This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Defame A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 2. Because the data was incomplete, the committee remained ..... about the accuracy of the final report. A) Objective. B) Cordial. C) Skeptical. D) Prevalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeptical. 3. The result or effect of an action; consequences A) Repercussions. B) Nostalgic. C) Animosity. D) Voracious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repercussions. 4. Engulf A) Surround, enclose. B) Isolate, separate. C) Ignore, neglect. D) Diminish, reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surround, enclose. 5. Sara's parents trusted her to be ..... after school. She even fixed her own dinner some nights. A) Autonomous. B) Scrutinize. C) Myriad. D) Covert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomous. 6. A rhythm, progression of sound A) Abate. B) Dearth. C) Cadence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cadence. 7. He aims to make his product ..... by selling it internationally. A) Expansive. B) Morbid. C) Ubiquitous. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ubiquitous. 8. A clumsy or inept person A) Bungler. B) Callous. C) Bowdlerize. D) Chimerical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bungler. 9. Having more than one possible meaning; hard to understand; unclear A) Ambiguous. B) Placate. C) Transient. D) Negligible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguous. 10. Lucky charm A) Talisman. B) Fallacy. C) Exacerbate. D) Inconceivable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talisman. 11. Which word means "about to occur" ? A) Cajole. B) Imminent. C) Bizarre. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imminent. 12. Old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time A) Antiquated. B) Animosity. C) Indigenous. D) Insolvent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antiquated. 13. Not appropriate ..... A) Cerebral. B) Incongruous. C) Lament. D) Austere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incongruous. 14. Although the proposal initially appeared radical, it was later adopted because it offered a ..... solution to a long-standing financial problem. A) Ambiguous. B) Pragmatic. C) Spatial. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pragmatic. 15. The instructions were intentionally ..... , allowing readers to interpret them in multiple ways. A) Pragmatic. B) Ambiguous. C) Conventional. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiguous. 16. Jared's ..... behavior of cackling madly to himself and making strange noises made Veronica worry about his well-being. A) Aberrant. B) Abject. C) Abominable. D) Abrasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aberrant. 17. A person who lives solely for pleasure is called a: A) Hedonist. B) Efface. C) Decadence. D) Imminent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedonist. 18. The report card ..... the problems she was already having with her mother. A) Exhorted. B) Exacerbated. C) Hackneyed. D) Diffused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exacerbated. 19. The student was ousted from the meeting when he didn't follow the rules. A) Scolded. B) Reprimanded. C) Removed. D) Invited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removed. 20. What is the definition of the word audacity? A) Bold, showy statement. B) Magic spell made of words. C) Trash, scattered around. D) Daring or reckless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daring or reckless. 21. To punish or scold harshly A) Chastise. B) Revere. C) Raucous. D) Pariah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chastise. 22. Which word is synonymous with being rich and superior in quality? A) Orator. B) Mundane. C) Opulent. D) Mundane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opulent. 23. To praise-extol A) Laud. B) Induce. C) Abridge. D) Bucolic. E) Belabor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laud. 24. Perspicacious A) Perceptive. B) Precocious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perceptive. 25. What word means postpone doing what one should be doing? A) Pragmatic. B) Precocious. C) Pretentious. D) Procrastinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Procrastinate. 26. Shorten, abridge A) Ostentatious. B) Surreptitious. C) Querulous. D) Abbreviate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abbreviate. 27. Not important; doesn't matter A) Anarchy. B) Expedite. C) Destitute. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inconsequential. 28. Will people in the future look back and wonder if we were egotistical maniacs, with our selfies and social media? A) Lacking respect; scornful. B) Self-satisfied; smug. C) Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited. D) Using too many words; wordy; long winded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited. 29. Unconventional, far fetched A) Balm. B) Blather. C) Beget. D) Bizarre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bizarre. 30. Paradigm A) A typical example or pattern of something; a model. B) A complex mathematical equation. C) A historical event that changed society. D) A type of musical composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A typical example or pattern of something; a model. ← 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