This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct definition:prosaic A) (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace. B) (v) to clear from blame. C) (n) wisdom. D) (n) repair, making something new again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace. 2. I never want to hear the ..... stereotype that Americans are ignorant ever again. A) Hedonist. B) Hypothesis. C) Hackneyed. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hackneyed. 3. "A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea" Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Belittle. B) Comply. C) Advocate. D) Opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advocate. 4. Exceedingly precious A) Abdicate. B) Invaluable. C) Evoke. D) Delusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invaluable. 5. Which word is the best antonym for aloof? A) Abstemious. B) Admonish. C) Affable. D) Adroit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affable. 6. Exhausted after a long day of work my Dad like to ..... on couch and watch sports. A) Laceration. B) Plausible. C) Ensconce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ensconce. 7. Angry; offended A) Indignant. B) Felicity. C) Implicit. D) Gregarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indignant. 8. Which word means meaningless sound? A) Prattle. B) Chimera. C) Burgeon. D) Predilection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prattle. 9. Choose the vocabulary word that means:(adj) marking a beginning A) Encompass. B) Amputation. C) Consolidate. D) Entail. E) Inaugural. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inaugural. 10. 1-They stood, she thought, the same ..... family, looking out from their sanctuary into the vague but hopeful unknown. A) A. rudimentary. B) B. quintessential. C) C. intuitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. quintessential. 11. Select the correct vocabulary word for the followiong definition:marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable A) Thwart. B) Steadfast. C) Precarious. D) Rankle. E) Paradoxical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steadfast. 12. Appropriation A) The act of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission. B) A legal term for acquiring property through purchase. C) A method of budgeting for public projects. D) A strategy for negotiating contracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The act of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission. 13. To the Romans, the goddess Venus was the ..... of beauty. A) Iconoclast. B) Bulwark. C) Recalcitrant. D) Paragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paragon. 14. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The politician's speech was ..... A) Boring. B) Confusing. C) Irrelevant. D) Inspiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspiring. 15. Friendly, helpful A) Compromise. B) Querulous. C) Benevolent. D) Fortuitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benevolent. 16. What is the definition of demur (v)? A) To dry out completely, dehydrate. B) To scatter in various directions. C) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. D) To object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To object. 17. The product launch turned into a complete (a) when a critical component failed during the live demonstration. A) A. debacle. B) Noxious. C) Bilk. D) Haughty. E) Absolution. F) Blasphemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. debacle. 18. Which scenario best illustrates the meaning of "docile" ? A) A cat that refuses to be petted. B) A dog that follows commands easily. C) A bird that flies away when approached. D) A horse that bucks its rider. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog that follows commands easily. 19. What does the word 'abase' mean? A) To raise in position. B) To lower in position. C) To praise someone. D) To ignore someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lower in position. 20. Which word describes a situation that is difficult to escape, especially an unpleasant one? A) Euphony. B) Plight. C) Bliss. D) Exuberance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plight. 21. Jill's father was ..... , rarely smiled and was always stern with her. A) Austere. B) Aloof. C) Bulwark. D) Cerebral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austere. 22. To manage or control an instrument or weapon A) Satire. B) Transgress. C) Wield. D) Vindicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wield. 23. Having practical intelligence or knowledge A) Savvy. B) Melodramatic. C) Onset. D) Rash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savvy. 24. What does the word "advocate" mean when used as a verb? A) To criticize. B) To decorate. C) To argue in favor of something. D) To sketch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To argue in favor of something. 25. Alias A) A name that is not one's true name; a pseudonym. B) A legal term for a contract. C) A type of computer virus. D) A method of data encryption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A name that is not one's true name; a pseudonym. 26. What does the adjective "affluent" mean? A) Poor. B) Friendly. C) Rich. D) Artistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rich. 27. Highest level or degree A) Pinnacle. B) Nuance. C) Opine. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinnacle. 28. Someone with a knowledge of many subjects A) Solipsism. B) Polymath. C) Polyglot. D) Hoi polloi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polymath. 29. Transparent, clear A) Abstemious. B) Atelier. C) Dulcet. D) Pellucid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pellucid. 30. Benevolent A) Well meaning and kindly. B) Malicious and harmful. C) Indifferent and apathetic. D) Selfish and greedy. 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