This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He was ..... of chewing gum and received detention. A) Decadence. B) Deplore. C) Culpable. D) Deference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culpable. 2. To put an end to A) Abate. B) Dismay. C) Adept. D) Ferocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abate. 3. What does the word "collaborate" mean? A) To reply to a peer. B) To work together. C) To talk about someone negatively. D) To answer a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To work together. 4. A change-often unpleasant-in life or circumstances. A) Auspicious. B) Vicissitude. C) Impecunious. D) Apocryphal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vicissitude. 5. Loquacious means ..... A) Athletic. B) Talkative. C) Angry. D) Fiery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talkative. 6. I know I must look ..... carrying around two backpacks, my lunchbox, and an umbrella. A) Inconsequential. B) Ponderous. C) Apprehension. D) Quiescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ponderous. 7. I am ..... to germs, so I wash my hands often. A) Auspicious. B) Austere. C) Averse. D) Arbitrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Averse. 8. Cursory:Dad's cursory effort to repair the roof made it leak even more.The general berated the private for his cursory attempt to clean his locker.The contractor was so cursory in the construction of our home he forgot to lay the plumbing lines. A) Rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail. B) Mad and inflammatory. C) Slow and meticulous. D) Forgetful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail. 9. Which of the following situations is deleterious? A) Drinking plenty of water. B) Exercising regularly. C) Sleeping 8 hours a night. D) Eating junk food every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating junk food every day. 10. As the camera focused on the creepy old house, ..... music added a wicked mood to the film. A) Endearing. B) Solemn. C) Benevolent. D) Sinister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinister. 11. Imitate the behavior of (someone or something) especially to be like them. A) Emulate. B) Ambivalent. C) Connive. D) Duplicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emulate. 12. Clandestine means A) Something done secretly. B) A large or excessive amount. C) Clearly expressed. D) A perfect example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something done secretly. 13. Obsequious-overly submissive and eager to please A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What does 'Grandiose' mean? A) Unremarkable. B) Simple. C) Exaggerated in appearance or style. D) Modest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerated in appearance or style. 15. What does reprieve mean? A) A cancellation or postponement of a punishment. B) A permanent increase in punishment. C) A method of execution. D) A formal accusation of a crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cancellation or postponement of a punishment. 16. The politician's speech was filled with veiled criticisms of his opponents, cleverly disguised as general observations. As used in the passage, "veiled" most nearly means: A) Concealed. B) Indirect. C) Open. D) Mysterious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealed. 17. Someone who is affable is ..... A) Motivational. B) Intelligent. C) Serious. D) Approachable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approachable. 18. Turbulent, stormy A) Tempestuous. B) Egregious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tempestuous. 19. What does it mean to elude someone or something? A) To absorb or take in something. B) To escape from someone or something giving chase. C) To cheat. D) To have two sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To escape from someone or something giving chase. 20. Having no fixed course; Deviating from the norm A) Disdain. B) Dominion. C) Erratic. D) Controversial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erratic. 21. Avoiding the company of other people; solitary. A) Reclusive. B) Querulous. C) Inane. D) Scrutinize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reclusive. 22. Children of rich and famous people often believe they have a lot of ..... A) California. B) Clout. C) Circulation. D) Cobras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clout. 23. Difficult and unpleasant; a lot of work. A) Recalcitrant. B) Esoteric. C) Onerous. D) Conflagration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onerous. 24. "Her arms are crossed and her face ..... , but she claims she's not nervous." A) Surprised. B) Solemn. C) Restless. D) Apprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apprehensive. 25. What animals are Crepuscular? A) Dogs. B) Skunk. C) Pigs. D) Chimpanzee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skunk. 26. Terrain means ..... A) Telephone. B) Serene. C) Aircraft. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land. 27. Enduring pain without showing emotion. A) Effacement. B) Encumbered. C) Stoic. D) Precocious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stoic. 28. To support a cause strongly, like rallying troops. A) Rebuke. B) Marshal. C) Salvo. D) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advocate. 29. Another word for hate or loathe ..... A) Covert. B) Plaintiff. C) Amenable. D) Abhor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abhor. 30. Define denigrate. A) Make corrections and improvements to (a text). B) Criticize unfairly; disparage. C) Absolutely necessary or important; essential. D) Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Criticize unfairly; disparage. 