This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My teacher said I was ..... even though I had not said a word in class. A) Lofty. B) Mendacity. C) Loquacious. D) Malign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loquacious. 2. Extremely tiring or demanding A) Reluctant. B) Fruitless. C) Pending. D) Grueling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grueling. 3. The rate at which technology becomes ..... continues to increase dramatically. A) Keen. B) Obsolete. C) Preclude. D) Aromatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obsolete. 4. The recently observed gamma ray burst GRB 230307A lasted for 200 seconds, ..... for a burst generated by the merger of neutron stars. Bursts caused by neutron mergers typically last fewer than 2 seconds. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) A reprieve. B) An oddity. C) An incident. D) A coincidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An oddity. 5. The part of the story where there is a change of heart-the point of highest interest. Remember change of heart. A) Climax. B) Falling action. C) Rising action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 6. As discussed by scholar Anna Mladentseva, many artworks produced in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s exclusively for exhibition on the internet, such as Sinae Kim's Genesis (2001), have become inaccessible because viewing them requires the use of ..... software (most notably Adobe Flash, discontinued in 2021). Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Ubiquitous. B) Extraneous. C) Defunct. D) Arcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defunct. 7. This term is used to describe something that is impossible to express in words. A) Ineffable. B) Impetuous. C) Indolent. D) Histrionic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ineffable. 8. Recently geneticists have taken a closer look at a genetic ..... previously considered rare ..... The genes may be perfectly normal, yet there is a shortage or surplus of DNA sequences that may play a role in diseases that defy straightforward genetic patterns A) Abrogate. B) Accede. C) Abnegation. D) Aberration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aberration. 9. Miss Ravenswood had always held that a woman should, at the very least, seek a ..... man for marriage. This type of appendage could not be found on the playing fields of the schools or even the dormitories of universities. Not at all-to her mind, the lines on her ideal man's face should allude to a wisdom that can only come with age. A) Bold. B) Capable. C) Senior. D) Tasteful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Senior. 10. What does "emollient" mean? A) Impossible to express in words. B) A decrease in force or intensity; to become less intense or widespread. C) A substance with a soothing or softening effect to the skin. D) Present, appearing, or found everywhere. E) Transparently clear; easily understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A substance with a soothing or softening effect to the skin. 11. According to the physician, there is no ..... explanation for the disappearance of the disease. A) Brittle. B) Speculate. C) Enigma. D) Rational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rational. 12. Which sentence makes sense? A) The hardy pig provides the most meat. B) The hardy plant fell over in the wind. C) The students complained that the test was too hardy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hardy pig provides the most meat. 13. Grace was too kind to tell Nelly that she had reached the absolute ..... of her career with that one hit wonder of hers. A) Zenith. B) Umbrage. C) Quandary. D) Tantamount. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zenith. 14. To come to pass; to occur or happen. A) Conspire. B) Transpire. C) Perspire. D) Transtator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transpire. 15. To make something worse. A) Exacerbate. B) Pernicious. C) Vindicate. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exacerbate. 16. Sally had been ..... of her duties on night shift. A) TEEMING. B) DENIGRATE. C) VITAL. D) NEGLIGENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NEGLIGENT. 17. Relating to old age A) Fluctuate. B) Hypothetical. C) Geriatric. D) Foment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geriatric. 18. Evoking interest A) Diligent. B) Compelling. C) Adamant. D) Connive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compelling. 19. Stern; plain; without luxuries A) Benevolent. B) Beligerent. C) Austere. D) Benediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Austere. 20. To strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion or to eliminate from one's consciousness A) Compromise. B) Expunge. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expunge. 21. If someone is ..... , they are quiet. Because you can describe someone as this, it is an ..... A) Aesthetic; adj. B) Reticent; adj. C) Ascetic; adj. D) Autonomy; noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reticent; adj. 22. What is the meaning of havoc? A) Dishonesty. B) To absorb or take in something. C) A person remaining fixed in the same position. D) Chaos or large-scale destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaos or large-scale destruction. 23. If you were trying to give an account of your time, you would use ..... order A) Alphabetical. B) Abysmal. C) Sychronize. D) Chronological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chronological. 24. What word is closely related to hyperbole? A) Aftermath. B) Aggrandize. C) Alienate. D) Alleviate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aggrandize. 25. What part of speech is "quell" ? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 26. Marked by care; attention A) Egregious. B) Vacillate. C) Assiduous. D) Loquacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assiduous. 27. The ..... five-year-old amazed his family with his understanding of geometry. A) Ambivalence. B) Deference. C) Deplore. D) Precocious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precocious. 28. What sentences uses the word headstrong the best? A) The headstrong man rammed into the door with his skull. B) The teen refused to give in to his parents demands, he was headstrong. C) The headstrong child did whatever his mother told him. D) The dog was headstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teen refused to give in to his parents demands, he was headstrong. 