This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Alert and watchful A) Fanatical. B) Vigilant. C) Revere. D) Pariah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vigilant. 2. The sopranos duet was not in tune. A) Soprano's. B) Sopranos'. C) Sopransos's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sopranos'. 3. Perfidy means ..... A) A deliberate breach of trust. B) To declare legally void. C) Payment for goods and services. D) To free from guilt or blame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A deliberate breach of trust. 4. What does Adept mean? A) Having knowledge. B) Being inexperienced. C) Lacking skill. D) Being confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having knowledge. 5. To make more sharp or severe A) Abduction. B) Bravado. C) Exacerbate. D) Hamper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exacerbate. 6. An abnormal and unhealthy obsession with fire; often the obsessive desire to start fires A) Pommel. B) Pyromania. C) Askance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pyromania. 7. A lackadaisical person is A) Lazy. B) Noisy. C) Tearful. D) Lethargic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lethargic. 8. Select the correct vocabulary word for the followiong definition:reject with contempt A) Stipend. B) Vie. C) Unprecedented. D) Spurn. E) Squander. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spurn. 9. Rural or rustic in nature A) Beleaguer. B) Beset. C) Bucolic. D) Bleak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bucolic. 10. Fill in the blank:She began to ..... all my faults, so I left the room. A) Elusive. B) Convivial. C) Besmirch. D) Enumerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enumerate. 11. In the context of the word "sanguine, " what does it mean to be optimistic? A) Expecting the best. B) Expecting the worst. C) Expecting nothing. D) Expecting average results. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expecting the best. 12. Dizzy, light-headed A) Irascible. B) Gossamer. C) Queue. D) Giddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giddy. 13. Material of poor quality ..... the clothing brand's image. A) Debases. B) Bleaks. C) Fickles. D) Abstruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debases. 14. Which of the following words contains the Latin root 'aud' meaning 'hear'? A) Audience. B) Audiobook. C) Auditory. D) Audition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auditory. 15. Ambivalence A) N. The character and atmosphere of a place. B) Adj. The atmosphere of a place. C) Adj. Being uncertain, stuck between options. D) N. The state of being uncertain or stuck between options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) N. The state of being uncertain or stuck between options. 16. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was loaded with ..... devices. His use of repetition is one of his most effective techniques. A) Rhetorical. B) Appeal. C) Narrator. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical. 17. The scientist spoke cautiously, avoiding any statements that could be interpreted as ..... or politically charged. A) Inevitable. B) Significant. C) Controversial. D) Viable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controversial. 18. Identify the antonym of 'antediluvian'. A) Modern. B) Ancient. C) Old-fashioned. D) Primitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern. 19. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "laconic." A) Her laconic reply was simply, "No.". B) The laconic music filled the room with joy. C) He was laconic in his generosity. D) The laconic meal left everyone full. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her laconic reply was simply, "No.". 20. I am surprised by the ..... of fast food chains; this is America and I assumed they were on every street. A) Dearth. B) Benign. C) Forthright. D) Commendable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dearth. 21. Events following an occurrence, a consequence of A) Aggrandize. B) Alienate. C) Aftermath. D) Askew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aftermath. 22. Forgiveness; pardon; release A) Credible. B) Plausible. C) Absolution. D) Obdurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolution. 23. Autonomous A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 24. Fate, destiny ..... A) Karma. B) Curvilinear. C) Astute. D) Artisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 25. Filling with dismay, causing horror A) Archaic. B) Ambiance. C) Appalling. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalling. 26. To imply is A) To just say it!. B) To make it clear. C) To make something known. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 27. Mood, feelings, general atmosphere A) Altercation. B) Ambiance. C) Assuage. D) Askew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiance. 28. Incongruous (Adject.) means A) Impossible to deny or disprove. B) To weaken gradually. C) To pull or twist out of shape. D) Not appropriate; unsuitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not appropriate; unsuitable. 29. What does the word retort mean? A) To turn away or prevent. B) Comeback short response. C) Bold, showy statement. D) For some particular purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comeback short response. 30. I've looked everywhere for my keys and even carried out an ..... search of my car, but I can't find them anywhere. A) Eschew. B) Erratic. C) Exhaustive. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exhaustive. ← 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