This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (verb) to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen A) Alleviate. B) Allure. C) Aloof. D) Also-ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alleviate. 2. Experiencing something through another person A) Tranquil. B) Pastoral. C) Hamper. D) Vicariously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vicariously. 3. In what context is the word "abrogate" most often used? A) Culinary. B) Legal or political. C) Medical. D) Artistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legal or political. 4. The guidon bearer posthumously ..... the flag to young Henry Fleming, who grasped it and then charged the enemy line. A) Seceded. B) Relinquished. C) Retained. D) Conjured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relinquished. 5. It means general agreement; it also means the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned. A) Consensus. B) Profusion. C) Reticence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consensus. 6. Consider the quote: "Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." How does this relate to the concept of implication? A) It shows that only direct actions matter. B) It suggests that indirect effects or consequences are also important, which is the essence of implication. C) It means that everyone is affected in the same way. D) It implies that only group actions have consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It suggests that indirect effects or consequences are also important, which is the essence of implication. 7. Being a voluble person is a necessary skill for a politician because it means you are/can ..... A) Excitable. B) Proud and self-absorbed. C) Approachable. D) Talk with a great deal of ease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talk with a great deal of ease. 8. What is the definition of the word "retort" ? A) A long, detailed explanation. B) A quick reply to a question or remark. C) A silent gesture. D) A written document. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A quick reply to a question or remark. 9. To censor or remove objectionable material A) Vacillate. B) Pellucid. C) Usurp. D) Expurgate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expurgate. 10. It means the innate or acquired ability to act or do something; it also means the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution. A) Faculty. B) Consensus. C) Reticence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faculty. 11. (noun) a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people A) Demagogue. B) Demonic. C) Dauntless. D) Dearth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demagogue. 12. To comply, agree, accept A) Abstemious. B) Acquiesce. C) Acrimonious. D) Admonish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acquiesce. 13. What is the part of speech for the word "conscientious" ? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 14. How would you describe someone who is 'boisterous'? A) Quiet and reserved. B) Sad and gloomy. C) Loud and energetic. D) Calm and peaceful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loud and energetic. 15. Based on the example given, why might eating fried worms require fortitude? A) Because it is a common and easy task. B) Because it requires strength in the face of adversity or difficulty. C) Because it is a fun and enjoyable experience. D) Because it is a way to make friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it requires strength in the face of adversity or difficulty. 16. To work against a project or purpose; to subvert or sabotage A) Vapid. B) Undermine. C) Mollify. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Undermine. 17. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word 'antediluvian'. A) Her fashion sense is so antediluvian, she always wears the latest trends. B) The antediluvian computer barely functions, it's so outdated. C) He is antediluvian about his health, always trying new diets. D) The antediluvian weather was perfect for a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The antediluvian computer barely functions, it's so outdated. 18. The mayor, anxious to conciliate public opinion, appointed the young activist to the city council. A) To put an end to. B) To calm or soothe. C) To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship. D) To make something unpleasant less severe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship. 19. Worldly or sophisticated; cultured A) Procrustean. B) Cosmopolitan. C) Contemptuous. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cosmopolitan. 20. What does Cultivate mean? A) To foster growth of. B) To destroy completely. C) To ignore or neglect. D) To confuse or mislead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To foster growth of. 21. Even though she did not say it, it was easy for me to ..... that she was talking about me. A) Infer. B) Hypothesis. C) Foreshadow. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infer. 22. I hate my piano class. The teacher is very (a) and picks apart my technique. A) A. censorious. B) Grandeliquent. C) Quixotic. D) Antiseptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. censorious. 23. Adam was a social ..... after posting mean and hurtful comments about others on Instagram. A) Pariah. B) Raucous. C) Chastise. D) Fanatical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pariah. 24. He ..... talked about his best friend behind his back and told all his secrets. A) Opulently. B) Mundanely. C) Lobbyist. D) Perfidiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfidiously. 25. Which one means human? (a) A) A. anthrop. B) Color. C) Body. D) Earth. E) To say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. anthrop. 26. Preponderant A) The action before thinking of something. B) Having majority. C) Being unwell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having majority. 27. Breaking a moral law; sinful A) Peccant. B) Negligent. C) Negligible. D) Malaise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peccant. 28. Eclectic A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 29. Which word means teeming or to be full of? A) Ensemble. B) Fraught. C) Chasm. D) Wane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fraught. 30. Chance, luck, or accident A) Auspices. B) Destine. C) Fortuity. D) Fortuitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortuity. ← 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