This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 76 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The artist's painting was ..... A) Beautiful. B) Ugly. C) Boring. D) Messy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 2. What is the definition of the word 'Demure'? A) Reserved and tactful. B) About to take place. C) Joking in a clumsy or inappropriate manner. D) Social and outgoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reserved and tactful. 3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The doctor's diagnosis was ..... A) Pneumonia. B) Influenza. C) Bronchitis. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pneumonia. 4. Very sharp and cutting; tending to get to the core topic (heart of the matter) A) Repartee. B) Holistic. C) Catholic. D) Trenchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trenchant. 5. Select the vocabulary word that best fits in the blank:Email is wonderfully efficient, but once something awkward or damaging has been sent, there is no way to ..... it. A) Resolve. B) Retract. C) Profuse. D) Desecrate. E) Smug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retract. 6. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'altruistic'? A) Egotistical. B) Benevolent. C) Malevolent. D) Narcissistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benevolent. 7. Rivet A) Something that fastens two things together. B) A type of metal used in construction. C) A decorative element in fashion. D) A tool for measuring distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that fastens two things together. 8. Harmless; inoffensive A) Innocuous. B) Incongruous. C) Vitriolic. D) Eidetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocuous. 9. Intense hostility A) Paucity. B) Animosity. C) Insolvent. D) Apprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animosity. 10. To pass something off as genuine or valuable A) Expiate. B) Comprise. C) Foist. D) Disconcert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foist. 11. Choose the correct definition:ostentatious A) (adj) showy, displaying wealth. B) (adj) happening by luck. C) (adj) persistent, hard-working. D) (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj) showy, displaying wealth. 12. To move along unsteadily or with difficulty; to limp along A) Fathom. B) Hobble. C) Grovel. D) Hinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hobble. 13. The definition of pretentious is ..... A) Being self important, thinking you are better than others. B) Flaunting wealth. C) To assign or attribute to someone. D) Gifted/talented beyond one's years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being self important, thinking you are better than others. 14. Abdicate A) To decline or reject a powerful position, such as a kingship. B) Resentment based on a feeling of having been injuredd. C) Riches or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentacious possessions or lifestyle. D) Stubborn; holding fast to a belief or goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To decline or reject a powerful position, such as a kingship. 15. The problem is especially ..... (relevant) in the current economic circumstances. A) Demeanor. B) Expansive. C) Havoc. D) Pertinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pertinent. 16. Which of the following sentences uses the word "superfluous" correctly? A) The superfluous decorations made the room look cluttered. B) He was superfluous in his honesty. C) She felt superfluous after winning the award. D) The superfluous sound was pleasing to the ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The superfluous decorations made the room look cluttered. 17. Circumlocution A) Talking in circles. B) Going around in circles around the same spot. C) Circumference of a circle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking in circles. 18. A good teacher will ..... his students, but will instead empower them. A) Belittle. B) Benign. C) Dearth. D) Derisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belittle. 19. Match each vocabulary word from the word bank with the correct definition. 4 ..... :having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone A) Ambivalent. B) Apathetic. C) Adamant. D) Arrogant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambivalent. 20. To support, to give a boost. A) Bolster. B) Garner. C) Latent. D) Prudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bolster. 21. Many students feel homework is ..... because they don't think it helps a student learn. A) Inevitable. B) Inconsequential. C) Impetuous. D) Intuitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inconsequential. 22. Having to do with a wild, sometimes drunken celebration A) Bacchanal. B) Jocular. C) Jocose. D) Bacchic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacchic. 23. Incapable of making a mistake A) Heathen. B) Fastidious. C) Infallible. D) Irascible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infallible. 24. It was a event, all Cupids and cornucopias, like a third-rate wedding cake. (a) A) A. tawdry. B) Blantant. C) Plausible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. tawdry. 25. What word means:Impressive by reason of age; worthy of respect because of age A) Transient. B) Tenacious. C) Superfluous. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venerable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Vocabulary Quiz 1Sat Vocabulary Quiz 2Sat Vocabulary Quiz 3Sat Vocabulary Quiz 4Sat Vocabulary Quiz 5Sat Vocabulary Quiz 6Sat Vocabulary Quiz 7Sat Vocabulary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books