This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not showing a serious or respectful attitude. A) Flippant. B) Bombastic. C) Grueling. D) Duplicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flippant. 2. If I'm having a headache, I need to take something like Aleve to ..... my pain. A) Alienate. B) Alleviate. C) Aftermath. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alleviate. 3. What does 'presumptuous' mean? A) Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted. B) Overconfident. C) Arrogant. D) Egotistical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted. 4. Which vocabulary word would fit the context of this sentence?The escaped convicts only ..... capture for three days and were then apprehended and sent back to prison. A) Evaded. B) Effaced. C) Asundered. D) Incited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaded. 5. Everyone at the dinner party noticed Dexter's felicitous remarks. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 6. This is a term used to describe someone who is excessively dramatic or emotional. A) Inane. B) Histrionic. C) Ineffable. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Histrionic. 7. Lashay thinks it's ..... to join the debate team. A) Emote. B) Futile. C) Illicit. D) Deft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Futile. 8. Truthful and straightforward A) Benevolent. B) Deficient. C) Candid. D) Unmitigated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candid. 9. After Benjamin neglected to complete his assignment, his instructor addressed him with a tone of reproach, while Abigail and Henry observed with interest. What is the most precise definition of reproach in this context? A) To praise with admiration. B) To reduce to a lesser role. C) To repeat for stronger impact. D) To express disappointment or disapproval. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To express disappointment or disapproval. 10. Isolate/Segregate A) Refute. B) Sequestered. C) Underscore. D) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sequestered. 11. Celestial is most similar to what Spanish word? A) Siete. B) Cielo. C) Ciento. D) Cien. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cielo. 12. What does "surly" mean? A) Unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation. B) Make better. C) Show off. D) Profoundly honored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation. 13. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. A) Venerable. B) Duplicity. C) Serendipity. D) Stagnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serendipity. 14. A fierce or overwhelming attack. A) Usurp. B) Onslaught. C) Deflect. D) Imperious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onslaught. 15. Credentialed most nearly means ..... A) An initial. B) Given credit. C) Having documentation showing one's ability. D) Taking credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having documentation showing one's ability. 16. What is the term for the information used to support a claim? A) Implicit. B) Explicit. C) Perspective. D) Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explicit. 17. Mrs. Ivory used a backpack-leash so her son would ..... himself in the airport. Sadly, this did not work. A) Celestial. B) Dormant. C) Comport. D) Levitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comport. 18. If I switch from Charter to Comcast, they will ..... the activation fee. A) Transcend. B) Deviate. C) Improvise. D) Waive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waive. 19. Definition:self-satisfaction; smugness A) Indifferent. B) Complacency. C) Pacifist. D) Tenacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complacency. 20. Malicious means ..... A) Caring. B) Minute. C) Bountiful. D) Spiteful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiteful. 21. Feeling separated from yourself or your surroundings. A) Dissociation. B) Unmoored. C) Melancholic. D) Posthumous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissociation. 22. What word is similar to the word antagonize? A) Department. B) Friendly. C) Provoke. D) Different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provoke. 23. A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word A) Baneful. B) Circumspect. C) Respite. D) Neologism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neologism. 24. Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude A) Verbose. B) Pithy. C) Insolent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insolent. 25. What is the link word for "bucolic" ? A) BULLS WITH COLIC. B) BULLS FROLIC. C) COW LICK. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BULLS FROLIC. 26. Sufficient data on safety and ..... of long-term use of Ritalin in children are not yet available. A) Expansion. B) Disdain. C) Comprehension. D) Efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Efficacy. 27. Alaister's mood shifted when there was a providential change in the weather. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 28. Stubborn; inflexible A) Conciliate. B) Obsequious. C) Contentious. D) Obstinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obstinate. 29. All of these words have the meaning of "being careful" except A) Cursory. B) Meticulous. C) Scrupulous. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cursory. 30. Kind-hearted; good-natured; generous A) Benevolent. B) Blight. C) Atrophy. D) Beligerent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benevolent. 31. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch, Joan of Arc refused to ..... her belief that her voices came from God A) Repel. B) Renounce. C) Replenish. D) Rejuvenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renounce. 32. Having a strong tendency to argue or fight A) Austere. B) Beligerent. C) Assuage. D) Atrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beligerent. 33. Something that is temporary or fleeting, lasting only for a short period of time. It is used to describe something that is passing or transitory in nature, and that will soon come to an end. A) Transitory. B) Insular. C) Momentuous. D) Resurgent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitory. 34. What is word that is similar to haphazard? A) Habit. B) Angry. C) Resoure. D) Aimless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aimless. 35. Serious, formal, and grave A) Solemn. B) Sinister. C) Deferential. D) Earnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solemn. 36. Skullduggery:The charlatan was guilty of skullduggery.In order to capture ships at sea, pirates would practice all types of skullduggery to gain an advantage over their prey.After his arrest, he admitted to numerous counts of skullduggery that plagued his town for years. A) Trickery; Underhandedness. B) Smoothness. C) Coolness. D) Best behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trickery; Underhandedness. 37. Which word means advanced, developing, ahead of its time? A) Precocious. B) Outdated. C) Obsolete. D) Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precocious. 38. Disagreement between people A) Counteract. B) Discord. C) Ornate. D) Malleable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discord. 39. What is the mathematical meaning of OUT OF? A) Divide. B) Subtract. C) Equal. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 40. A small, brief fight or battle. A) Tumult. B) Conflagrate. C) Abdicate. D) Skirmish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skirmish. 41. To lessen fear or relieve pain A) Ameliorate. B) Allay. C) Appease. D) Conciliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allay. 42. Stressed and overwhelmed, like you're being attacked emotionally. A) Aphasia. B) Harried. C) Stoic. D) Respite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harried. 43. When you go to a funeral, please dress ..... A) Adversarial. B) Accordingly. C) Ambitious. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accordingly. 44. What does the word abet mean A) Do it mean to aid. B) Do it mean to encourage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do it mean to encourage. 45. In the epic Beowulf, the constant threat of the monster Grendel attacking caused the society to ..... , causing chaos in the community. A) Violate. B) Reverenced. C) Unravel. D) Displace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unravel. 46. Elizabeth prefers to ..... her little brother because at times, he can be a pest. A) Elude. B) Flout. C) Nettle. D) Surly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nettle. 47. The historian's account of the event was scrupulous, ensuring every detail was accurate and well-documented.As used in the passage, "scrupulous" most nearly means: A) Meticulous. B) Honest. C) Cautious. D) Reliable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meticulous. 48. Defeat heavily in a contest. A) Abscond. B) Inane. C) Benevolent. D) Trounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trounce. 49. What does "cursory" mean? A) Coming to full development or becoming mature. B) Impossible to express in words. C) Present, appearing, or found everywhere. D) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. E) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. 50. A concise statement of a truth or principle A) Baneful. B) Tantamount. C) Aphorism. D) Circumspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 51. In a lively debate, Charlotte claims that " ..... " is equivalent in value or significance to which of the following? A) Solicitude. B) Tantamount. C) Umbrage. D) Zenith. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tantamount. 52. What is another word that means relevant? A) Different. B) Applicable. C) Attending. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applicable. 53. The term nuance is of which origin? A) German. B) French. C) Latin. D) Middle English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 54. Thoroughly skilled A) Adopt. B) Aderpt. C) Adapt. D) Adept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adept. 55. Which word has two definitions? A) Ambiguous. B) Abysmal. C) Ambitious. D) Afford. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afford. 56. What word is a noisy quarrel? A) Alternative. B) Altercation. C) Aftermath. D) Also-ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altercation. 57. Ready to fight; aggressive and hostile. A) Skirmish. B) Belligerent. C) Fortify. D) Paramount. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belligerent. 58. A sudden attack or invasion. A) Fortify. B) Usurp. C) Incursion. D) Onslaught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incursion. 59. Friendly and agreeable. A) Adamant. B) Amicable. C) Haughty. D) Exasperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amicable. 60. True/False. Serena Williams was the also-ran to Naomi Osaka when she lost the match. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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