This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Highly debatable and causing contention A) Argumentive. B) Controversial. C) Erratic. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controversial. 2. If someone is described as "malevolent, " what does that mean? A) Wishing harm on others; evil. B) Friendly and easy to get along with. C) Pale, often because of illness or shock. D) To search for food or supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wishing harm on others; evil. 3. To happen at the same time A) Critical. B) Timesame. C) Goinside. D) Coincide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coincide. 4. I don't want people to get the impression the school will have a/an ..... approach to teaching A) Euphimism. B) Lackadaisical. C) Voracious. D) Trepidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lackadaisical. 5. If your Dad is feeling bad enough to ..... medical attention, he needs to see a doctor, not a nurse. A) Stimulate. B) Venerable. C) Undermine. D) Warrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warrant. 6. Permeate (v) ..... A) To spread throughout, saturate. B) To isolate or separate. C) To diminish or reduce. D) To block or obstruct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To spread throughout, saturate. 7. What does it mean to imbibe? A) To escape from someone or something giving chase. B) To cheat. C) To strive for a goal. D) To drink a liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To drink a liquid. 8. Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. A) Audacious. B) Wary. C) Condescending. D) Vitriol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacious. 9. Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you are ..... to his marital problems with Jill. A) Alluring. B) Alluding. C) Accusing. D) Amplifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluding. 10. Synonym for disinclination A) Willingness. B) Happily. C) Oppostion. D) Openness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oppostion. 11. What does it mean to defraud someone? A) To drink a liquid. B) To have two sides. C) To cheat. D) To strive for a goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cheat. 12. The new software update was supposed to enhance the user experience, but instead, it was ..... , causing more problems than it solved. A) Flawless. B) Indispensable. C) Counterproductive. D) Beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterproductive. 13. To weaken or drain energy. A) Arduous. B) Reproach. C) Enervate. D) Panacea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enervate. 14. ..... is information such as facts and numbers used to analyze something or make decisions. Computer ..... is information in a form that can be processed by a computer. A) Appeal. B) Evidence. C) Rhetorical. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 15. Can/may he lift 150 kgs? A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 16. Using few words in speaking or writing A) Eloquence. B) Braggart. C) Concise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concise. 17. Definition:drawn from different sources A) Elusive. B) Enmity. C) Ephemeral. D) Eclectic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eclectic. 18. Extremely thirsty. A) Venerable. B) Adamant. C) Parched. D) Audacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parched. 19. Ms. L has a ..... appetite for books A) Amiable. B) Voracious. C) Avarice. D) Chagrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voracious. 20. All of these choices have the meaning of "common" except A) Sporadic. B) Pervasive. C) Prevalent. D) Ubiquitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sporadic. 21. Mutuability most nearly means ..... A) Feeling sad. B) Lack of change. C) Liability or tendency to change. D) Feeling happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liability or tendency to change. 22. Remuneration:noun A) Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. B) Money paid for work or a service. C) Not immediately obvious or comprehensible. D) Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money paid for work or a service. 23. The part of the story where all the loose ends are tied up. A) Climax. B) Falling action. C) Resolution. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 24. Latavia must lament implementing those equivical immigration policies, which have created havoc among citizens. As used in the line above, the word lament most nearly means. A) Cherish. B) Condemn. C) Mourn. D) Revere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condemn. 25. The article was filled with ..... about the systematic character of the industrial economy. A) Plenitute. B) Zephyr. C) Platitudes. D) Modicum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platitudes. 26. When you want independence you want ..... A) Autonomy. B) Disdain. C) Ascetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomy. 27. (adjective) Severely destructive A) Caucus. B) Caustic. C) Captious. D) Cataclysmic. E) Catalyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cataclysmic. 28. Susan has ..... taste in art for she has paintings from a variety of artists. A) Enigma. B) Deride. C) Eclectic. D) Dogmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eclectic. 29. The puppy wreaked ..... on our living room, tearing up all the furniture. A) Havoc. B) Elude. C) Bilateral. D) Deity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Havoc. 30. What does Robust mean A) To be weak and sickly. B) To be feeble and frail. C) To be fragile and delicate. D) To be strong and healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be strong and healthy. 31. Cuttlefish appear to be surprisingly ..... at exercising self-control:in a 2021 study conducted by behavioral ecologist Alexandra Schnell, these cephalopods routinely demonstrated restraint by delaying gratification, waiting for a favorite treat instead of instantly devouring a readily available meal. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Imaginative. B) Awkward. C) Manageable. D) Competent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competent. 32. Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation A) Suffice. B) Pending. C) Gist. D) Rational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pending. 33. A failure or breakdown; a collapse that if often nonsensical A) Debacle. B) Sedentary. C) Penurious. D) Conciliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debacle. 34. The ..... man only focused on making money; he always wanted more. A) Benevolent. B) Avarice. C) Antipathy. D) Bog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avarice. 35. We had a tedious lecture at college about philosophy. The synonym of the word tedious is ..... A) Inspiring. B) Fascinating. C) Boring. D) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring. 36. A clever plan to outsmart an opponent. A) Phalanx. B) Deflect. C) Mitigate. D) Stratagem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratagem. 37. The quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless A) Omnipotent. B) Null. C) Ferocity. D) Deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferocity. 38. Define undulate. A) Make corrections and improvements to (a text). B) Peculiar or individual. C) Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. D) Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. 39. The Hallmark Christmas movies can be both funny and sad, ..... and hilarious, all at the same time. A) Poignant. B) Euphimism. C) Trepidation. D) Circuitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poignant. 40. Annoying insensitive or slow to understand.(of an angle) more than 90* and less than 180* Not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged A) Implicit. B) Obtuse. C) Duplicity. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obtuse. 41. Most flowers remain ..... in the winter and bloom in the spring. A) Affable. B) Depravity. C) Dormant. D) Contrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dormant. 42. Choose the BEST answer:The ..... smell coming from the coffee shop made my stomach growl. A) Ephemeral. B) Soporific. C) Exhilarating. D) Aromatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aromatic. 43. This term means to verify, confirm, or provide supporting evidence. A) Substantiate. B) Scrutinize. C) Spontaneity. D) Reverence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substantiate. 44. Choose the best example of depravity. A) A student helps a friend study. B) A villain enjoys harming others. C) A team practices for a game. D) A baker learns a new recipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A villain enjoys harming others. 45. To change or correct something, especially writing or ideas. A) Transformative. B) Mutable. C) Protean. D) Revise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revise. 46. I greatly ..... and respect anyone who passes the AP test. A) Frank. B) Subtle. C) Revere. D) Mitigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revere. 47. Keenness or insight; quickness or accuracy of judgment A) Annex. B) Acumen. C) Alacrity. D) Approbation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acumen. 48. The ..... quality of the inauguration conceals a determined and set political course. A) Prevailing. B) Tentative. C) Poised. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tentative. 49. You're playing football. You get tackled and it knocks you out. Somehow, despite the probable concussion, your vocabulary is as on point as ever. "That hit was probably ..... to my health, " you think as you climb back onto your feet. A) Deleterious. B) Resplendent. C) Ignominious. D) Sanguine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deleterious. 50. Because the student had been voted the most scholarly in his class, the ..... language in his speech was not a surprise. A) Credulous. B) Euridite. C) Audacity. D) Depricates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euridite. 51. The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time A) Viability. B) Adept. C) Clout. D) Culmination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culmination. 52. Persuasive and moving, especially in speech A) Eloquent. B) Deficient. C) Ferocity. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eloquent. 53. Amenable most nearly means ..... A) Unable to exercise. B) Open and responsive to suggestion. C) Closed to suggestion. D) Able to exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open and responsive to suggestion. 54. Sanguine is like what color? A) Red. B) Orange. C) Blue. D) Purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 55. Someone who keeps to themselves and is not very social is an ..... A) Extrovert. B) Ornery. C) Kindle. D) Introvert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introvert. 56. Malevolent/malicious is similar to what Spanish word/words. A) Martes/ Marte. B) Mal/Malo. C) Muerto/Muertos. D) Martin/Mathew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mal/Malo. 57. Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its earlier form. A) Refashion. B) Reformation. C) Palimpsest. D) Inchoate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palimpsest. 58. What is the link word for Artisan? A) ARTIST SAND. B) ART IN SAND. C) ARBY SAND. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ART IN SAND. 59. Adorable, inspiring love and affection A) Revere. B) Benevolent. C) Earnest. D) Endearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endearing. 60. If you are being this term, you are submitting to the will of others. A) Resilient. B) Submissive. C) Restrained. D) Subtle. 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