This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 31 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... to playing pool was shooting darts. A) Altercation. B) Alternative. C) Also-ran. D) Aftermath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alternative. 2. What is the definition of handwriting? A) To drink a liquid. B) To cheat. C) To escape from someone or something giving chase. D) The character or style of a person's writing by hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The character or style of a person's writing by hand. 3. His lies only ..... the problem. A) Compound. B) Calibrate. C) Comprised. D) Conflated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 4. Labyrinth means ..... A) A maze. B) An exotic bird. C) A type of pasta. D) A musical instrument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A maze. 5. Jim's paper company had an unexpected windfall at the end of the year. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 6. The principal's ..... remarks about their clothes were not appropriate for the students to hear. A) Benign. B) Loquacious. C) Inundated. D) Incendiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incendiary. 7. They perform and ..... solely with their voices and faces. A) Emote. B) Ruse. C) Negate. D) Lithe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emote. 8. Very plain; devoid of any details or features A) Sheer. B) Subsequently. C) Stark. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stark. 9. A project that entails weekly reports: A) Decorates them with extra art. B) Includes them as a necessary step. C) Dispel them when rumors spread. D) Avoids them to save more time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Includes them as a necessary step. 10. Billowing means ..... A) Flowing. B) Burning. C) Freezing. D) Fluttering, waving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fluttering, waving. 11. The ..... musician could play five different instruments. A) Amicable. B) Abate. C) Benevolent. D) Adept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adept. 12. Not wanting to speak because of emotional weight. A) Oblivion. B) Zealot. C) Reticent. D) Stoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reticent. 13. To select and set aside A) Plight. B) Improvise. C) Designate. D) Grandiose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Designate. 14. Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate; uncompromising. A) Rigorous. B) Righteous. C) Rigor Mortis. D) Specious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigorous. 15. What is another word that means consecutive? A) In between. B) Under. C) Below. D) In a row. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a row. 16. The ..... husband spends days at his wife's grave because he regrets not spending more time with her. A) Pentinet. B) Obstinate. C) Timorous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pentinet. 17. Which word would you use to describe a group that has reached a general agreement? A) Anecdote. B) Consensus. C) Surrogate. D) Forage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consensus. 18. The girl's ..... personality resulted in her being voted friendliest in her class. A) Dormant. B) Affable. C) Contrite. D) Depravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affable. 19. Falling to ruin:dilapidated or decayed A) Ruinous. B) Fabricate. C) Skirmish. D) Competence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruinous. 20. Honest and straightforward. A) Credible. B) Candid. C) Implicit. D) Concise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candid. 21. Placate (v) means (a) . A) A. to ease the anger of, soothe. B) To ignore completely. C) To intensify anger. D) To complicate further. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. to ease the anger of, soothe. 22. The professor's acute observation skills enabled her to notice the slightest inconsistencies in the data, leading to groundbreaking discoveries.As used in the passage, "acute" most nearly means: A) Painful. B) Sharp. C) Short-term. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sharp. 23. Severely critical of others A) Censorious. B) Burnish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Censorious. 24. The priest believed the ..... would protect him from dark spirits. A) Tangent. B) Bigot. C) Hangar. D) Talisman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talisman. 25. Showing empathy means you: A) Feel another's emotions as your own. B) Judge others with harsh discretion. C) Describe events with clear delineation. D) Decorate your words with embellishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel another's emotions as your own. 26. During a lively debate in class, Elijah asked, "What does 'Ostracism' mean?" A) Exclusion from a group. B) Equivalent in value or significance. C) To contemplate, reflect. D) The highest point, culminating point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclusion from a group. 27. The dormitory was ..... no A/C, no TV, no pool table, and no furniture. A) Averse. B) Austere. C) Auspicious. D) Arbitrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Austere. 28. Kindly, charitable A) Lucrative. B) Ferocity. C) Impartiality. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benevolent. 29. To express disapproval of A) Render. B) Retaliate. C) Reproach. D) Abrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reproach. 30. To make or become less severe A) Allay. B) Mitigate. C) Appease. D) Placate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mitigate. 31. Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. A) Rife. B) Diligent. C) Pariah. D) Scrutinize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diligent. 32. You should never drink and drive; always find a ..... driver or call a Lyft. A) Simulated. B) Interim. C) Complacent. D) Designated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Designated. 33. On his cross-country flight, Armando found himself sitting next to a nudnik. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unlucky. 34. The cashier put in her resignation because she was moving to a new state and could not work anymore.What does resignation mean? A) Endurance. B) Act of starting. C) Act of giving up a position. D) Initial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act of giving up a position. 35. Definition:General agreement among a group. A) Conflated. B) Comprised. C) Consensus. D) Compelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consensus. 36. Excessive pride or self-confidence. A) Eclectic. B) Duplicity. C) Hubris. D) Adversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hubris. 37. Not lasting or permanent A) Transient. B) Tractable. C) Austere. D) Myriad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transient. 38. Not fully developed; in an early stage. A) Permutation. B) Inchoate. C) Nascent. D) Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inchoate. 39. The ..... for sick monks, with the physician's house and physic garden, lies to the east. A) Vicinity. B) Comportment. C) Infirmary. D) Torque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infirmary. 40. Sadly, the little girl's disappearance continues to be an ..... A) Brittle. B) Enigma. C) Speculate. D) Rational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enigma. 41. To drive away or drive off by scattering A) Relevant. B) Replenish. C) Adept. D) Dispel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dispel. 42. What is a synonym for abhor? A) Love. B) Admire. C) Cherish. D) Detest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detest. 43. When you copy an author's words and present them as your own: A) Copy-cat. B) Plagiarism. C) Abrasion. D) Placid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarism. 44. One of Janet's goals is to ..... her fear of flying so she can finally go to Australia. A) SURMOUNT. B) EMEND. C) CAJOLE. D) NEGLIGENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SURMOUNT. 45. To be indecisive; waver between opinions A) Vacillate. B) Arcane. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacillate. 46. Cower means ..... A) To recoil in fear; o shrink away from. B) To speak loudly. C) To laugh loudly; to grin mockingly. D) To run quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To recoil in fear; o shrink away from. 47. What part of speech is "allow" ? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 48. The ..... was in the right place at the right time to win the free tickets to Hawaii A) Inscrutable. B) Intrinsic. C) Jocular. D) Opportunist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opportunist. 49. Complete the sentence with the correct word:The teacher tried to ..... the noisy classroom. A) Ignore. B) Encourage. C) Quell. D) Celebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quell. 50. When you express your right to something, you're making a ..... to it, like telling your sister, "This bowl of cereal is mine." A) Context. B) Claim. C) Argument. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 51. Someone who is querulous is: A) Complaining and whining. B) Optimistic and cheerful. C) Brave and daring. D) Suspicious and cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complaining and whining. 52. Complete the following sentence using the best SAT vocabulary word:Most people will agree that not helping those less fortunate than ourselves is an ..... societal flaw. A) Ambiguous. B) Eccentric. C) Egregious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Egregious. 53. The professor's acute observation skills enabled her to notice the slightest inconsistencies in the data, leading to groundbreaking discoveries. As used in the passage, "acute" most nearly means: A) Short-term. B) Sharp. C) Painful. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sharp. 54. Which word means "stubbornly unyielding" ? A) Surly. B) Vaunt. C) Tactful. D) Tenacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tenacious. 55. The term neophyte was first used in which century? A) 13th. B) 14th. C) 15th. D) 12th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14th. 56. What does 'misogyny' mean? A) Non-gendered. B) Bias. C) Contempt for women. D) Bigotry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contempt for women. 57. To support or recommend A) Anomaly. B) Allude. C) Advocate. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advocate. 58. When my three year old is overtired, she tends to yell in a ..... manner about the silliest things. A) Impetuous. B) Ineffable. C) Histrionic. D) Indiscriminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Histrionic. 59. My math teacher didn't follow ..... practices and taught us math through games. A) Conventional. B) Mitigate. C) Subtle. D) Revere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional. 60. What does Defoliate mean A) To remove leaves from a plant or tree. B) To protect leaves from pests. C) To encourage leaf growth on a tree. D) To water a plant excessively. 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