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A) Interim. B) Biased. C) Improvise. D) Deviate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interim. 5. Hospitals put casts on patients once the radiology department has deemed something is broken; the broken body part needs to remain ..... so that it can heal properly. A) Unscathed. B) Immobile. C) Trounce. D) Listless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immobile. 6. Fortunately, the police were able to ..... the kidnapper's plan. A) SURMOUNT. B) CAJOLE. C) FOIL. D) VITAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FOIL. 7. Excessively talkative especially on trivial matters. A) Duplicity. B) Precocious. C) Sanctimonious. D) Garrulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Garrulous. 8. Elaborately or highly decorated. A) Connive. B) Ornate. C) Adversity. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ornate. 9. Being unable to speak or find words after shock or trauma. A) Tenebrous. B) Recrimination. C) Aphasia. D) Catharsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphasia. 10. The conference is intended to ..... leading-edge technology, thus everyone can see it. A) Disdain. B) Discern. C) Showcase. D) Assess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Showcase. 11. To combine into a more effective whole A) Hardship. B) Pending. C) Consolidate. D) Makeshift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consolidate. 12. Fever may be a marker of sepsis, localized infection, occult bacteremia, or ..... illness. A) Incendiary. B) Benign. C) Sanguine. D) Vivacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benign. 13. Verb:to pretend or give a fake impression A) Feign. B) Hone. C) Extol. D) Banter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feign. 14. Elicena managed to give a ..... definition of the word "reprehensible" . A) Lucid. B) Sublime. C) Illicit. D) Agile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucid. 15. What does "maelstrom" mean? A) Isolation to prevent the spread of disease. B) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. C) To officially put an end to. D) A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. E) To speak misleadingly or evasively. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. 16. Having little or no rainfall; very dry. A) Exacerbate. B) Arid. C) Terrain. D) Reverance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arid. 17. Absolute; unqualified A) Analogous. B) Competent. C) Underscore. D) Unmitigated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unmitigated. 18. Trickery used to get what you want. A) Esoteric. B) Chicanery. C) Ebullient. D) Disparate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chicanery. 19. Benign is like what word/words in Spanish? A) Morir/Muerto. B) Buscar. C) Bien/Bueno. D) Billete/Boleto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bien/Bueno. 20. If you're dying to see the ..... dance routines of the Clarksburg poms squad, you can check out several videos on the school website. A) Loquacious. B) Celestial. C) Vivacious. D) Dormant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vivacious. 21. If you ask a ..... question it means you don't necessarily expect an answer, but you do want an occasion to talk about something. A) Appeal. B) Evidence. C) Rhetorical. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical. 22. Definition:to destroy completely A) Innovation. B) Opportunist. C) Obliterate. D) Notoriety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obliterate. 23. A person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure A) Hedonist. B) Virtuoso. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedonist. 24. The folks next door are too ..... for a Ford; they drive only Mercedes and BMWs. A) Loquacious. B) Laconic. C) Haughty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haughty. 25. A conflict within a character-deals with feelings and emotions. A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal conflict. 26. Verb:to sharpen (as in a blade or skills) A) Extol. B) Hone. C) Feign. D) Aversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hone. 27. Reform definition A) To change or correct. B) To write down. C) To fill out. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change or correct. 28. The doctor was ..... when he delivered the news, neither smiling nor frowning. A) Surreptitious. B) Stymie. C) Stoic. D) Succinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stoic. 29. Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. A) Acuity. B) Duplicity. C) Append. D) Betoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acuity. 30. PLACID most nearly means ..... A) Ugly. B) Calm. C) Cute. D) Hyper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calm. 31. Which word is similar to depravity? A) Ambiguous. B) Corruption. C) Morality. D) Nonchalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corruption. 32. Jeremiah has an ..... attitude toward most people. A) Palpitant. B) Euphemism. C) Amiable. D) Trepidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amiable. 33. Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. A) Kismet. B) Inane. C) Remiss. D) Querulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remiss. 