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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the root word of 'antediluvian' and what does it mean? A) Ante, meaning before. B) Diluvian, meaning flood. C) Anti, meaning against. D) Deluge, meaning rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ante, meaning before. 2. What is the definition of the word 'Chagrin'? A) Embarrassed. B) Distress caused by disappointment or embarrassment. C) Harsh and grating to the ears. D) Social and outgoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distress caused by disappointment or embarrassment. 3. What does the word "conscientious" mean? A) Careless and lazy. B) Characterized by extreme care and great effort. C) Indifferent and uninterested. D) Quick and hasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterized by extreme care and great effort. 4. To feel sorrow for; to mourn A) Lament. B) Abate. C) Basic. D) Facilitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 5. A conscientious person tends to be seen as A) Being more self-conscious. B) Be more aware of what bothers his conscious. C) Having a good character. D) An arrogant person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a good character. 6. Manny is so ..... ; he never thinks before he acts. A) Inevitable. B) Inconsequential. C) Impetuous. D) Intuitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impetuous. 7. Which word is synonymous with a feeling of extreme joy? A) Jubilation. B) Mundane. C) Lobbyist. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jubilation. 8. One who can see the future A) Mediocrity. B) Clairvoyant. C) The Great Houdini. D) Enigma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clairvoyant. 9. After long negotiations, the company finally (a) to the workers' demands. A) Aberration. B) Deleterious. C) Facetious. D) A. capitulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. capitulated. 10. What word is the closest to this definition "Not harmful, or offensive" A) Plausible (Adjective). B) Innocuous (Adjective). C) Conciliate (Verb). D) Intemperate (Adjective). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innocuous (Adjective). 11. Wither away A) Astute. B) Atrophy. C) Aspire. D) Assuage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atrophy. 12. A desire to atone for wrongdoing A) Obsolete. B) Converge. C) Penitence. D) Diffidance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penitence. 13. Good ..... skills can lead to a good job in public speaking. A) Oratory. B) Mundane. C) Opulence. D) Perfidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oratory. 14. My grandfather used to tell really good anecdotes from his days in the army. A) Stories about suffering. B) Judgmental remarks. C) Short, interesting accounts. D) Secrets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short, interesting accounts. 15. Sameness of sound, style, or color A) Monotonous. B) Monosyllabic. C) Vulgar. D) Monotone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monotone. 16. Select the correct definition:misanthrope A) A hater of mankind. B) Covering a consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance. C) Use to the limit; exhaust. D) A pause from doing something (as work). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hater of mankind. 17. The ..... young man received a perfect score on his SAT test. A) Chattel. B) Conscious. C) Cerebral. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral. 18. The contract presented responsibilities for both parties. The contract was ..... A) Ostracized. B) Predilection. C) Bilateral. D) Vapid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bilateral. 19. A ..... of water flooded over the cliff and into the river. A) Obfuscate. B) Grotto. C) Deluge. D) Feign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deluge. 20. True or FalseCorroborate-V. To provide evidence for; to back up (a claim) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Agonizing physical or mental pain A) Archaic. B) Auspicious. C) Anguish. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anguish. 22. Riddled A) Filled of (usually full of holes). B) Hypothesize; propose. C) Someone who puts on an act. D) Stare at; observe in an obvious manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filled of (usually full of holes). 23. Incapable of making mistakes A) Infallible. B) Nefarious. C) Reprehensible. D) Unorthodox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infallible. 24. What might obfuscate your understanding of a science lesson? A) Technical issues. B) A helpful video. C) A teacher handout of definitions. D) Reading an interesting article about the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technical issues. 25. What does it mean to 'persist'? A) To form a theory. B) To set up or show to be true. C) Continuing firmly. D) An insistent request. 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