This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Approbation A) Praise (e.g., The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.). B) Criticism (e.g., The critics expressed their disapproval.). C) Indifference (e.g., The audience showed no reaction.). D) Confusion (e.g., The message was unclear to many.). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Praise (e.g., The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.). 2. Listening to his friend's adventures gave him ..... pleasure. A) Vicarious. B) Paucity. C) Antiquated. D) Insolvent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vicarious. 3. An appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive A) Adroit/deft/dexterous. B) Aesthetic. C) Affable/amiable/genial/gregarious. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetic. 4. To suppress, or to quench A) Quell. B) Ravenous. C) Acrimony. D) Bipartisanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quell. 5. Overly dramatic ..... A) Quixotic. B) Histrionic. C) Arduous. D) Porcine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Histrionic. 6. Scrutinize A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 7. Verbose A) Using or expressed in more words than are needed. B) Concise and to the point. C) Lacking sufficient detail. D) Expressing ideas in a straightforward manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using or expressed in more words than are needed. 8. Black Friday shopping was a complete ..... because Tim got trampled by the crowd at Foot Locker. A) Debacle. B) Obsolete. C) Plethora. D) Adament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debacle. 9. Originating in a certain area A) Vicarious. B) Indigenous. C) Affluent. D) Belittle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indigenous. 10. Fill in the blank:The thought was so ..... , I don't even remember it. A) Transient. B) Wary. C) Tenacious. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transient. 11. Abrade A) Shorten. B) Cancel, put an end to. C) Unsuccessful; fruitless. D) Wear away by friction; scrape; erode. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear away by friction; scrape; erode. 12. Fill in the blank:The prince's distasteful choice of words ..... not only his own name, but the reputation of the entire royal family. A) Assuaged. B) Besmirched. C) Devolved. D) Enumerated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besmirched. 13. The thief claimed to have an alibi at the time of the crime but could not produce any friend or family to ..... his story. A) Impose. B) Circumvent. C) Corroborate. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corroborate. 14. Picturesque A) Beautiful. B) Plastic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 15. Select the correct definition of the word fickle A) The power of creative imagination. B) Liable to sudden unpredictable change, especially in affections of attachments. C) Dull and interesting. D) To wander aimlessly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liable to sudden unpredictable change, especially in affections of attachments. 16. The prefix CON as in CONCUR means ..... A) On. B) With. C) Again. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 17. To infuriate ..... A) Enrage. B) Ballistics. C) Lassitude. D) Askew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enrage. 18. Which word is synonymous with duration of service; long life? A) Jubilation. B) Mundane. C) Lobbyist. D) Longevity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longevity. 19. To perplex or confuse; to disorder a person's thinking A) Detest. B) Minimize. C) Bewilder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bewilder. 20. To destroy completely A) Sluggish. B) Obliterate. C) Rectify. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obliterate. 21. The store sold milk, lotto, coffee and a bunch of ..... items. A) Sundry. B) Dogged. C) Chamber. D) Bellicose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sundry. 22. Dull; monotonous; bland A) Headstrong. B) Lackluster. C) Enunciation. D) Blithe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lackluster. 23. What does the word monotonous mean? A) Boring. B) Nasty. C) Daring or recklace. D) To turn away or prevent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boring. 24. (verb) to entice with something desirable; to tempt A) Alleviate. B) Allure. C) Aloof. D) Also-ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allure. 25. To branch out; to split/divide into different ways A) Converge. B) Insinuate. C) Contort. D) Diverge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diverge. 26. What is the definition of 'hibernation'? A) To set up or show to be true. B) To find a way around, overcome, outwit. C) An extended period of time without activity or indoors. D) Uncomplicated, honest and frank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An extended period of time without activity or indoors. 27. Which word is synonymous with being marked a person who delivers a speech? A) Orator. B) Mundane. C) Parched. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orator. 28. What is the correct definition of "parse" ? A) To cheat; to gain something dishonestly. B) To strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent. C) To break something down into its parts in order to understand it. D) To sink a ship by creating a hole in the ship beneath the water line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To break something down into its parts in order to understand it. 29. Instead of offering constructive criticism, he chose to (a) his colleague's ideas in front of the entire team. A) A. deride. B) Lampoon. C) Replete. D) Ennui. E) Abstain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. deride. 30. It's the best of its kind; consummate, outstanding, truly the ..... A) Triumph. B) Apex. C) Pinnacle. D) Hyperbole. 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