This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 52 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not giving in; stubborn; inflexible A) Obstinate. B) Ambiguous. C) Negligible. D) Sedentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obstinate. 2. Shocked; terrified or amazed A) Bewilder. B) Tincture. C) Aghast. D) Prosaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aghast. 3. Completeness; wholeness A) Totality. B) Summation. C) Totalitarian. D) Holistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Totality. 4. Comradeship, companionship, friendship A) Camaraderie. B) Prudent. C) Quell. D) Bolster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camaraderie. 5. Very simple, plain A) Alienate. B) Assuage. C) Aspire. D) Austere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Austere. 6. The pungent smell of the skunk ..... quickly throughout the air. A) Diffused. B) Exacerbated. C) Contrited. D) Hackneyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diffused. 7. Outmoded A) Being on or near the surface. B) Not to be exceeded. C) An embarrassing mistake. D) No longer in fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No longer in fashion. 8. What word means making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction? A) Pragmatic. B) Precocious. C) Pretentious. D) Procrastinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pretentious. 9. (noun) a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure A) Decree. B) Deduce. C) Debacle. D) Debase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debacle. 10. Avenge A) To seek revenge. B) To forgive and forget. C) To celebrate a victory. D) To ignore wrongdoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To seek revenge. 11. Choose the correct definition:conditional A) (adj) depending on a condition. B) (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity. C) (v) to attribute an action to a particular person or group. D) (n) wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj) depending on a condition. 12. A regular house phone is an ..... device nowadays. A) Anachronistic. B) Aberration. C) Asylum. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anachronistic. 13. Marked by distress A) Frugal. B) Fraught. C) Hackneyed. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fraught. 14. What part of speech is the word "insidious" ? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 15. Using context clues, select the best definition for the bolded word:His parsimony became obvious when he refused to spend money on even basic necessities. A) Generosity. B) Carelessness. C) Extreme thriftiness. D) Sudden wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extreme thriftiness. 16. The lady walking her dog ..... (ed) the man on the bicycle for riding too close. A) Abysmal. B) Adept. C) Admonish. D) Antagonize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admonish. 17. Unobtrusive A) (adj) not conspicuous or attracting attention. B) (adj) very noticeable and attention-grabbing. C) (adj) easily overlooked or ignored. D) (adj) loud and disruptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj) not conspicuous or attracting attention. 18. Mutually destructive; hurting both parties A) Efficacious. B) Sybaritic. C) Internecine. D) Crepuscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internecine. 19. To give false impression A) Rustic. B) Boon. C) Belie. D) Bowdlerize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Belie. 20. He made a ..... about the group; if one drops out, they will all drop out. A) Inevitable. B) Hypothesis. C) Impetuous. D) Intuitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 21. Choose the word that best matches the definition:Disrespect toward something sacred or religious A) Blasphemy. B) Avarice. C) Philanthropist. D) Adulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blasphemy. 22. The English teacher was upset when she accidentally bought the ..... version of the novel Huckleberry Finn. A) Abridged. B) Anarchy. C) Strident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abridged. 23. Reserved in manner ..... A) Chattel. B) Austere. C) Lament. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aloof. 24. The ..... between connotation and denotation can change the meaning of any sentence. A) Tactful. B) Couterproductive. C) Nuance. D) Disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuance. 25. A natural tendency or talent towards something; a predisposition A) Declivity. B) Proclivity. C) Acclivity. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proclivity. 26. Define-Complacent A) Satisfied with how things are; not wanting to change them. B) Capable of causing death. C) Life lesson/moral of the story. D) A statement used for an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied with how things are; not wanting to change them. 27. Abate A) V. To become less active, less intense, or less in amount. B) V. To place bait on a fishing hook. C) V. To circle around an area, encircle. D) V. To jump above an obstacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) V. To become less active, less intense, or less in amount. 28. Fill in the blank:Harmful or poisonous is described as ..... A) Quixotic. B) Demure. C) Insipid. D) Baneful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baneful. 29. Winter is coming! No one enjoys the cold ..... weather. A) Abstruse. B) Debase. C) Misnomer. D) Bleak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bleak. 30. The bus going to Cedar Point is often very ..... , but very quiet on the trip home. A) Raucous. B) Revere. C) Fanatical. D) Chastise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raucous. ← 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