This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 72 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Being a teacher is Mr. Smith's station in life. A) His duty. B) His love. C) His ball and chain. D) His position. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His position. 2. To feel or show grief A) Lament. B) Precarious. C) Nonchalant. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 3. What word means an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment? A) Provocative. B) Prudent. C) Prosperity. D) Rancorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prosperity. 4. What is the definition of dilemma (n)? A) To condemn, to expose. B) To drive away. C) Easily taught or controlled, obedient. D) Any problem or predicament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any problem or predicament. 5. "Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of" .Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Belittle. B) Guile. C) Benign. D) Servile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belittle. 6. Numerous; large in quantity A) Furtive. B) Bacchanalian. C) Copious. D) Mercenary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copious. 7. True or FalseAntipathy-N. Lack of interest or concern A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Abhor A) Boring. B) Detest. C) Abreast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detest. 9. Covert A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 10. A small sin, misdeed, or fault A) Peccant. B) Pejorative. C) Peccadillo. D) Impeccable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peccadillo. 11. O Captain! My Captain! is a small ..... from the poem. A) Fjord. B) Consensus. C) Congenial. D) Excerpt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excerpt. 12. The chemical spill was (a) to the local wildlife. A) Aberration. B) Facetious. C) A. deleterious. D) Capitulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. deleterious. 13. Match the vocabulary word with its definition/synonym:Defraud A) A person engaged in conflict or competition with another. B) Illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. C) To counteract the activity or effect of; make ineffective. D) Not socially acceptable or polite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. 14. Despite the ..... of the owners to play somewhere else, the neighborhood kids continued to loiter outside of the convenience store. A) Antagonist. B) Hapless. C) Conundrum. D) Exhortation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exhortation. 15. The ground was so ..... due to the drought, it started to crack. A) Jubilation. B) Parched. C) Mundane. D) Longevity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parched. 16. One important reason to keep learning is to avoid being ..... with your current knowledge-it's never enough! A) Exalt. B) Reticent. C) Magnanimous. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complacent. 17. To come up with a plan A) Adequate. B) Bittersweet. C) Clout. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devise. 18. Trent had a ..... talent as a singer which he did not discover until he was in his 50s. A) Latent. B) Prudent. C) Garner. D) Reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent. 19. . Although the world traveller had seen many impressive sights, she could not decide whether the stone ruins of Machu Picchu were more confounding then the colossal Great Pyramid at Giza. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Confounding than. C) Astonishing then. D) Astoshshing than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astoshshing than. 20. Why does Mrs. White show examples to her students? A) So that her students can emulate her work. B) So that her students can criticize her work. C) So that her students can ignore her work. D) So that her students can create something new. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that her students can emulate her work. 21. No one could help him because of his ..... determination to do whatever he wanted, no matter how wrong. A) Hasty. B) Obdurate. C) Creditable. D) Absolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obdurate. 22. The CEO stated he would donate the ..... to charities. A) Chamber. B) Sundry. C) Fickle. D) Proceeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proceeds. 23. This word means a sailing ship or a container. (a) A) A. Vessel. B) Scab. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Vessel. 24. Your article should be unbiased: ..... is critical. A) Deference. B) Nuance. C) Aesthetic. D) Objectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Objectivity. 25. Prudish A) Tending to moral looseness. B) Not to be exceeded. C) Exaggeratedly proper. D) Lacking impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeratedly proper. 26. Pervasive A) (adj) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way. B) (adj) limited to a small area or group. C) (adj) easily forgotten or overlooked. D) (adj) occurring only in specific situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way. 27. Unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt A) Paucity. B) Animosity. C) Insolvent. D) Benign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insolvent. 28. (adj.) skillful, dexterous A) Demagogue. B) Demonic. C) Dauntless. D) Deft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deft. 29. ....:to believe in and follow the practices of A) Adhere. B) Ignore. C) Oppose. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adhere. 30. Matter-of-fact; wothout spirit, style, or imagination. A) Ordeal. B) Prosaic. C) Aghast. D) Debonair. 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