This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using few words to express an idea clearly. A) Concise. B) Credible. C) Diligent. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concise. 2. Match or surpass A) Emulate. B) Abate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emulate. 3. What is the best replacement for the word queue in the following sentences:I had to join a queue for the toilets. Another 29, 100 people have joined the dole queue. There was a long queue at the post office. A) Group. B) Echelon. C) Aggregate. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Echelon. 4. Losing his job and crashing his car were ..... that Matthew had to overcome. A) Indiscriminate. B) Idiosyncrasies. C) Histrionic. D) Impasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impasses. 5. Lacking or absence of needs A) Hardship. B) Grueling. C) Consolidate. D) Adjacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardship. 6. Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected A) Contend. B) Dismay. C) Impart. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dismay. 7. (verb) To surrender possession of something A) Cessation. B) Certitude. C) Cede. D) Censorious. E) Celerity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cede. 8. Verbose writing is best described as A) Strictly formal. B) Carefully cited. C) Overly wordy. D) Short and curt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overly wordy. 9. Dormant means ..... A) Effective. B) Wise. C) Inactive. D) Hasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inactive. 10. Eighteenth-century historian Edward Gibbon thought the only character defect of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was his mild temperament-though the emperor was widely considered virtuous, his overly permissive nature led him to ..... the vices of those who surrounded him. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Criticize. B) Despise. C) Indulge. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indulge. 11. Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve. A) Aperture. B) Arable. C) Baleful. D) Balm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balm. 12. Be a sign of; indicate;Be a warning or indication of a future event. A) Implied. B) Append. C) Duplicity. D) Betoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Betoken. 13. Relating to beauty or refined taste A) Abstract. B) Allow. C) Adequate. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetic. 14. When it came to candy, the little girl was ..... and would eat anything sweet. A) Indiscriminate. B) Histrionic. C) Impetuous. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indiscriminate. 15. Causing annoyance or anger especially deliberately. A) Provocative. B) Ambiguous. C) Compelling. D) Serendipity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provocative. 16. The TV show was so ..... that I decided to do something more interesting. A) Augment. B) Banal. C) Acrimony. D) Ambivalence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banal. 17. Having pride in oneself and dislike for others A) Terse. B) Garrulous. C) Haughty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haughty. 18. Very old and no longer in use; obsolete A) Myriad. B) Fervent. C) Obstinate. D) Antiquated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antiquated. 19. Someone forced into military service. A) Usurp. B) Imperious. C) Conscript. D) Contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conscript. 20. James won the scholarship to his dream school ..... , he was able to attend for free. A) Meanwhile. B) Obviously. C) Abruptly. D) Consequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequently. 21. The jury was ..... refusing to believe that the man was innocent. A) OBSTINATE. B) INCITE. C) INCORRIGIBLE. D) INNOCUOUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OBSTINATE. 22. This term would be used to describe something that is senseless or silly. A) Histrionic. B) Ineffable. C) Indiscriminate. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inane. 23. Because elderly people have ..... bones, they frequently injure themselves. A) Speculate. B) Rational. C) Brittle. D) Enigma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brittle. 24. You should not ..... other people unless you want individuals to attack your reputation in retaliation. A) DENIGRATE. B) SURMOUNT. C) NEGLIGENT. D) ABSTRUSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DENIGRATE. 25. Idolatry:Ben's parents worried about his idolatry to the occult.Elvis' idolatrous fans stormed Graceland.Peter has an idolatrous addiction for the game of golf. A) Paying attention to. B) Neglecting. C) Blind or excessive devotion to something. D) Infatuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blind or excessive devotion to something. 26. What does Ensconce mean? A) To establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place. B) To reveal a secret to everyone. C) To build a temporary shelter. D) To run away in fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place. 27. The puppy consumed ..... amounts of food. A) Idiosynchrasy. B) Amiable. C) Circuitous. D) Prodigious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prodigious. 28. In the midst of the economic downturn, the CEO's decision to invest in employee training was seen as ..... , demonstrating a long-term vision for the company's growth. A) Reckless. B) Prudent. C) Unnecessary. D) Insufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prudent. 29. The low lying areas were ..... by flood waters. A) Projected. B) Inundated. C) Comported. D) Promulgated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inundated. 30. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. A) Lobbyist. B) Novice. C) Demogauge. D) Debacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demogauge. ← 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 8Sat Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books