This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Word List – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Word List Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To giggle quietly = A) Laud. B) Bristle. C) Titter. D) Erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titter. 2. Which word means "hasty; not thorough" ? A) Cursory. B) Detailed. C) Comprehensive. D) Exhaustive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cursory. 3. Make more severe = Alleviate A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Devout, religious A) Discord. B) Apprehensive. C) Enigma. D) Pious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pious. 5. Unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways = A) Ambiguous. B) Candor. C) Exemplary. D) Impartial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguous. 6. Moral corruption = A) Depravity. B) Immoderate. C) Opaque. D) Sage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depravity. 7. What is the meaning of "pessimism" ? A) Optimism. B) Happiness. C) Gloominess. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gloominess. 8. Elusive A) Hard to pin down. B) Living on the edge. C) Jumping to conclusions. D) Waving intensely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard to pin down. 9. Destine; confer holy orders on a priest = A) Ordain. B) Exemplary. C) Trivial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordain. 10. When questioned about his involvement in the scandal, the politician tried to ..... and dodge the issue. A) Equivocate. B) Sagacious. C) Cacophony. D) Assiduopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equivocate. 11. This ..... was formed for the purpose of raising awareness about climate change. A) Coalition. B) Hiatus. C) Transcend. D) Elicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coalition. 12. Buttress = strengthen; support A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The beauty of the cherry blossoms is ..... , lasting only for a few weeks each spring. A) Pragmatic. B) Cacophony. C) Ubiquitous. D) Ephemeral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ephemeral. 14. What does "revere" mean? A) To worship. B) To weaken. C) To exaggerate. D) To distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To worship. 15. The BEST definition for meritorious based on the following sentence:For someone running their first marathon, simply finishing is meritorious. A) Considered successful. B) Less than perfect. C) Worthy of praise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worthy of praise. 16. The virtual reality ride was created to ..... the real experience of skydiving.Which word belongs in the sentence above? A) Transcend. B) Hiatus. C) Simulate. D) Meritorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simulate. 17. Which word describes having more than one meaning or being vague? A) Fervent. B) Ambiguous. C) Objective. D) Contentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiguous. 18. What is the meaning of 'clandestine'? A) Furtive; surreptitious; secret. B) Open; public; overt. C) Loud; noisy; boisterous. D) Simple; easy; straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furtive; surreptitious; secret. 19. To conclude, to lead to a result A) Discord. B) Enigma. C) Servile. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infer. 20. Turned pale A) Benevolent. B) Blanched. C) Bucolic. D) Bolster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanched. 21. What does "discriminate" mean? A) To add details. B) To differentiate or make a clear distinction. C) To condemn. D) To show off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To differentiate or make a clear distinction. 22. To confirm (verb) A) Corroborate. B) Contentious. C) Bolster. D) Cursory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corroborate. 23. Quarrelsome, argumentative (adj.) A) Cursory. B) Contentious. C) Bolster. D) Profligate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contentious. 24. Which vocabulary word means to rise above or go beyond the range or limits. A) Meritorious. B) Transcend. C) Simulate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transcend. 25. Which of the following sentences best illustrates the meaning of 'haughty'? A) She greeted everyone with a warm smile. B) He refused to speak to anyone he considered beneath him. C) They worked together to solve the problem. D) He listened carefully to everyone's opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He refused to speak to anyone he considered beneath him. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Word List Quiz 2Sat Word List Quiz 3Sat Word List Quiz 4Sat Word List Quiz 5Sat Word List Quiz 6Sat Word List Quiz 7Sat Word List Quiz 8Sat Word List Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books