This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Even though she was shaking on the inside, Alexis appeared to be totally comfortable and ..... while giving her presentation. A) Nonchalant. B) Precarious. C) Benevolent. D) Antagonism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonchalant. 2. How would you describe a company that is known for being innovative? A) It rarely changes its products. B) It frequently introduces new and original products. C) It avoids taking risks. D) It relies on outdated technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It frequently introduces new and original products. 3. What is the meaning of 'torpid'? A) Critical of others. B) Clean or pure. C) Lethargic; inactive. D) Exclusion from a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lethargic; inactive. 4. Wretched, lacking pride A) Abortive. B) Abject. C) Abhor. D) Abrade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abject. 5. An iconoclast is ..... A) One who follows the crowd. B) One who goes against the norm. C) One who breaks the law. D) One who shows the way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who goes against the norm. 6. The old house was ..... with its pain peeling and its ceiling falling in. A) Decrepit. B) Obsolete. C) Clumsy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrepit. 7. Obfuscate A) Confuse. B) Condone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confuse. 8. When the judge heard his ..... lie, he slammed down his gavel and demanded order his court. (a) A) Laceration. B) Ensconce. C) Hasten. D) A. blatant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. blatant. 9. A leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power A) Demagogue. B) Mercenary. C) Connoisseur. D) Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demagogue. 10. To free from blame is to A) Bulwark. B) Garrulous. C) Exculpate. D) Vacillate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exculpate. 11. Not cautious or prudent; rash A) Imprudent. B) Nuance. C) Inversion. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imprudent. 12. Torpid A) Inactive; lazy; stagnant. B) Strong; healthi; tough. C) Filled of (usually full of holes). D) Hypothesize; propose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inactive; lazy; stagnant. 13. (noun) a heated quarrel A) Altercation. B) Alternative. C) Aloof. D) Also-ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altercation. 14. Fester A) To generate pus, to linger and become a source of irritation. B) To heal quickly and effectively. C) To cause joy and happiness. D) To disappear without a trace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To generate pus, to linger and become a source of irritation. 15. Which of the following best describes an 'antediluvian' object? A) A brand new smartphone. B) A vintage typewriter. C) A futuristic gadget. D) A modern art piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vintage typewriter. 16. Fill in the blank:Severe inflation ..... the nation's currency. A) Assuaged. B) Debased. C) Besieged. D) Championed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debased. 17. A fight between small numbers of troops; a brief conflict A) Campaign. B) Stalemate. C) Skirmish. D) Siege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skirmish. 18. How can a person's demeanor be observed, according to the definition provided? A) Through their facial appearance or behavior. B) By the amount of money they have. C) By the books they read. D) Through their favorite color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through their facial appearance or behavior. 19. Relating to the brain ..... A) Lament. B) Aloof. C) Cerebral. D) Connoisseur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral. 20. Ordinary, common A) Querulous. B) Mundane. C) Ostentatious. D) Collaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mundane. 21. Select the correct definition:inundate A) To flood or overwhelm. B) Determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. C) Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wise social experience. D) Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To flood or overwhelm. 22. Capriciously changeable in affection or belief; not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling A) Aghast. B) Debonair. C) Fickle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fickle. 23. What rhetorical device is used in the sentence "The wind whispered secrets to the ancient trees" ? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 24. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:The massacre represents a ..... episode in our history. A) Profuse. B) Smug. C) Erratic. D) Surly. E) Sordid. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sordid. 25. Unimaginable or unthinkable. A) Rectitude. B) Fickle. C) Aghast. D) Inconceivable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inconceivable. 26. Dinner was a disaster. The butternut squash soup was insipid, and the chicken that followed wasn't much better. A) Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting. B) Full of flavor; exciting. C) Commonplace; ordinary. D) To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting. 27. To change, alter, or tweak A) Empirical. B) Fiscal. C) Incite. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modify. 28. Although a victim of the salesman's unethical tactics, my father decided to not be a(n) ..... in the lawsuit against the corporation. A) Ensemble. B) Elfin. C) Claimant. D) Tether. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claimant. 29. Impress with words ..... A) Noxious. B) Grandiloquent. C) Proficient. D) Harangue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandiloquent. 30. When you remember definitions word for word, you remember them ..... A) Lament. B) Vacillate. C) Verbatim. D) Torpor. 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