This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 30 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The drivers showed ..... as they pulled their cars over to make room for the funeral procession. A) Deplore. B) Deference. C) Culpable. D) Decadence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deference. 2. Frivolously disrespectful; lacking proper respect or seriousness A) Slovenly. B) Austere. C) Repudiate. D) Flippant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flippant. 3. Emily ..... to be a pediatrician when she grew up; it was the only thing that she could imagine being. A) Bequeathed. B) Belied. C) Abated. D) Aspired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aspired. 4. What part of speech is "hiatus" ? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 5. The answer was very ..... when the teacher simply said, "No." A) Succinct. B) Stoic. C) Surreptitious. D) Stymie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Succinct. 6. She wanted to by a car but she didn't have enough ..... A) Judgement. B) Debt. C) Accordingly. D) Credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credit. 7. The teacher ..... endlessly about various unrelated topics. A) Ranted. B) Rambled. C) Swaggered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rambled. 8. When the police officer saw the man driving in an ..... manner, he pulled him over to question him. A) Erratic. B) Null. C) Adversarial. D) Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erratic. 9. She sat for a while, checking an ..... which made her want to sob. A) Expansion. B) Anguish. C) Efficacy. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anguish. 10. What is the mathematical meaning of AND? A) Equal. B) Multiply. C) Variable. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add. 11. Which sentence best uses the word debacle correctly? A) The picnic was a debacle after the storm ruined everything. B) The teacher asked us to debacle the poem's main idea. C) She debacle the cake with bright sprinkles for the party. D) They felt debacle toward the injured player's pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The picnic was a debacle after the storm ruined everything. 12. ..... excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous A) Sagacity. B) Mighty. C) Edify. D) Meticulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meticulous. 13. I ..... spiders and snakes; they are creepy and scary. A) Juxtapose. B) Legacy. C) Loathe. D) Loath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loathe. 14. Secretly allow (something considered immoral illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur. A) Ambivalent. B) Disdain. C) Cajole. D) Connive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connive. 15. Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. A) Adamant. B) Exasperate. C) Ambivalent. D) Esoteric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Esoteric. 16. What does Lax mean A) Energetic or active. B) Serious or stern. C) Relaxed or not strict. D) Tight or strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relaxed or not strict. 17. Throughout history, the rise of a country to a position of ..... has often led to overconfidence among its people. A) Adversity. B) Adulation. C) Arrogance. D) Apprehension. E) Ascendancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ascendancy. 18. More important than anything else, like a commander's top priority. A) Tumult. B) Paramount. C) Deflect. D) Marshal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paramount. 19. To clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. A) Apathetic. B) Inevitable. C) Conformist. D) Vindicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vindicate. 20. Teachers wish that all students would be ..... while there is a lesson taught. A) Reticent. B) Scrupulous. C) Sanguine. D) Slough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reticent. 21. Of equal value or significance A) Admonish. B) Tantamount. C) Truncate. D) Respite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tantamount. 22. Constant change or movement. A) Flux. B) Reconcile. C) Protean. D) Emergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flux. 23. He achieved great renown for his discoveries. Her photographs have earned her international renown.What does renown mean? A) Being widely known or highly disrespected. B) Being narrowly known or highly respected. C) Being widely unknown or highly disrespected. D) Fame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fame. 24. This is a term for an impulsive action or unplanned event. A) Spontaneity. B) Sagacity. C) Restrained. D) Reverence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spontaneity. 25. Which word best completes the following sentence:Nikola Tesla was considered ..... as his ideas were beyone what others understood. A) Egregious. B) Eccentric. C) Ambiguous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eccentric. 26. The BBC One Minute News brings us ..... images from around the world. A) Epic. B) Visual. C) Military. D) Reverenced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visual. 27. Define idiosyncratic. A) Peculiar or individual. B) Independent-minded person. C) Lacking in moral restraints. D) Failing to take proper care in doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peculiar or individual. 28. To add something extra A) Ambivalent. B) Complement. C) Contemplate. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complement. 29. Which word would fit into this list?timely, convenient, ..... A) Opportune. B) Reminisce. C) Impede. D) Evade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opportune. 30. What is the definition of the word ambiguous? A) Uncertain or unclear. B) To take advantage of something. C) Rude or insulting. D) Extremely obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncertain or unclear. 