This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses eclectic accurately? A) His mood was quiet, modest, and reserved. B) The chef described, outlined, and shed light. C) The coach exposed the falseness of the rumor. D) Her bookshelf held a diverse mix of authors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her bookshelf held a diverse mix of authors. 2. Which word would fit into this list?elude, dodge, avoid, ..... A) Expunge. B) Impede. C) Evade. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evade. 3. Talking too much about unimportant things. A) Reproach. B) Garrulous. C) Expunge. D) Implacable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Garrulous. 4. Sodden A) Sad. B) Soaked. C) Tired. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soaked. 5. The child will act very ..... when he gets near the circus performers. A) Tirade. B) Sheepish. C) Induce. D) Immobile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheepish. 6. To ..... his feelings of guilt as a result of his participation in the war, Henry returned after it ended to the country in which it had been fought to do charity work. A) Acknowledge. B) Assuage. C) Advocate. D) Attribute. E) Acclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assuage. 7. To step down from power or leadership. A) Phalanx. B) Salvo. C) Stratagem. D) Abdicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abdicate. 8. Accumulate means A) Disaster. B) Everything is equal. C) To gather. D) To get rid of; to push out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To gather. 9. Novelist N. K. Jemisin declines to ..... the conventions of the science fiction genre in which she writes, and she has suggested that her readers appreciate her work precisely because of this willingness to thwart expectations and avoid formulaic plots and themes. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Question. B) React to. C) Perceive. D) Conform to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conform to. 10. Define tremendous. A) Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. B) Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. C) Be full of or swarming with. D) Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. 11. Microorganism A) An organism too small to be seen with the eye. B) A large organism that is easily seen by the eye. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organism too small to be seen with the eye. 12. What does "asylum" mean? A) Excessively talkative. B) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. C) To officially put an end of. D) Skillful with hands. E) A sanctuary or place of safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A sanctuary or place of safety. 13. Though the senator had been treated for cancer, his symptoms were in ..... , and he was considered fit enough to handle the strains of a presidential race. A) Residue. B) Remission. C) Remnant. D) Rejuvenation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remission. 14. A minor conflict or dispute:a small fight A) Designate. B) Skeptical. C) Contour. D) Skirmish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skirmish. 15. The quality of being well meaning; Kindness A) Acuity. B) Benevoknce. C) Duplicity. D) Betoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benevoknce. 16. When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people A) Adaptation. B) Modification. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modification. 17. Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner A) Jargon. B) Jabber. C) Disdain. D) Adversary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jabber. 18. Having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues. A) Condescending. B) Accost. C) Duplicity. D) Tactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tactful. 19. What is the definition of "ameliorate" ? A) Profoundly honored. B) Make better. C) Polish and make shiny. D) Lasting a very short time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make better. 20. What word does this definition describe?*joy, celebration, exultation A) Impute. B) Miscommunication. C) Jubilation. D) Integrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jubilation. 21. Bossy and commanding, like a strict general. A) Stratagem. B) Usurp. C) Imperious. D) Retaliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperious. 22. Ambulatory:Although Robin's foot was in a cast, she was still ambulatory.Most ambulatory patients do not stay overnight at the hospital.The ninty-eight year old woman was not simply ambulatory, she was spry. A) Close to death. B) True emergancy. C) Quick. D) Capable of walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capable of walking. 23. People sometimes dismiss a claim if it comes from a source they regard as self-interested, but from a strictly logical perspective, the source of a claim is ..... :it has no direct bearing on whether the claim is true. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Indistinct. B) Irrelevant. C) Indisputable. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrelevant. 24. Although the little boy knew he was wrong, he was too ..... to apologize to his parents. A) Obstinate. B) Penitent. C) Apathetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obstinate. 25. Gruesome A) Fictional. B) Horrible. C) Sad and gloomy. D) Difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horrible. 26. What does "ubiquitous" mean? A) A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. B) Transparently clear. C) To decrease in force or intensity. D) Easily understood. E) Present, appearing, or found everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Present, appearing, or found everywhere. 27. Measuring the quality of something, not quantity A) Qualitative. B) Bolster. C) Reluctantly. D) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 28. What does Indigenous mean? A) Native. B) Bias. C) Naive. D) Corrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Native. 29. A person who boasts about achievements or possessions A) Braggart. B) Avarice. C) Articulate. D) Debilitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Braggart. 30. Aviation means ..... A) Avalanche. B) Arid. C) Aircraft. D) Average. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aircraft. ← 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