This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Vocabulary – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Vocabulary Quiz 83 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank: "Abandoning her lifestyle as a ..... , Maria entered a convent." A) Fastidious. B) Hedonist. C) Decadence. D) Imminent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hedonist. 2. Concealed, usually for a forbidden purpose; secret; covert A) Clandestine. B) Assuage. C) Apprehensive. D) Tribulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clandestine. 3. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation A) Inevitable. B) Hypothesis. C) Impetuous. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impetuous. 4. The movie's plot was so ..... the critic left the theater after five minutes. A) Admonish. B) Abysmal. C) Adept. D) Antagonize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abysmal. 5. Myriad A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 6. Plan or invent (create) by careful thought A) Devise. B) Ensconse. C) Absolve. D) Hasten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devise. 7. "A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance" . Choose the correct vocabulary word to go with this statement. A) Abstract. B) Advocate. C) Figurative. D) Animated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract. 8. A story or drama told or performed by one person. A) Incompetence. B) Invaluable. C) Monologue. D) Delusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monologue. 9. Not even placated by the promise of a free meal, the angry patron stormed out of the cafe. A) To satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person). B) To make something unpleasant less severe. C) To help settle differences. D) To restore calm, bring peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person). 10. What does the word "decline" mean? A) To increase gradually. B) To accept eagerly. C) To refuse or reject. D) To remain unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To refuse or reject. 11. Tumultuous A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 12. Domesticated camel ..... A) Grandiloquent. B) Caucus. C) Demonic. D) Dromedary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dromedary. 13. To flood or overwhelm A) Inundate. B) Revere. C) Maxim. D) Catharsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inundate. 14. The ..... and irate passenger was apoplectic at having missed her flight due to the customer service desk providing an incorrect departure time. A) Indignant. B) Doleful. C) Conciliatory. D) Stout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indignant. 15. What is the opposite of tenacious? A) Feeble. B) Frail. C) Fragile. D) Yeilding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yeilding. 16. A student wants to write the epic history of their family. According to the definition of "diligent, " what quality will they most need to succeed in this task? A) The ability to work hard and carefully over time. B) The ability to finish quickly without much effort. C) The ability to ignore details and focus on the big picture. D) The ability to avoid asking questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to work hard and carefully over time. 17. I was ..... because I couldn't choose between chocolate or vanilla ice cream. A) Dubious. B) Pragmatic. C) Deleterious. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambivalent. 18. Which of the following best describes a "misanthrope" ? A) Someone who loves people. B) Someone who dislikes people in general. C) Someone who is always happy. D) Someone who is very generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who dislikes people in general. 19. The king sent a huge army to quell the rebellion in the southern provinces. A) To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship. B) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. C) To make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage. D) To put an end to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To put an end to. 20. Luxurious, ostentatious, or grandiose A) Servile. B) Sybaritic. C) Efficacious. D) Intrinsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sybaritic. 21. "Having life or vigor or spirit" . Choose the correct vocabulary word that goes with the statement. A) Animated. B) Indifferent. C) Retract. D) Lethargic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animated. 22. What does infinitesimal mean? A) An arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things. B) Very great in amount or degree. C) An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. D) Extremely small. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremely small. 23. Quick-tempered A) Irascible. B) Fallible. C) Inept. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irascible. 24. To destroy completely; annihilate A) Nefarious. B) Obliterate. C) Vernacular. D) Querulous. E) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obliterate. 25. What does assiduous mean? A) Absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture. B) Showing great care and perseverance. C) Make less intense. D) Not in a straight or level position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing great care and perseverance. ← 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