This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary Challenge – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Challenge Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Esoteric A) Obscure and easy to understand. B) Obscure and soft to understand. C) Obscure and difficult to understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obscure and difficult to understand. 2. Latent A) Standing out, renowned. B) Extremely expressive in speech. C) Enthusiastic. D) Laying hidden, potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laying hidden, potential. 3. Read the following sentence and identify the error:'The committee have decided to postpone the meeting.' A) The use of 'have' is incorrect. B) 'Postpone' should be 'postponed'. C) 'The committee' should be 'A committee'. D) There is no error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of 'have' is incorrect. 4. Which of the following words is an antonym of 'lucid'? A) Clear. B) Obscure. C) Bright. D) Transparent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obscure. 5. In a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant A) Kernel. B) Malady. C) Obliterate. D) Parse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kernel. 6. In the context of literary analysis, what does the term 'protagonist' refer to? A) The main character in a story. B) The villain in a story. C) The setting of a story. D) The theme of a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main character in a story. 7. To make something necessary A) Myriad. B) Lapse. C) Necessitate. D) Havoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necessitate. 8. Unlike his outgoing brother, Marcus was reticent at social gatherings, often keeping his thoughts to himself and avoiding small talk. A) Quiet. B) Rude. C) Curious. D) Cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet. 9. Though the cherry blossoms bloom spectacularly each spring, their beauty is ephemeral, lasting only a few days before the petals fall away. A) Overwhelming. B) Short-lived. C) Artificial. D) Symbolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short-lived. 10. Rather than give a straight answer, the CEO took a circuitous route, discussing the company's history and avoiding the real question about layoffs. A) Honest. B) Brief. C) Roundabout. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roundabout. 11. A god or goddess A) Deity. B) Elude. C) Kernel. D) Myriad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deity. 12. Which word means to prevent or frustrate? A) Boorish. B) Thwart. C) Decathlon. D) Poised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thwart. 13. Which word means difficult to understand? A) Err. B) Lance. C) Decathlon. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obscure. 14. Find the antonym for float ..... A) Underworld. B) Scuttle. C) Bilateral. D) Queue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scuttle. 15. Parents should always ..... to talk to their children about their problems. A) Do time. B) Make chores. C) Do chores. D) Make time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make time. 16. Even though the new proposal had merit, several board members chose to disparage it, focusing only on its minor flaws. A) Promote. B) Encourage. C) Clarify. D) Criticize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criticize. 17. Identify the synonym for the word 'benevolent'. A) Malevolent. B) Kind. C) Selfish. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 18. Though respected for his expertise, Dr. Lowell was not a popular lecturer; his acerbic comments about students' work often left the classroom in uncomfortable silence. A) Generous. B) Humorous. C) Bitter. D) Evasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bitter. 19. What does "to debunk a theory" mean? A) Disprove it. B) Support it. C) Research it. D) Discuss it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disprove it. 20. A joint or seam, where two parts meet A) Kernel. B) Elude. C) Juncture. D) Candor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juncture. 21. Adversity A) Tragedy. B) Fortune. C) Serendipity. D) Luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. 22. Malcontent A) Dissatisfied, unhappy person. B) Nonstop. C) Standing out, renowned. D) Cautious, good judgment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissatisfied, unhappy person. 23. Ebullience A) Enthusiastic. B) Extremely expressive in speech. C) Standing out, renowned. D) To make or become greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enthusiastic. 24. To drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something A) Ravenous. B) Lapse. C) Juncture. D) Imbibe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imbibe. 25. Infestation:exterminate:: ..... :cure A) Underworld. B) Aspire. C) Malady. D) Obliterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malady. 26. Use 'alacrity' in a sentence. A) He approached the task with alacrity. B) They avoided the situation with alacrity. C) She declined the offer with alacrity. D) She accepted the challenge with alacrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She accepted the challenge with alacrity. 27. After months of public doubt and scrutiny, the scientist felt vindicated when independent researchers confirmed her findings. A) Ignored. B) Proven-right. C) Embarrassment. D) Silenced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proven-right. 28. What does 'laconic' mean? A) Using many words to express oneself. B) Being overly emotional in communication. C) Using very few words to express oneself. D) Having a loud and boisterous personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using very few words to express oneself. 29. Augment A) To flinch or shrink back. B) To make or become greater. C) Laying hidden; potential. D) Nonstop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make or become greater. 30. Explain the meaning of 'ostentatious'. A) Characterized by modesty and simplicity. B) Defined by a lack of display or showiness. C) Associated with elegance and subtlety. 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