Sat Words Quiz 12 (30 MCQs)

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1. A student reads a story about a character who is both "lithe" and "boisterous." Based on these definitions, which description best fits the character?
2. Something or someone that is strongly disliked.
3. The man's date was offended by his ..... by saying she was not beautiful.
4. When he had the flu, he had a temperature, body aches and congestion. He felt .....
5. Her strong ..... for the environment caused her to spend her weekends cleaning rivers and planting trees.
6. Blaming yourself or others over and over.
7. What is a word that is similar to skeptical?
8. The scientist's hypothesis was tenuous at best, lacking the necessary evidence to gain widespread acceptance.As used in the passage, "tenuous" most nearly means:
9. Hard to understand because it's complicated or deep.
10. After weeks of drought, the rain was ..... welcomed by the farmers, who had been anxiously watching the sky for any sign of relief for their parched fields.
11. Without compassion; without sorrow or grief
12. Related to money
13. This term would be used to describe a person or thing that was controlled, repressed, or restricted.
14. The ..... speaker won an award for the best speaker at the debate.
15. Interpret (a word action or statement) wrongly.
16. What does Euphemism mean
17. To ignite a small spark.
18. Based on or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory
19. To agree and be of the same opinion
20. To surround and attack from all sides.
21. The ..... coma kept the patient calm and relaxed while his brain needed to heal and work to repair itself.
22. When you can't relax because you are so worried/stressed
23. What does affluent mean?
24. Odd; deviation from what is normal
25. Imagined or suggested, not well supported by evidence
26. Something that is out of place in time.
27. The president may not concur with the Senate, but he must concede that we can no longer condone (continue) with age discrimation. As used in the line above, the word concede most nearly means.
28. He changed his name to Lee in 1815 in ..... with his uncle's will.
29. To prevent or constrain an activity or idea; to smother.
30. Present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.