This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... to instruct to improve, enlighten, or uplift A) Edify. B) Muse. C) Meticulous. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edify. 2. An antonym for divergent is ..... A) Dissimilar. B) Incompatible. C) Alike. D) Varying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alike. 3. Terrain is like what word in Spanish? A) Terremoto. B) Tren. C) Tuesday. D) Tener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terremoto. 4. Stories that come from an author's imagination but that seem to be real. A) Nonfiction. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Dramatic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic Fiction. 5. Mother Theresa is often described as a(n) ..... , self-sacrificing person. A) Mitigate. B) Revere. C) Altruistic. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altruistic. 6. Anomaly means A) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. B) Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. C) Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. D) Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. 7. Creating disunity or conflict A) Ominous. B) Licentious. C) Divisive. D) Constrained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divisive. 8. The vocabulary term paradigm is also used in the field of ..... A) Geometry. B) Algebra. C) Psychology. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grammar. 9. ECCENTRIC A) EXTREMEHATRED. B) ON FACT. C) UNUSUAL. D) INSINCERE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UNUSUAL. 10. Which word would fit with this list?delete, remove, erase, ..... A) Aloof. B) Connoisseur. C) Expunge. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expunge. 11. That vicious Hollywood reporter often ..... s movie stars, forever damaging their public images. A) Animosity. B) Eccentric. C) Absolve. D) Malign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malign. 12. Choose the sentence that best uses the word counterfeit. A) The bank realized the money was counterfeit and was not real. B) The construction workers realized the counterfeit perfectly in the kitchen. C) The counterfeit dog ran to the store. D) The test was counterfeit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bank realized the money was counterfeit and was not real. 13. If someone lives a plain life, it is an ..... one. A) Ascetic. B) Reticent. C) Aesthetic. D) Disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ascetic. 14. Stormy A) Tempestuous. B) Querulous. C) Arcane. D) Soporific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tempestuous. 15. The state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects. A) Pugnacious. B) Polarity. C) Disinterestedness. D) Ostentatious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polarity. 16. A detailed analysis and assessment A) Critique. B) Advocate. C) Egregious. D) Contemplate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critique. 17. To win a person over through persuasive methods A) Conciliate. B) Pacify. C) Allay. D) Ameliorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conciliate. 18. Many celebrities, like Nicki Minaj use ..... because their names are not interesting. A) Figureheads. B) Pseudonyms. C) Simulations. D) Complacents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudonyms. 19. The artist's latest exhibit was an exquisite blend of modern and traditional elements, drawing visitors from all over the world. As used in the passage, "exquisite" most nearly means: A) Detailed. B) Comprehensive. C) Delicate. D) Remarkable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remarkable. 20. I can barely tell if Sasha eats because she's so ..... A) Bigot. B) Lithe. C) Futile. D) Negate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithe. 21. Wry A) A speech bitterly denouncing some person or thing. B) Showy or high flown words with too little thought. C) Bitter. D) Grimly humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grimly humorous. 22. Which word would fit into this list?mourn, regret, rue, ..... A) Evade. B) Impede. C) Procrastinate. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lament. 23. What does 'Furtive' mean? A) Open. B) Transparent. C) Obvious. D) Attempting to avoid notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attempting to avoid notice. 24. Jonah's ..... decision landed him in big trouble; he didn't think ahead about the consequences. A) Ingenuous. B) Incorrigible. C) Incite. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impetuous. 25. Despite her more humble background compared with that of most of her family, Fanny was never teased for her ..... dress or mocked for her simple vocabulary. A) Easy. B) Straightforward. C) Sincere. D) Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain. 26. What is the term for the opposing viewpoint in an argument? A) Evidence. B) Graph. C) Counterargument. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterargument. 27. My ..... uncle showed no emotion at his wife's funeral. A) Stoic. B) Apathetic. C) Obstinate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stoic. 28. Malevolent is most similar to what Spanish word? A) Volver. B) Martes. C) Viernes. D) Malo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malo. 29. Insufficient support means that there was A) Weak evidence. B) Strong evidence. C) A general agreement. D) A great disparity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak evidence. 30. Ace was breathless and ..... with excitement over which team would win at sports ball. A) Avarice. B) Judiciously. C) Euphemism. D) Palpitant. 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