This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In an unwilling and hesitant way A) Bolster. B) Doctrine. C) Reluctantly. D) Squalid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reluctantly. 2. Accorded a great deal of respect especially because of age, wisdom, or character. A) Venerable. B) Disregard. C) Ambivalent. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venerable. 3. His ..... reaction was to duck when he heard the shot, even though he knew it was pointless. A) Candid. B) Adjacent. C) Instinctive. D) Clever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instinctive. 4. Of or relating to cattle A) Bovine. B) Demagogue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bovine. 5. My ..... with Malik in a Los Angeles supermarket surprised me, since I thought he still lived in Chicago. A) Antagonist. B) Encounter. C) Amiable. D) Epitome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encounter. 6. Which word would fit into this list?difficult, tiresome, exhausting, ..... A) Evade. B) Impede. C) Incite. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arduous. 7. Because there was no ..... link between the suspect, he was not charged. A) Erratic. B) Corroborate. C) Incite. D) Empirical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empirical. 8. When a character is presented either through direct or indirect statements. A) Personalization. B) Conflict. C) Characterization. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 9. Definition:not discovered or known about A) Conventional. B) Valid. C) Undermine. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obscure. 10. Parents should avoid hanging a dark cloud by communicating that life is dangerous and that failure is ..... A) Imminent. B) Posited. C) Bolstered. D) Darned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imminent. 11. The two girls ..... between wearing a dress or pants. A) VACILLATE. B) TRITE. C) TEMPER. D) TENACIOUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VACILLATE. 12. Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash A) Imprudent. B) Candid. C) Stark. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imprudent. 13. Puzzles aren't ..... A) Elusive. B) Quiescent. C) Candid. D) Incongruous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incongruous. 14. When you feel contempt for someone, you feel ..... Because it's a feeling, it's a(n) ..... A) Aesthetic; adjective. B) Autonomy; noun. C) Disdain; noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disdain; noun. 15. Because the diva thought she was better than everyone else, she was ..... about having others wait on her. A) Apathetic. B) Stoic. C) Obstinate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathetic. 16. An official order issued by a legal authority A) Abate. B) Decree. C) Culmination. D) Taut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decree. 17. This bird is ..... of most species here in that it does not build a nest A) Bolstered. B) Amble. C) Atypical. D) Primitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atypical. 18. With confidence; assurance of manner A) Egregious. B) Sycophant. C) Aplomb. D) Vacillate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aplomb. 19. Alejandro decided to ..... the fact that he didn't do the homework. A) Sublime. B) Flout. C) Nettle. D) Tacit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flout. 20. Josh is very ..... to friends and strangers, smiling at everyone he passes on the street. A) Affirmation. B) Affable. C) Analogous. D) Adroit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affable. 21. A major change meant to improve something. A) Emergent. B) Reformation. C) Resurgence. D) Morphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reformation. 22. Reprehensible behavior is best described as A) Worth praising. B) Highly profitable. C) Barely visible. D) Deserving blame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserving blame. 23. In Bible study, the term " ..... " refers to sections of the Bible that are not sanctioned as belonging to certain official canons. In some Protestant versions these sections appear between the Old and New Testaments. More generally, the word refers to writings or statements whose purported origin is in doubt. A) Amorphous. B) Anathema. C) Admonish. D) Apocryphal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apocryphal. 24. After learning more about art, Jennah became an ..... and started small donations towards local art museums. A) Advocate. B) Acumen. C) Alacrity. D) Affluent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advocate. 25. The quality of being clever, original, and inventive. A) Appertain. B) Ingenuity. C) Deliberately. D) Bemoan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ingenuity. 26. His flippant comment was ..... A) Serious and respectful. B) Rude and not taking it seriously. C) Very detailed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rude and not taking it seriously. 27. During hunting season Jaime realized he had Enhanced his skills.What does Enhance mean? A) Maintain or stay the same. B) Decrease or worsen. C) Ignore or disregard. D) Improve or increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improve or increase. 28. Lisa was ..... when I asked where she had been. She just kept saying, "Out." A) Disparage. B) Erratic. C) Evasive. D) Fallacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evasive. 29. SAT Words in Context A) Touching. B) Sad. C) Regretful. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touching. 30. When the long-delayed ..... of the dinosaurs finally occurred, the crash was spectacular. A) Convention. B) Demand. C) Demise. D) Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demise. 31. The opposite of INEPTITUDE ..... A) Thin. B) Heavy. C) Lack of skill or abilitiy. D) Having skill and ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having skill and ability. 