31. What does Hypocritical mean A) Behaving in a way that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel. B) Having consistent behavior with one's stated beliefs. C) Being honest and genuine in one's actions. D) Behaving in a way that aligns with one's beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behaving in a way that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel. 32. The ..... of resources is one of the negative consequences of human overcorwdedness. A) Censuses. B) Compliance. C) Depletion. D) Abundance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depletion. 33. Colloquial means you're ..... A) Formal. B) A VIP. C) Conversational. D) A professional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversational. 34. To remain tentative means to be A) Uncertain. B) Certain. C) Settled. D) Assured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncertain. 35. Definition:a new product, method, idea, etc. A) Validate. B) Innovation. C) Valid. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovation. 36. What word is similar to the word abundant? A) Small. B) Plentiful. C) Round. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plentiful. 37. What does insidious mean? A) Innocuous and harmless. B) Causing immediate harm. C) Harmful. D) Beneficial in a direct manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harmful. 38. Complete the analogy:instructions:precise::riddles: ..... A) Eccentric. B) Egregious. C) Ambiguous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous. 39. Define the Myriad as it is used in this lyric:We came to play it's seriousCame with the gang a myriad A) Unit of ten. B) Countless. C) Colorful. D) Ancient paintings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countless. 40. Every Disney worker I spoke to, from ticket sellers to gardeners sprucing up already-immaculate flower beds, knew the answer to my questions and responded with smiling ..... A) Affluent. B) Aggrandize. C) Alacrity. D) Alias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alacrity. 41. After a week of waiting tables, Robin was considered a schlemiel by the rest of the staff. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unlucky. 42. Noun:intense dislike A) Aversion. B) Exasperation. C) Hone. D) Banter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aversion. 43. 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) Open. B) Mysterious. C) Concealed. D) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concealed. 44. To prove wrong; to refute decisively A) Confute. B) Baneful. C) Circumspect. D) Tantamount. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confute. 45. Do not ..... someone when they are afraid of heights. A) Disparage. B) Erratic. C) Evasive. D) Fallacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disparage. 46. 1-To be concerned about someone or something. Typically used in the negative to convey the opposite is the definition of ..... A) Mind you. B) Care a fig for. C) In vain. D) Juggling income and expenditure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Care a fig for. 47. Speaking in a fancy, over-the-top way. A) Anathema. B) Disconsolate. C) Grandiloquent. D) Vicissitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandiloquent. 48. Countless; large number A) Vigilant. B) Fervent. C) Myraid. D) Penurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myraid. 49. It is important to count to ten when you are angry in order to ..... your words. A) TEMPER. B) UNKEMPT. C) VAPID. D) UNERRING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TEMPER. 50. The conman/thief ..... the poor widow out of all of her money. A) Credentialed. B) Abhored. C) Nagged. D) Bilked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bilked. 51. A person famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession; used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality A) Ambivalence. B) Eminent. C) Demur. D) Renounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminent. 52. In 1776, the United States sent Benjamin Franklin to France to try to win the country's support in the United States' fight for independence from Great Britain. Franklin was very popular in France. This ..... surely helped him to convince France to assist the United States. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Sincerity. B) Thoughtfulness. C) Controversy. D) Esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Esteem. 53. Bad-tempered and unfriendly A) Surly. B) Dismay. C) Contend. D) Viability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surly. 54. Was your family's holiday newsletter mailed out this year without several images of ..... cheerleaders appearing somewhere near the paragraph devoted to you? A) Imperative. B) Indistinct. C) Ebullient. D) Opaque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ebullient. 55. Polite and ..... , the courteous wedding invitation oozed with graciousness from the bride and groom. A) Sinister. B) Revere. C) Earnest. D) Deferential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deferential. 56. What does "pellucid" mean? A) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; fearless and adventurous. B) Transparently clear; easily understood. C) Coming to full development or becoming mature. D) Excessively talkative. E) To give up a position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transparently clear; easily understood. 57. The speech is full of youthful enthusiasm and is written in ..... language. A) Florid. B) Contemporary. C) Plausible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florid. 58. Choose the word that best fits the meaning of "jubilation": A) Celebration. B) Anxiety. C) Despair. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celebration. 59. If someone is described as having candor, what quality do they possess? A) Honesty or straightforwardness. B) Chaos. C) Deception. D) Dishonesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honesty or straightforwardness. 60. Scared of heights all her life, nothing would ..... Ruth's fear of flying. A) Alleviate. B) Idealize. C) Exculpate. D) None of the above. 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