This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does voracious mean? A) Greedy. B) Angry. C) Voilent. D) Nasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greedy. 2. Part of speech-exalt A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 3. A mild rebuke or criticism A) Reproach. B) Affability. C) Euphoric. D) Benign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproach. 4. Why might precepts be considered important in society? A) They provide guidance on how to act or behave. B) They increase financial wealth. C) They guarantee academic success. D) They ensure physical strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide guidance on how to act or behave. 5. In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, her fictional monster is considered an: A) Abberation. B) Allusion. C) Ordeal. D) Appellation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abberation. 6. Another name for autonomy A) Sovereign. B) Slurpy. C) Sloshy. D) Slushy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereign. 7. In which sentence is the word 'Qualitative' used correctly? A) The qualitative approach was ineffective. B) The qualitative of the research was questionable. C) The qualitative analysis showed promising results. D) The qualitative of the product was excellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The qualitative analysis showed promising results. 8. To describe accurately; depict A) Enhance. B) Glutton. C) Obscure. D) Engender. E) Delineate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Delineate. 9. Disregarding others' situations or needs; insensitive A) Contemptuous. B) Nonchalant. C) Procrustean. D) Stygian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Procrustean. 10. Avarice A) Excessive greed. B) Generous giving. C) Moderate spending. D) Selfless charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excessive greed. 11. Prevalence A) (n) the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness. B) (n) the state of being rare or uncommon. C) (n) the quality of being unique or different. D) (n) the act of being popular or well-liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (n) the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness. 12. Defoliate A) Sharpen; increase; what. B) Promote; take up; support. C) A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant. D) Cause leaves to fall off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause leaves to fall off. 13. Susie's intimation regarding not wanting to go on a date with Johnny, made him feel A) Happy. B) Confused. C) Ignored. D) Rejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rejected. 14. In order to ..... the birth of Jesus Christ, many people celebrate Christmas. A) Laud. B) Anarchy. C) Induce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laud. 15. The vapid lecture seemed to go on for days! I though it would never stop. A) Lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale. B) Ongoing; continuing. C) Unoriginal. D) Tiring; exhausting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale. 16. He felt that physical labor ..... him. A) Demeaned. B) Stemed. C) Emulated. D) Deterred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demeaned. 17. Which word means deserving blame or guilty? A) Miser. B) Culpable. C) Adversity. D) Adulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culpable. 18. A positive relationship; camaraderie A) Rapport. B) Euphoria. C) Conferment. D) Gesticulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rapport. 19. To wither away ..... A) Atrophy. B) Caucus. C) Dromedary. D) Demonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atrophy. 20. Eaten up with years of bitterness, Ebeneezer Scrooge had turned into a disdainful old man, which meant he was ..... A) Self-satisfied; smug. B) Talking with a great deal of ease. C) One who boasts a great deal. D) Full of bitter scorn and pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full of bitter scorn and pride. 21. Approbation A) Praise (e.g., The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.). B) Criticism (e.g., The critics expressed their disapproval.). C) Indifference (e.g., The audience showed no reaction.). D) Confusion (e.g., The message was unclear to many.). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Praise (e.g., The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.). 22. Listening to his friend's adventures gave him ..... pleasure. A) Vicarious. B) Paucity. C) Antiquated. D) Insolvent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vicarious. 23. An appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive A) Adroit/deft/dexterous. B) Aesthetic. C) Affable/amiable/genial/gregarious. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetic. 24. To suppress, or to quench A) Quell. B) Ravenous. C) Acrimony. D) Bipartisanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quell. 25. Overly dramatic ..... A) Quixotic. B) Histrionic. C) Arduous. D) Porcine. 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