This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. 5 ..... :to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce A) Buttress. B) Diminish. C) Obscure. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buttress. 2. Choose the correct definition:vindicate A) (adj) thrifty; cheap. B) (adj) depending on a condition. C) (v) to clear from blame or suspicion. D) (adj) showy, displaying wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (v) to clear from blame or suspicion. 3. Debacle A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 4. Select the word that best fills in the blank.The ..... child kicked the principal in the knee. A) Empathetic. B) Capitulated. C) Discredited. D) Disdainful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disdainful. 5. Fill in the blank:The main house has been restored but the gazebo is still ..... and unusable. A) Degraded. B) Dilapidated. C) Devolved. D) Meandered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dilapidated. 6. To cause suffering A) Civic. B) Melodramatic. C) Onset. D) Persecute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persecute. 7. Quiet and modest; reserved A) Demure. B) Ambivalent. C) Ostensible. D) Destitute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demure. 8. 1-His intellect was logical in the highest degree; he was clear and precise, an enemy of loose reasoning, and quick to ..... prevailing fallacies. A) A. chide. B) B. refute. C) C. smug. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. refute. 9. The husband and wife had a lot of ..... , which caused many fights. A) Discordancy. B) Impart. C) Archives. D) Jocund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discordancy. 10. A pessimistic feeling of distrust A) Cynicism. B) Sedate. C) Pfennig. D) Beleaguer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cynicism. 11. We all have our own unique ..... that we have acquired over time. It is usually shaped by our upbringing and life experiences, which shape the way we see things. A) Perspective. B) Evidence. C) Hypothesis. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perspective. 12. The party leader advised all her members to ..... any questions about finance or money. A) Eschew. B) Condone. C) Abscond. D) Exhaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eschew. 13. If you interpose something, you are A) Cause it to cross with something else. B) Separating it. C) Bringing it together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bringing it together. 14. Synonym for segregate A) Separate. B) Attack. C) Combine. D) Promote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate. 15. To banish from or force out of a group or situation. A) Ostracize. B) Salient. C) Chattel. D) Tincture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ostracize. 16. They argued bitterly, and to make matters worse, the ill-feeling was ..... by the sweltering heat-wave which made their blood boil. A) Exacerbated. B) Quantified. C) Qualified. D) Extenuated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exacerbated. 17. What is the definition of divine (v)? A) To infer, to guess. B) To condemn, to expose. C) To belittle, to put down. D) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To infer, to guess. 18. To erase; to rub out-eradicate A) Efface. B) Hinder. C) Hiatus. D) Kindle. E) Copious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Efface. 19. Despite the best efforts of a federal team of business experts and politicians, the economic miniaturization continued to affect the lives of millions of citizens. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Procession. C) Lessening. D) Recession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recession. 20. Martin Luther King was a true ..... ; he preached for equal rights for all citizens. A) Doldrums. B) Dormant. C) Egalitarian. D) Draconian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Egalitarian. 21. Detached, reversed A) Adroit/deft/dexterous. B) Aesthetic. C) Affable/amiable/genial/gregarious. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aloof. 22. To avoid by artful manuvering A) Circumvent. B) Callous. C) Covet. D) Convoluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumvent. 23. Lament A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 24. Always moving; lasting for only a short time; temporary A) Transient. B) Sedentary. C) Obsinate. D) Negligible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transient. 25. The physical property of matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to its original shape after being stretched. A) Elasticity. B) Chattel. C) Hindrance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elasticity. 26. Part of speech-tenacious A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 27. A fantastic scheme, unchecked imagination A) Conjecture. B) Chimerical. C) Copious. D) Covet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chimerical. 28. Cautious, way, alert, attentive A) Circumspect. B) Capricious. C) Circuitous. D) Clairvoyant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumspect. 29. When Tanya landed on her feet, she felt a sudden ..... in her ankle. A) Pang. B) Detrimental. C) Animosity. D) Tumultuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pang. 30. Disrespect, rudeness, impertinence A) Consternation. B) Preamble. C) Vitriolic. D) Flippancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flippancy. ← 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