was very ..... , with always a smile and a kind word for her patients. A) Doldrum. B) Consensus. C) Congenial. D) Obtuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congenial. 54. Which word means being able to work, function, or develop adequately? A) Adversity. B) Viable. C) Burgeon. D) Inundate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viable. 55. Writhing; curving or twisting like a snake A) Contort. B) Acclivity. C) Insinuate. D) Sinuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinuous. 56. Even though my aunt thinks it is hard to quit smoking, she knows it is a ..... decision to stop the bad habit. A) Succinct. B) Tenacious. C) Garner. D) Prudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prudent. 57. Which of the following is a synonym for "rectify" ? A) Break. B) Correct. C) Hide. D) Confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 58. Which word means the right to vote? A) Adversity. B) Summon. C) Stoic. D) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffrage. 59. Choose the answer which uses assuage correctly. A) My mother assuaged my jeans after I ripped them. B) If I could assuage your feelings about the upcoming exams, I would. C) The assuage drains into the harbor. D) I asked the assuage for advice, but he was no help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I could assuage your feelings about the upcoming exams, I would. 60. Incapable of being overcome or solved-impossible A) Indulgent. B) Penurious. C) Extraneous. D) Conspicuous. E) Insuperable. 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