This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 35 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They use an intricate formula to ..... how many are snakes inhabiting an area. A) Disinterest. B) Unfetter. C) Scrutinize. D) Extrapolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extrapolate. 2. An outlaw, robber, or bandit A) Donnybrook. B) Brigand. C) Incantation. D) Vestige. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brigand. 3. To break a law A) Satire. B) Transgress. C) Subsequent. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transgress. 4. Relating to an extraordinary and vivid recall A) Disconcert. B) Compendium. C) Eidetic. D) Incongruous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eidetic. 5. Erwin ..... his position as team captain of the soccer team after he dropkicked the referee who gave him a yellow card. A) Abolished. B) Abdicated. C) Abhored. D) Abbreviated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abdicated. 6. The word "love" has become hackneyed over time. It doesn't hold much meaning anymore. A) Boring; dull. B) To make more bearable. C) Overfamiliar through overuse; trite. D) Full of life; exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overfamiliar through overuse; trite. 7. What does it mean to 'circumvent' something? A) The avoidance of extremeness especially in behavior. B) To find a way around. C) An extended period of time without activity. D) Fair and just. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find a way around. 8. The newspaper's ..... has really dwindled since the internet's popularity began to boom. A) Emergence. B) Circulation. C) Supply. D) Supply-chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulation. 9. A dramatic speech delivered by one person A) Monotone. B) Monotonous. C) Soliloquy. D) Solipsism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. 10. Having knowledge or skill (in a particular aread) A) Adept. B) Clinical. C) Emphatic. D) Entail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adept. 11. Very expressive; using emphasis A) Adept. B) Clinical. C) Emphatic. D) Entail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphatic. 12. Having no flaws; perfect A) Negligible. B) Peccant. C) Peccadillo. D) Impeccable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impeccable. 13. Chaotic situation A) Brouhaha. B) Monotony. C) Menacing. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brouhaha. 14. Which of the following sentences uses "tenacious" correctly? A) The tenacious weeds in our lawn are hard to remove. B) The tenacious sun set quickly. C) The tenacious rain was very cold. D) The tenacious cake was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tenacious weeds in our lawn are hard to remove. 15. The constant ..... between her parents made Sara wonder if they were going to stay together. A) Antagonism. B) Nonchalant. C) Monotonous. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonism. 16. Hard to understand A) Abyss. B) Abstruse. C) Amplify. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstruse. 17. In the sentence "The lawyer's argument was so **convoluted** that few could follow it, " what does "convoluted" mean? A) Clear and straightforward. B) Complex and difficult to follow. C) Convincing and compelling. D) Brief and to the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex and difficult to follow. 18. My aunt is so ..... , she hangs paper towels to dry and reuses them. A) Haughty. B) Inevitable. C) Hackneyed. D) Frugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frugal. 19. What is the definition of "Efficacy" ? A) The ability to produce a desired result. B) The act of returning a favor. C) To make something less severe. D) To extend the duration of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to produce a desired result. 20. To consist of; to contain A) Plethora. B) Compendium. C) Comprise. D) Foist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comprise. 21. She felt ..... about failing because she didn't care. A) Jubilation. B) Mundane. C) Lobbyist. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonchalant. 22. The police officer was ..... by the door so the thief was caught on his way out. A) Ensconced. B) Obdurate. C) Hastened. D) Absolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensconced. 23. A person who is "exuberant" is most likely to: A) Be joyously unrestrained. B) Be silent and reserved. C) Be stingy with money. D) Dislike people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be joyously unrestrained. 24. Which of the following can be considered trumpery? A) A family heirloom. B) A collection of animal salt and pepper shakers. C) A high-end watch. D) A rare painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collection of animal salt and pepper shakers. 25. Full of enthusiasm or devotion A) Fanatical. B) Revere. C) Vigilant. D) Eclectic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fanatical. 26. Part of speech-reticent A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 27. What word means:determined; persistent; does not give up A) Transient. B) Tenacious. C) Superfluous. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tenacious. 28. A deliberately false and misleading argument A) Donnybrook. B) Incantation. C) Nomenclature. D) Sophistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sophistry. 29. The accumulation or total result of something A) Summation. B) Totality. C) Trenchant. D) Totalitarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summation. 30. What does it mean for something to be 'inconclusive'? A) Ungraciously or offensively. B) Continuing firmly. C) Showing no prejudice. D) Not leading to a firm conclusion, not ending doubt. 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