This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hold and state as one's opinion A) Onset. B) Doctrine. C) Abysmal. D) Opine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opine. 2. What is Vicinity in Spanish A) Viernes. B) Viaje. C) Vecindario. D) Vuelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vecindario. 3. This is a term for an obstacle. A) Impasse. B) Idiosyncrasy. C) Incubate. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impasse. 4. Ordeal A) Difficult. B) Royal. C) Less than normal. D) Refuse to stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 5. The spy went to great lengths to make sure his enemies would not discover his ..... plans. A) Covert. B) Abrasive. C) Renown. D) Nuance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covert. 6. Celestial means ..... A) Pertaining to school or schoolwork. B) Pertaining to the sky or heavens. C) Pertaining to caffeine. D) Pertaining to cellophane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pertaining to the sky or heavens. 7. Veracity means A) To accumulate or build up over time. B) Not having a respectful attitude. C) Wicked. D) Accuracy, truthfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accuracy, truthfulness. 8. This would NEVER be considered mundane. A) Brushing teeth. B) Showering. C) Plane rides. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane rides. 9. US traffic signals didn't always contain the familiar three lights (red, yellow, and green). Traffic lights only ..... red and green lights until the three-light traffic signal was developed in 1923.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Avoided. B) Featured. C) Appreciated. D) Disregarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Featured. 10. What does Creditable mean A) Creditable means untrustworthy and unreliable. B) Creditable means insignificant and unimportant. C) Creditable means deserving acknowledgement and praise. D) Creditable means not deserving acknowledgement or praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creditable means deserving acknowledgement and praise. 11. Don't be ..... about politics. Make sure your voice is heard by casting your ballot! A) Niche. B) Simulate. C) Empathetic. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complacent. 12. Which word means 'hard to comprehend; difficult to understand'? A) Abstruse. B) Insoluble. C) Enigmatic. D) Arcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstruse. 13. Emphatic A) Extremely bad. B) Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories. C) Having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate. D) [of a statement] given with force to show that something is importantTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [of a statement] given with force to show that something is importantTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. 14. Depravity A) Moral corruption. B) THEORETICAL. C) Laud. D) Seriousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral corruption. 15. Economists often assert that countries looking to increase their reliance on solar energy should expand their capacity for storage; having an ample reserve of stored energy can mitigate the effects of ..... solar energy collection caused by unpredictable shifts in cloud cover and haze. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Developments of. B) Fluctuations in. C) Calibrations with. D) Incentives for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fluctuations in. 16. To make a secretive mention of something A) Ambiguous. B) Allow. C) Allude. D) Agitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allude. 17. Complete the sentence with the correct word:The speech helped ..... excitement in the crowd. A) Ignite. B) Kindle. C) Extinguish. D) Suppress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kindle. 18. Neophyte A) Master. B) Beginner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginner. 19. Easy; not complex A) Straightforward. B) Stark. C) Simple. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 20. What does 'elude' mean? A) To escape from someone or something giving chase. B) To cheat someone out of their money. C) God or goddess. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To escape from someone or something giving chase. 21. The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant A) Oust. B) Bolster. C) Onset. D) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onset. 22. What does 'preclude' mean? A) To encourage or facilitate. B) To ignore or overlook. C) To prevent or make impossible. D) To delay or procrastinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To prevent or make impossible. 23. He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable ..... A) Virtuoso. B) Fatuous. C) Amenable. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virtuoso. 24. It is important to vote in the midterm elections to replace any politicians who are acting as ..... and allowing financial backers to make all the decisions. A) Pseudonyms. B) Complacent. C) Figureheads. D) Waive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figureheads. 25. Adjective:unwilling; reluctantPrivate about one's affairs; tending to say little A) Reticent. B) Indifferent. C) Garrulous. D) Verbose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reticent. 26. Definition:causing sleep, very boring A) Soporific. B) Dissent. C) Colloquial. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soporific. 27. Morbid means ..... A) An unhealthy mental state. B) A monetary contribution. C) A momentous occasion. D) A monument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unhealthy mental state. 28. Infirmary is like what word/words in Spanish? A) Ignightimando. B) Inciendo. C) Italian. D) Enfermo/Enfermero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enfermo/Enfermero. 29. A scientist wants to "propagate" a rare plant species. What is the scientist trying to do? A) Destroy the plant species. B) Spread or increase the plant species. C) Hide the plant species from others. D) Guess how many plants there are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread or increase the plant species. 30. To clarify or explain A) Ambivalent. B) Elucidate. C) Contemplate. D) Efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elucidate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Words Quiz 1Sat Words Quiz 2Sat Words Quiz 3Sat Words Quiz 4Sat Words Quiz 5Sat Words Quiz 6Sat Words Quiz 7Sat Words Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books