29. (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages. A) Bemoan. B) Cognition. C) Metamorphosis. D) Inhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metamorphosis. 30. Susan was very ..... when it came to who was the best college football team. A) Nefarious. B) Obsequious. C) Obdurate. D) Morose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obsequious. 31. Definition:poverty, destitution A) Affable. B) Ascetic. C) Astute. D) Penury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penury. 32. The study of forms and structures-how things change shape. A) Metamorphose. B) Regenerate. C) Morphology. D) Volatile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morphology. 33. The teacher took data to prove that the student was ready for the next project. What does the word data mean? A) Grouping. B) Untruths. C) Falsifications. D) Facts and evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facts and evidence. 34. (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. A) Senile. B) Appertain. C) Cognition. D) Dire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senile. 35. A loud, chaotic disturbance like a battlefield. A) Conflagrate. B) Tumult. C) Imperious. D) Vanquish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tumult. 36. Hint or make an indirect reference. A) Advocate. B) Allude. C) Ambivalent. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allude. 37. Physical symptoms caused by emotional trauma. A) Inured. B) Hypervigilant. C) Somatic. D) Harried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic. 38. Unfortunately, the homeless people can only stay in the ..... shelter for a short period of time. A) Transitory. B) Tenuous. C) Plausible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitory. 39. Respite means ..... A) Causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly. B) A period of rest or relief. C) To shorten by chopping off the end. D) To warn, to caution in council. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period of rest or relief. 40. What is the meaning of 'Elusive'? A) Obvious. B) Easy to find. C) Difficult to find or achieve. D) Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Difficult to find or achieve. 41. Lethal is a synonym for which word listed below? A) Noxious. B) Knotty. C) Placid. D) Covert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noxious. 42. Even the most ..... of the feminism did not agree that females must serve in army during the war time when males are expected to be recruited. A) Adamant advocate. B) Abject affluent. C) Annex antediluvian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adamant advocate. 43. Someone who is an expert at finer things, such as wine or art, is referred to as a ..... A) Connoisseur. B) Cacophony. C) Trenchant. D) Cerebral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connoisseur. 44. ..... poems are especially interesting in that they often teach a moral as well as entertain. A) Exotic. B) Abstruse. C) Fuse. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didactic. 45. Angry stares revealed the mutual ..... between the man and his boss. A) Gregarious. B) Entity. C) Enmity. D) Apprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enmity. 46. To grow rapidly or flourish A) Burgeon. B) Anomaly. C) Egregious. D) Allude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burgeon. 47. To the ..... of the teens, the concert tickets had been sold out. A) Disgrace. B) Uneasy. C) Corrupt. D) Dismay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dismay. 48. A novice is someone who is ..... A) An expert. B) New to something. C) The boss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New to something. 49. No longer active or in use; out of date A) Indifferent. B) Deplete. C) Neglect. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obsolete. 50. An eclectic playlist would include: A) Songs by a single artist. B) Only one quiet genre. C) Mostly loud rock songs. D) Many different styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many different styles. 51. The best word to describe a zombie is ..... A) Morbid. B) Loquacious. C) Vicinity. D) Comport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morbid. 52. Quietly sad or weighed down by memory. A) Oblivion. B) Reticent. C) Melancholic. D) Imbued. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melancholic. 53. Working hard and paying attention to details. A) Significant. B) Ambitious. C) Empathy. D) Diligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diligent. 54. Choose the best synonym for circumspect. A) Reckless and rash. B) Cautious and wary. C) Casual and lax. D) Confident and bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cautious and wary. 55. What does "dilettante" mean? A) To speak misleadingly or evasively. B) A situation or state of confused. C) A substance with a soothing or softening effect to the skin. D) To back up a claim. E) A person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts without real knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts without real knowledge. 56. Stretched or pulled tight; not slack A) Taut. B) Impart. C) Abate. D) Contend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taut. 57. Biologist Jane Edgeloe and colleagues have located what is believed to be the largest individual plant in the world in the Shark Bay area of Australia. The plant is a type of seagrass called Posidonia australis, and it ..... approximately 200 square kilometers.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Spans. B) Produces. C) Acknowledges. D) Advances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spans. 58. A conflict with an outside force. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Conflict. 59. To ..... is make the situation less harmful ; to improve. A) Illustrate. B) Facilitate. C) Deliberate. D) Ameliorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ameliorate. 60. Summarize and state again the main points of. A) Paraphernalia. B) Recapitulate. C) Precipitate. D) Presume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recapitulate. 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