This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do abdicate mean A) Do it mean to give up. B) Do it mean to usually one of a leadership. C) Do it mean the king abdicated to his throme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do it mean to give up. 2. The girl will ..... the boy by ignoring his silly, immature remarks. A) Proximity. B) Quarantine. C) Rebuff. D) Puerile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rebuff. 3. Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. A) Serendipity. B) Eclectic. C) Duplicity. D) Ornate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eclectic. 4. Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. A) Adamant. B) Ephemeral. C) Expound. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adamant. 5. Levitate means ..... A) To create. B) To cry. C) To lie. D) To rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To rise. 6. I watch in fascination as the otters ..... through the cold water. A) UNDULATE. B) TENUOUS. C) VACILATE. D) VAGRANT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNDULATE. 7. Circumspect means ..... A) To shorten by chopping off the end. B) Prudent; cautious. C) A concise statement of a truth or principle. D) To surrender; to give up or give in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prudent; cautious. 8. Careful and thinking about risks before acting. A) Impecunious. B) Circumspect. C) Diaphanous. D) Anathema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circumspect. 9. Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. A) Presume. B) Usurp. C) Superfluous. D) Writhing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superfluous. 10. The athlete's indomitable spirit was evident in her refusal to give up, even when faced with overwhelming odds. As used in the passage, "indomitable" most nearly means: A) Unconquerable. B) Stubborn. C) Strong. D) Undefeated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconquerable. 11. This is a term used to describe something that is hard to detect. A) Restrained. B) Resilient. C) Subtle. D) Submissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtle. 12. The ..... house stood out in the fancy neighborhood. A) Benevolent. B) Austere. C) Arcane. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Austere. 13. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interet, or enthusiasm. A) Connive. B) Querulous. C) Wary. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonchalant. 14. To link, or joining together, marry A) Zealot. B) Altruistic. C) Yoke. D) Clemency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yoke. 15. To say something suddenly A) Grueling. B) Consolidate. C) Snare. D) Blurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blurt. 16. The students gathered around to witness the ..... between the two angry students. A) Altercation. B) Alternative. C) Also-ran. D) Allure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altercation. 17. Adjective:foolish, silly, lacking significance A) Invencible. B) Inane. C) Feign. D) Hone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inane. 18. The prisoner was ..... ; he couldn't be controlled and, therefore, was locked in solitary confinement. A) Impetuous. B) Incite. C) Ingenuous. D) Incorrigible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incorrigible. 19. The crimes committed by the terrorists made everyone gasp with fear because they were so ..... A) Flippancy. B) Fervor. C) Genial. D) Heinous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heinous. 20. Please bring/take me a glass of water when you come back from the kitchen. A) Bring. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 21. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike A) Imperious. B) Disdain. C) Exasperation. D) Jabber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disdain. 22. This is a term for worship or profound respect. A) Reverence. B) Sagacity. C) Spurious. D) Spontaneity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverence. 23. Counterfeit means A) Genuine. B) Original. C) Fake; false. D) Authentic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fake; false. 24. The doctor will ..... the contagious child so others will not become sick. A) Proximity. B) Rebuff. C) Quarantine. D) Puerile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quarantine. 25. An institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill or for people who need to flee from their country A) Ubiquitous. B) Immigrant. C) Asylum. D) Adamant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asylum. 26. His brilliant acceptance speech was an ..... start to his political career. A) Auspicious. B) Contemporary. C) Apathetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auspicious. 27. Tenacity most nearly means A) Polite hesitation. B) Quiet indifference. C) Sudden surrender. D) Stubborn persistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stubborn persistence. 28. Truncate means ..... A) Causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly. B) A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word. C) To shorten by chopping off the end. D) Prudent; cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To shorten by chopping off the end. 29. During the town hall meeting, the mayor's speech was ..... ; it addressed all the community's concerns and outlined a clear plan for the future. A) Vague. B) Confusing. C) Irrelevant. D) Comprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comprehensive. 30. There is always another challenge for dragons to face and an ..... group attempting to thwart their reign of terror. A) Commission. B) Erratic. C) Adversarial. D) Null. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adversarial. 31. What does "malingerer" mean? A) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. B) Impossible to express in words. C) A substance with a soothing or softening effect to the skin. D) A person who deliberately tries to avoid work. E) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who deliberately tries to avoid work. 32. Take away from; forced; kidnap A) Frugal. B) Wheedle. C) Abduct. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abduct. 33. Me and Molly where shocked at how Abrasive the trail was.what does Abrasive mean? A) Humid, Hot. B) Rough, Harsh. C) Calm, Smooth. D) Soft, Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rough, Harsh. 34. The photographer was given a award for his "artistic composite of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements" of urban spaces with masses of humanity in his art. A) Montage. B) Pragmatism. C) Photo. D) Intagram Feed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montage. 35. To be indecisive; waver between opinioions A) Tempestuous. B) Propitious. C) Gregarious. D) Vacillate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacillate. 36. What is the definition of 'precedent'? A) Authority for deciding subsequent cases. B) Legal principle. C) To appeal. D) Stare decisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authority for deciding subsequent cases. 37. Calligraphy means A) A contrast or opposition between two things. B) A violation or infringement of a law or agreement. C) Having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs. D) Decorative handwriting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decorative handwriting. 38. Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient A) Competent. B) Stark. C) Dire. D) Deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deficient. 39. Henson's flying machine, designed in 1843, was the earliest attempt at ..... on a great scale. A) Terrain. B) Publication. C) Promulgation. D) Aviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aviation. 40. The ..... giant had many friends and was helpful to everyone. A) Flippancy. B) Heinous. C) Fervor. D) Genial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genial. 41. To accommodate oneself to a new purpose A) Adept. B) Adapt. C) Abate. D) Adequate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adapt. 42. To delineate a plan means to: A) Decorate it with fancy images. B) Embezzle funds connected to it. C) Hide and distort its steps. D) Describe and outline it clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe and outline it clearly. 43. There were accusations of plagiarism.What does plagiarism mean? A) Taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas. B) Using someone else's work without their knowledge. C) Copying someone else's work without permission. D) Taking credit for someone else's work without acknowledgement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas. 44. Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively. A) Vindicate. B) Inane. C) Accost. D) Conformist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accost. 45. Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. A) Precipitate. B) Percipient. C) Paraphernalia. D) Presumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphernalia. 46. A collection of similar items stored in a secret place A) Cache. B) Catalyst. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cache. 47. Discretion in speech most closely means: A) Careful, reserved judgment. B) Loud, dramatic storytelling. C) Fast, energetic talking. D) Strict, literal wording. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careful, reserved judgment. 48. The athlete's indomitable spirit was evident in her refusal to give up, even when faced with overwhelming odds.As used in the passage, "indomitable" most nearly means: A) Unconquerable. B) Strong. C) Undefeated. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconquerable. 49. An antonym for boorish A) Barbaric. B) Vulgar. C) Mischievous. D) Charming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charming. 50. The new tax law was a boon to Cindy and Jeff, who just bought a home. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 51. Researcher Haesung Jung led a 2020 study showing that individual acts of kindness can ..... prosocial behavior across a larger group. Jung and her team found that bystanders who witness a helpful act become more likely to offer help to someone else, and in doing so, can inspire still others to act. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Discourage. B) Foster. C) Remember. D) Require. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foster. 52. The plan to establish a colony on Mars is an ..... one, but through the ..... efforts of many scientists, engineers, and technicians it might very possibly one day become a reality. A) Abstruse abstemious. B) Audacious assiduous. C) Amorphous ambiguous. D) Astute aesthetic. E) Arbitrary altruistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacious assiduous. 53. The Tylenol helped to ..... the horrible headache that I had; I feel much better now. A) Aspire. B) Belie. C) Bequeath. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abate. 54. Quiet; still; inactive A) Ostentatious. B) Grandiloquent. C) Quiescent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quiescent. 55. Which word is defined as "having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others" ? A) Burnish. B) Ameliorate. C) Surreptitious. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tactful. 56. Exert a modifying or controlling influence on. A) Appertain. B) Cognition. C) Modulate. D) Inhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modulate. 57. Emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting) A) Clinical. B) Doctorial. C) Medical. D) Chromatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clinical. 58. Change or vary continuously A) Fluctuate. B) Fastidious. C) Omnipotence. D) Spectacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluctuate. 59. Not important or significant. A) Duplicity. B) Inconsequential. C) Cacophony. D) Querulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inconsequential. 60. NOXIOUS most nearly means ..... A) Great appetite. B) No appetite. C) Good smelling. D) Foul smelling. 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