This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Word Power – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Word Power Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain A) Austere. B) Ballistics. C) Badger. D) Atypical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austere. 2. Which word means crooked; awry? A) Aspire. B) Assuage. C) Asunder. D) Askew. E) Astute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Askew. 3. Define demagogue. (link:them dogs) A) A leader who obtains power by appealing to emotions and prejudices of the people. B) One who works devilishly. C) Skillful; dexterous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A leader who obtains power by appealing to emotions and prejudices of the people. 4. What does the term 'archaic' mean? A) Belonging to an earlier time; ancient; outdated. B) Modern and contemporary in style. C) Commonly used in everyday language. D) A term used to describe something that is new and innovative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belonging to an earlier time; ancient; outdated. 5. To make less severe; to relieve, to lessen A) Allure. B) Alleviate. C) Also-ran. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alleviate. 6. Roomy, able to hold much A) Candor. B) Callous. C) Bulwark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bulwark. 7. Define dauntless (link:hauntless) A) Fearless; unintimidated. B) Scarcity. C) A sudden collapse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fearless; unintimidated. 8. (noun) something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant A) Accolade. B) Affidavit. C) Adjunct. D) Affinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjunct. 9. Going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another A) Anterior. B) Aptitude. C) Antecedent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antecedent. 10. Define OFFICIOUS A) Ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice. B) Abundant; plentiful. C) Troublesome; oppressive. D) Virtuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice. 11. The ..... widow wore a black dress to her husband's funeral. A) Bereaved. B) Beset. C) Bleak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bereaved. 12. Which word means not typical, abnormal? A) Assuage. B) Aspire. C) Askew. D) Astute. E) Atypical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Atypical. 13. DILEMMA:a difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavorable; any problem or predicament A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which word means to hit or attack with heavy impact? A) Bludgeon. B) Bleak. C) Bereave. D) Beset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bludgeon. 15. Which word means to surround? A) Beleaguer. B) Bizarre. C) Balm. D) Beget. E) Bereave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beleaguer. 16. Formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines A) Curtail. B) Cubism. C) Curvilinear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curvilinear. 17. To entice with something desirable; to tempt A) Alleviate. B) Allure. C) Aloof. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allure. 18. A defensive wall A) Bulwark. B) Callow. C) Capacious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bulwark. 19. Definition of COPIOUS A) Abundant; Plentiful. B) Tough; Stubborn. C) Insignificant, Small. D) Unwanted service of advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abundant; Plentiful. 20. What is the correct definition of SURREPTITIOUS? A) Ready to serve. B) Honest; conscientious. C) Done or acting in a secret, sly manner. D) Devout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done or acting in a secret, sly manner. 21. It was a ..... day, perfect for a game of golf or a trip to the beach. A) Beget. B) Bucolic. C) Balmy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balmy. 22. Define abhor. A) To hate very much, to detest utterly. B) To shorten;to condense;to diminish;to curtail. C) Hard to understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hate very much, to detest utterly. 23. DEMUR:to object, to make exception. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. To tease, annoy, harass persistently A) Askew. B) Aspire. C) Badger. D) Ballistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Badger. 25. One that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence A) Damper. B) Cranny. C) Craven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damper. 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