Sat Words Quiz 19 (30 MCQs)

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1. What does 'androgynous' describe?
2. To be unstable, to rise and fall
3. Showing little or no emotion or interest.
4. What does Enigma mean
5. The media's ..... coverage of the crime wave has most of the country living in fear.
6. She made a deliberate choice, meaning it was .....
7. PIOUS
8. The following text is adapted from George Eliot's 1871-72 novel Middlemarch. [Mr. Brooke] had travelled in his younger years, and was held in this part of the country to have "contracted" a too rambling habit of mind. Mr. Brooke's conclusions were as difficult to predict as the weather. As used in the text, what does the word "contracted" most nearly mean?
9. Eager or quick to argue quarrel or fight.
10. The girl's father approves of her desire to sing, but he ..... her willingness to sing in nightclubs.
11. It is unbelievable that the young man walked away from the car wreck .....
12. What is the definition of 'demagogue'?
13. Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
14. If you come across a term which is ..... , you can always use a dictionary to review the word's meaning.
15. Even though Larry has a gigantic art collection, he does not present it in an ..... manner to everyone who enters his home.
16. In a classroom full of talkative students, Rachel's silence was ..... noticeable. The teacher encouraged her to participate more openly, but Rachel seemed content to let the other students answer questions.
17. Polemic
18. Lackluster
19. In the world of espionage, a spy must be ..... in gathering intelligence, ensuring they leave no trace of their activities to avoid detection.
20. Define negligent.
21. What does "Blather" mean?
22. Most mothers have an ..... need to protect their children.
23. The ability to understand and share someone else's feelings.
24. A line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis
25. Friends are usually ..... with one another
26. All this information can be ..... in a simple diagram.
27. Hangar
28. Burdened emotionally, as if carrying heavy weight.
29. Aptitude
30. The ..... of the disrespectful boy was evident as he yelled at his mother.