34. After years of study, the scientist's breakthrough in renewable energy technology was ..... , promising a future with cleaner, more sustainable power sources. A) Expected. B) Revolutionary. C) Insignificant. D) Temporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolutionary. 35. He was ..... affected by his time in the army. It was such deep recollections of memories. A) Negatively. B) Neutrally. C) Positively. D) Profoundly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profoundly. 36. Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance A) Squalid. B) Unadorned. C) Abysmal. D) Austere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Austere. 37. What does bigot mean? A) A person who loves diversity. B) A person who only loves himself. C) A person who is prejudiced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who is prejudiced. 38. True/False. A jar that's ajar is closed, so nothing can escape. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Explain or present A) Expound. B) Emulate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expound. 40. Full of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. A) Sagacious. B) Proclivity. C) Ebullient. D) Ubiquitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ebullient. 41. A view described as divine is most likely: A) Extremely terrible. B) Dangerously egregious. C) Exceedingly wonderful. D) Moderately average. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exceedingly wonderful. 42. A huge, destructive fire. A) Ebullient. B) Disparate. C) Pernicious. D) Conflagration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflagration. 43. With his skilled hands, the silversmith began to ..... the two pieces of metal into one beautiful shape. A) Fuse. B) Abstruse. C) Exotic. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fuse. 44. A feeling of being lost or beyond saving. A) Perdition. B) Somatic. C) Visceral. D) Anomie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perdition. 45. Having a connection with the matter at hand A) Poise. B) Relevant. C) Clarify. D) Compatible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relevant. 46. CONTUSION most nearly means ..... A) Bruise. B) Confused. C) Amused. D) Not amused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bruise. 47. Smoke ..... out of the grass next to the first few Hueys. A) Inherited. B) Reproached. C) Condemned. D) Swirled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swirled. 48. James is aware that it's ..... to drive without a seatbelt, but he did it anyway. A) Wary. B) Illicit. C) Deft. D) Venal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illicit. 49. Some people like to ..... their home life on social media as happy and drama-free when in truth they're severely unhappy. A) Idealize. B) Obstinate. C) Alleviate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idealize. 50. What does Tardy mean A) Tardy means being early or ahead. B) Tardy means being absent or missing. C) Tardy means being on time. D) Tardy means being late or delayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tardy means being late or delayed. 51. We went to the Museum and found out quickly everything was Tangible.What does Tangible mean. A) Something that can be smelled. B) Can be touched. C) Something that can only be seen visually. D) Something that can be heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can be touched. 52. I can never tell when Ronald is being serious since he always has a ..... up his sleeve. A) Ruse. B) Respite. C) Goad. D) Surly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruse. 53. Predatory:The shark not only looks predatory, but is a predator.The killer whale is a predatory mammal rarely known to hurt humans.During the Middle Ages, many predatory bands of men roamed England. A) Harmless and kind. B) Victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain, pillaging. C) Extremely busy. D) Carnivorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain, pillaging. 54. Obscure-not discovered or know about A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 55. His appetite was very ..... ; his mom was always buying food at Publix. A) Deride. B) Dogmatic. C) Prodigious. D) Eclectic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prodigious. 56. Skillful or or clever; not direct or open; sly A) Frugal. B) Tenure. C) Abduct. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtle. 57. Sleepy, causing sleep A) Loquacious. B) Soporific. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soporific. 58. Marcus tried to ..... the fact that he was a terrible worker by showing up early at the office. A) Bequeath. B) Aspire. C) Belie. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Belie. 59. On a sunny afternoon, Harper loved to ..... while lounging on the riverbank, gazing dreamily into the flowing water. A) Ostracism. B) Ruminate. C) Vociferous. D) Solicitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ruminate. 60. Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend time together. A) Candor. B) Ambiguous. C) Camaraderie. D) Parched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camaraderie. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Words Quiz 1Sat Words Quiz 2Sat Words Quiz 3Sat Words Quiz 4Sat Words Quiz 5Sat Words Quiz 6Sat Words Quiz 7Sat Words Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books