This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 59 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The plants and animals ..... to Australia are notably different from those ..... to the U.S. One look at the duckbill platypus and you know for sure you're not dealing with an opossum. A) Demean; apprehension. B) Affluent; indigenous. C) Indigenous; vicarious. D) Indigenous; indigenous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indigenous; indigenous. 2. Antonym for CYNICAL A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Hateful. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimistic. 3. Express sorrow ..... A) Lament. B) Chattel. C) Expunge. D) Austere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 4. "Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Ambiguous. B) Heed. C) Retract. D) Corroborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retract. 5. Mollify A) O hold in a rapt state; to have overpowering influence. B) No longer used or useful. C) To calm or pacify. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To calm or pacify. 6. An established truth; an old saying or axiom A) Maxim. B) Estrange. C) Kudos. D) Catharsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxim. 7. Which word would best describe a painting that is extremely strange and outlandish in style? A) Fastidious. B) Bizarre. C) Imminent. D) Garner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bizarre. 8. Any trouble that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience A) Ordeal. B) Impetuous. C) Intrepid. D) Mediocre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordeal. 9. His constant whistling would ..... her, sometimes causing her to leave in a huff. A) Rankle. B) Thwart. C) I don't know the answer. D) Ploy. E) Bleak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rankle. 10. There was nothing in his ..... that suggested he was anxious. A) Dogma. B) Fraught. C) Demeanor. D) Lucid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demeanor. 11. Having or exercising sound judment A) Judicious. B) Cadence. C) Eclectic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicious. 12. Pariah A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 13. Ben's mom encouraged him to try out for the play because he was so ..... and comfortable in front of crowds. A) Gregarious. B) Ambiguous. C) Obstinate. D) Placate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gregarious. 14. The old carpenter's hands are no longer ..... enough for him to build furniture. A) Sophomoric. B) Soporific. C) Dexterous. D) Scrupulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dexterous. 15. Using sarcasm or wit to ridicule a vice (greed, pride, etc.) A) Satire. B) Recuperate. C) Perceive. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satire. 16. What does "Postulate" mean? A) To assume as true. B) To make something less severe. C) To act without thinking. D) To extend the duration of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To assume as true. 17. Fond of parties or social events-social A) Reiterate. B) Convivial. C) Pretentious. D) Fabricate. E) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convivial. 18. Showing ill will; wishing to hurt A) Malicious. B) Benevolent. C) Lament. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malicious. 19. Select the correct vocabulary word for the followiong definition:state of uncertainy or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options A) Quandry. B) Squander. C) Relegate. D) Pertinent. E) Vie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quandry. 20. Which word is synonymous with someone who does, says, or wears things intended to attract notice and impress others? A) Orator. B) Ostentatious. C) Opulent. D) Lobbyist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ostentatious. 21. (noun) one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition; loser A) Aloof. B) Altercation. C) Also-ran. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Also-ran. 22. Wind instruments produce very special effects in chamber-music, and need an exceedingly skillful technique on the part of the composer. A) Adroit. B) Acquiesce. C) Aloof. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adroit. 23. Colorless A) Abdicate. B) Achromatic. C) Boorish. D) Evoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achromatic. 24. How would you define 'incoherent'? A) Logically connected. B) Not logically connected. C) Clear and concise. D) Well-organized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not logically connected. 25. Select the correct definition:thrifty A) Spending money wisely. B) Use to the limit. C) Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. D) Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wise social experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spending money wisely. 26. To attack vigorously A) Dissuade. B) Tarnish. C) Assuage. D) Assail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assail. 27. Correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles. A) Hindrance. B) Inconceivable. C) Aghast. D) Rectitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rectitude. 28. In the sentence "Despite the inclement weather, the resolute hikers continued their ascent, " what does "resolute" mean? A) Hesitant. B) Determined. C) Reckless. D) Exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determined. 29. Bombast is best defined as having ..... A) The bombing of a city. B) Pompous, over-inflated speech. C) Speaking in lies. D) To increase in size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pompous, over-inflated speech. 30. What is the definition of the word 'Impending'? A) Social and outgoing. B) About to take place. C) Reserved and tactful. D) Bland or dull. 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