32. Which word means "marked by quiet and caution and secrecy" ? A) Surreptitious. B) Venerable. C) Surly. D) Tenacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surreptitious. 33. Jesse and Sam's honeymoon trip had many serendipitous stops. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 34. The ..... kitten would not come out from under the bed. A) Timorous. B) Auspicious. C) Alleviate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timorous. 35. It is relatively easy for newcomers to pick off the most lucrative business and ignore the rest. As used in the line above, the word lucrative most nearly means ..... A) Equivocal. B) Successful. C) Lucky. D) Flashy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Successful. 36. What is a 'Misanthrope'? A) A social butterfly. B) A person who dislikes or distrusts others. C) A lover of people. D) A philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who dislikes or distrusts others. 37. What is the term for a proposed explanation for a phenomenon? A) Capture. B) Item. C) Characterize. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 38. Another word for property or possessions is ..... A) Connoisseur. B) Chattel. C) Bulwark. D) Reminisce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chattel. 39. Which option best matches the meaning of subside? A) Grow more intense over time. B) Settle down or become less. C) Widen and spread outward. D) Break apart into pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Settle down or become less. 40. Since Harper and Angel have known each other for years, they have a steady ..... A) Venal. B) Deft. C) Amity. D) Ruse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amity. 41. What is the definition of "pinnacle" ? A) A general agreement among a group. B) A person who takes someone else's place. C) A pipe or channel that something flows through. D) The highest or best point of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The highest or best point of something. 42. What does brusque mean A) Slow and deliberate. B) Friendly and outgoing. C) Gentle and polite. D) Abrupt or curt in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abrupt or curt in manner. 43. Cruel and bitter criticism. A) Duplicity. B) Vitriol. C) Compelling. D) Admonish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitriol. 44. Fearless; adventurous (often used for actions involving great risk). A) Abysmal. B) Disdain. C) Inevitable. D) Intrepid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intrepid. 45. What word/words is loquacious like in Spanish? A) Locater. B) Locutor. C) Levitate. D) Landing zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locutor. 46. I had to ..... in my presentation because I forgot my notes. A) Niche. B) Improvise. C) Waive. D) Figurehead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvise. 47. Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group A) Impartiality. B) Discord. C) Fomenting. D) Solidarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solidarity. 48. Any of two or more ideas, facts, or statements that cannot be made compatible; at odds A) Irreconcilable. B) Conventional. C) Omnipotent. D) Renounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irreconcilable. 49. Diligent:adjective A) Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. B) To shorten (a word, phrase, or text). C) Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. D) Acting or done quickly and without thought or care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. 50. Vivacious is most similar to what Spanish word? A) Vacaciones. B) Vecindario. C) Volver. D) Vivir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vivir. 51. What does "Bucolic" mean? A) Rural and city-like. B) Rural or rustic in nature/country-like. C) Accustomed to the city. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rural or rustic in nature/country-like. 52. What does Laceration mean A) A laceration is a type of food. B) A laceration is a musical instrument. C) A laceration is a deep cut or tear in the skin or flesh. D) A laceration is a type of flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A laceration is a deep cut or tear in the skin or flesh. 53. To make something confusing on purpose. A) Ambivalent. B) Onerous. C) Obfuscate. D) Capitulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obfuscate. 54. An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people A) Commission. B) Ornate. C) Discord. D) Capitalize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commission. 55. They were ..... by nature with a strong work ethic and a firm belief in self-sufficiency. A) Industrious. B) Brevity. C) Vicinity. D) Futile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrious. 56. By inviting his confidence, she would doubtless draw something from him that would deny or ..... her father's opinion of his sentiments. A) Extravagant. B) Corroborate. C) Empirical. D) Incite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corroborate. 57. What is the term for the main idea or argument of a piece of writing? A) Rhetorical. B) Claim. C) Data. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 58. Which vocabulary word would fit the context of this sentence?Three years after dropping out of high school, Jay really ..... that decision. A) Impeded. B) Opportuned. C) Lamented. D) Expunged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lamented. 59. To many, the ..... of cuteness is a furry, round-eyed puppy. A) Eccentric. B) Epitome. C) Adamant. D) Malign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epitome. 60. False or fake, even though it looks real. A) Proclivity. B) Bombastic. C) Spurious. D) Pernicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spurious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Words Quiz 1Sat Words Quiz 2Sat Words Quiz 4Sat Words Quiz 5Sat Words Quiz 6Sat Words Quiz 7Sat Words Quiz 8Sat Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books