This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Barren, unihabited A) Desolate. B) The jungle. C) Brouhaha. D) Foreboding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desolate. 2. A group of companies or institutions that work together for a common cause A) Consortium. B) CONsort. C) ConSORT. D) Auspices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consortium. 3. Which of the following sentences uses "didactic" correctly? A) The didactic teacher always included moral lessons in her stories. B) The didactic music was loud and aggressive. C) He was didactic in his silence. D) The didactic meal was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The didactic teacher always included moral lessons in her stories. 4. Your behavior is ..... ! A) Lament. B) Deplorable. C) Verbatim. D) Hamper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deplorable. 5. Which of the following words contains the Latin root 'struct' meaning 'build'? A) Destruction. B) Instruction. C) Obstruction. D) Construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Construction. 6. She wanted to ..... her appreciation with a hug. because her friend had a rough day A) Underscore. B) Incite. C) Undermine. D) Postulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underscore. 7. Abstemious A) Sparing in eating and drinking. B) Sparing in reducing and recycling. C) Avoiding eating certain types of foods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sparing in eating and drinking. 8. There are many ancient ..... in Spain; they are among the attractions most visited by tourists. A) Cerebral. B) Chasms. C) Citadels. D) Chattels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citadels. 9. Undefinable; difficult or impossible to explain A) Declivity. B) Distort. C) Inexplicable. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inexplicable. 10. What word means habitually complaining? A) Provocative. B) Prudent. C) Querulous. D) Mundane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Querulous. 11. Choose the correct word: "A devious attempt to ..... the signature didn't fool the bank teller." A) Garner. B) Efface. C) Cajole. D) Bizarre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efface. 12. What does the word turgid mean? A) A gadget or device that can be used for some particular purpose. B) Bold, showy statement. C) Something swollen by fluids. D) Comeback short response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something swollen by fluids. 13. Rather than expressing his disagreement ..... , he hinted at it subtly during the discussion. A) Cordially. B) Prudently. C) Overtly. D) Conventionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overtly. 14. Her cupcake business became ..... once they moved to a busier community. A) Candid. B) Complacent. C) Reproach. D) Lucrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lucrative. 15. What does the word 'temerity' mean? A) Boldness. B) Srength. C) Intelligence. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boldness. 16. Select the word that best completes the sentence: "Everett was so ..... that his messy fraternity brothers refused to room with him." A) Hedonist. B) Fastidious. C) Imminent. D) Decadence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fastidious. 17. What is the opposite of making a retort? A) Ignoring a comment. B) Responding quickly. C) Asking a question. D) Making a joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ignoring a comment. 18. Ogle A) Stare at; observe in an obvious manner. B) Avoid;make unnecessary. C) Tired; without energy. D) Not strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stare at; observe in an obvious manner. 19. An overabundance, surfeit, or excess A) Compendium. B) Comprise. C) Coterie. D) Plethora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plethora. 20. Publicly shameful A) Magnanimous. B) Glamorous. C) Ignominious. D) Enormous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignominious. 21. What is the meaning of the Greek root word 'graph'? A) To run. B) To swim. C) To write or to draw. D) To cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To write or to draw. 22. Someone who takes the blame for others A) Iniquity. B) Talisman. C) Axiom. D) Scapegoat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scapegoat. 23. To celebrate-to delight in (Think:Happy birthday to YOU!) A) Exalt. B) Exult. C) Debunk. D) Assuage. E) Avarice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exult. 24. Sam and Maddie ..... their nanny because she made them treats and let them stay up way past their bedtime to watch scary movies. A) Chastised. B) Fanatical. C) Eclectic. D) Revered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revered. 25. Inauthentic; not bonafide. A) Litigious. B) Spurious. C) Notorious. D) Aberration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spurious. 26. Which word means "to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief" ? A) Claim. B) Prove. C) Disprove. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 27. Which word means to delay action? A) Inundate. B) Procrastinate. C) Predilection. D) Entreaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Procrastinate. 28. After watching my grandfather battle cancer, I am filled with ..... for anyone who is going through the same situation. A) Exalt. B) Magnanimous. C) Tenacious. D) Empathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empathy. 29. Having an early development in maturity & intelligence A) Precocious. B) Quell. C) Ravenous. D) Acrimony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precocious. 30. What does it mean to be 'deficient'? A) To have an excess of something. B) To lack something. C) To be satisfied with what you have. D) To be generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lack something. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Vocabulary Quiz 1Sat Vocabulary Quiz 2Sat Vocabulary Quiz 3Sat Vocabulary Quiz 4Sat Vocabulary Quiz 5Sat Vocabulary Quiz 6Sat Vocabulary Quiz 7Sat Vocabulary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books