31. To sharply criticize, like a verbal strike. A) Rebuke. B) Fortify. C) Phalanx. D) Conflagrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuke. 32. Relating to the city or citizens A) Coarse. B) Claratin. C) Civic. D) Course. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civic. 33. To accept, comply or submit A) Epitome. B) Repertoire. C) Acquiesce. D) Ubiquitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acquiesce. 34. What does Hone mean A) To sharpen or refine something, especially a skill or talent. B) To ignore or neglect something. C) To make something dull or less effective. D) To increase the size or quantity of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sharpen or refine something, especially a skill or talent. 35. Outstandingly bad; shocking. A) Inane. B) Egregious. C) Trounce. D) Ostentatious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egregious. 36. This is a term used to describe something that is lacking authenticity or false. A) Resilient. B) Subtle. C) Restrained. D) Spurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spurious. 37. When the ancient artifact was finally unearthed, its condition was surprisingly ..... given its age, suggesting it had been preserved in a unique way. A) Pristine. B) Fragmented. C) Deteriorated. D) Modernized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pristine. 38. Which situation shows egregious behavior? A) A neighbor waters their garden. B) A student politely asks a question. C) A singer practices daily at home. D) A referee makes an obvious unfair call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A referee makes an obvious unfair call. 39. We should therefore seek evidence for long-distance exchange as indications of a political ..... and the growth of centralized political organization. A) Conviction. B) Subduction. C) Alliance. D) Demise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliance. 40. To take into custody; arrest A) Reputable. B) Apprehend. C) Scrimp. D) Tactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apprehend. 41. Not having enough, lacking A) Omnipotent. B) Null. C) Materialistic. D) Deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deficient. 42. The dancers' movements were arranged so that they seemed to ..... like dolphins with the music. A) FOIL. B) EMEND. C) UNDULATE. D) BANE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UNDULATE. 43. Extraterrestrial A) Not fair, unjust. B) Always done or known before. C) Existing beyond the limits of Earth. D) Vicious, evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Existing beyond the limits of Earth. 44. Define licentious. A) Be full of or swarming with. B) Difficult to understand; obscure. C) Make corrections and improvements to (a text). D) Lacking in moral restraints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacking in moral restraints. 45. To make known, to tell, to relate A) Clout. B) Surly. C) Impart. D) Dismay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impart. 46. A natural tendency to do something. A) Demagogue. B) Proclivity. C) Intransigent. D) Magnanimous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proclivity. 47. A sign that something good is likely to happen. A) Beguiling. B) Implacable. C) Auspicious. D) Apocryphal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auspicious. 48. ..... to become absorbed in thought; to turn something over in the mind A) Muse. B) Love. C) Osmosis. D) Urbane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muse. 49. Excess; excessive amount; more than enough A) Surfeit. B) Sedulous. C) Epitome. D) Umbrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surfeit. 50. The contestant was ..... and optimistic she had won the prize. A) Sanguine. B) Scrupulous. C) Reticent. D) Slough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanguine. 51. Outrageously bad A) Soporific. B) Egregious. C) Gregarious. D) Magnanimous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egregious. 52. Which sentence uses mollify correctly? A) They mollify the data to enlarge it. B) Engineers mollify steel to harden it. C) She mollified fears with calm updates. D) The storm mollified into a blizzard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She mollified fears with calm updates. 53. Using very few words, often seeming blunt. A) Vindicate. B) Intransigent. C) Laconic. D) Bombastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laconic. 54. To destroy or cause devastating destruction A) Culmination. B) Candid. C) Annihilate. D) Anomaly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annihilate. 55. What is a synonym for affluent? A) Poor. B) Prosperous. C) Impoverished. D) Destitute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperous. 56. Since there was not enough evidence of his guilt, the jury had to ..... Mr. Melman of the murder. A) Encounter. B) Epitome. C) Absolve. D) Malign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolve. 57. The ..... lived an ..... life. A) Ascetic austere. B) Adversary abstract. C) Artisan aloof. D) Anarchist audacious. E) Aggregate abstemious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ascetic austere. 58. Technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject A) Jabber. B) Headway. C) Jargon. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 59. What does 'Jeopardize' mean? A) To safeguard. B) To protect. C) To secure. D) To put at risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To put at risk. 60. What does "intrepid" mean? A) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. B) Excessively talkative. C) Transparently clear; easily understood. D) To give up a position. E) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; fearless and adventurous. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; fearless and adventurous. ← 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