This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 53 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To shorten or condense-reduce A) Laud. B) Induce. C) Abridge. D) Bucolic. E) Belabor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abridge. 2. Narcissism; the theory that the self is the only reality A) Soliloquy. B) Divulge. C) Hoi polloi. D) Solipsism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solipsism. 3. A carrying away of a person against his will A) Abduction. B) Bravado. C) Talisman. D) Hamper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abduction. 4. Ever since the company sales have been in the ..... the boss has had to lay off three salesmen. A) Dromedary. B) Domain. C) Doldrums. D) Draconian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doldrums. 5. When making a comparison, what pair of worlds need to be paired together? A) More / than. B) As / from. C) Differ / than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More / than. 6. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates bravado? A) A student quietly studying in the library. B) A performer taking a dramatic bow on stage. C) A cat sleeping in the sun. D) A child drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A performer taking a dramatic bow on stage. 7. Promising; followed by good and beneficial circumstances A) Auspices. B) Fortuitous. C) Consortium. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auspicious. 8. Which word means no longer fashionable? A) Recalcitrant. B) Bulwark. C) Machination. D) Outmoded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outmoded. 9. Effective or productive; producing the desired outcome A) Internecine. B) Risible. C) Efficacious. D) Crepuscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Efficacious. 10. What does the word bravado mean? A) Magic spell made of words. B) Bold, showy statement. C) Daring or reckless. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold, showy statement. 11. Choose the correct definition of the wordenumerate A) Specify individually, one by one. B) Liable to sudden unpredictable change, especially in affections or attachments. C) $^{uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing}$. D) Try to gain favor by extreme flattery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specify individually, one by one. 12. 1-Of all the mechanisms which sustain him in that feeling of ..... self-satisfaction with himself, the chief one is self-justifying. A) A. scarce. B) B. incredulous. C) C. smug. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. smug. 13. Just about to happen-impending A) Archaic. B) Imminent. C) Recondite. D) Assiduous. E) Eccentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imminent. 14. ..... from his leash, the dog ran freely around the backyard. A) Extrapolated. B) Scrutinized. C) Unfettered. D) Palpable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unfettered. 15. According to the text, being embroiled is worse than being what? A) Involved. B) Detached. C) Unaware. D) Unconcerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involved. 16. Which word means a person that lives in wretched circumstances to save or hoard money? A) Ingrate. B) Transparent. C) Miser. D) Fatuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miser. 17. What does the phrase "a copious cup of coffee" suggest? A) A very large amount of coffee. B) A very small cup of coffee. C) A cold cup of coffee. D) A broken cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very large amount of coffee. 18. Those who think highly of themselves often ..... themselves above all others. A) Exalt. B) Empathy. C) Complacent. D) Reticent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exalt. 19. Curved lines ..... A) Veer. B) Curvilinear. C) Artisan. D) Defame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curvilinear. 20. Describes fish and mammals that are active at dusk and dawn, when the light level is low A) Headstrong. B) Crepuscular. C) Enunciation. D) Blithe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crepuscular. 21. Sailing is not ..... to a discussion about the desert. A) Steadfast. B) Unprecedented. C) Precarious. D) Pertinent. E) Precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pertinent. 22. Avid A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 23. Gloomy; sullen; ill-tempered A) Anarchy. B) Morose. C) Irrelevant. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morose. 24. Provoke A) (v) to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone. B) (v) to calm or soothe a reaction or emotion in someone. C) (v) to ignore or dismiss a reaction or emotion in someone. D) (v) to enhance or improve a reaction or emotion in someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (v) to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone. 25. What is an 'eclipse'? A) Invent or construct. B) Able to detect, perceptible. C) Not leading to a firm conclusion, not ending doubt. D) An obscuring of the light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An obscuring of the light. 26. The core or center of something (especially a center of activity) A) Disconcert. B) Nexus. C) Annex. D) Ligature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nexus. 27. Jane created a fake ..... so she would not have to go to work. A) Malady. B) Dichotomy. C) Anecdote. D) Archive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malady. 28. Fill in the blank:Once you're caught in a lie, it is difficult to ..... yourself because no one will believe you after you've been discredited. A) Venerable. B) Wary. C) Vindicate. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vindicate. 29. What does "Eccentric" mean? A) Normal and typical. B) Unusual and strange. C) Basic and fundamental. D) Careful and wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unusual and strange. 30. (adjective) hard, difficult, tiresome A) Arduous. B) Archaic. C) Aptitude. D) Appalling. 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