This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you want independence you want ..... A) Autonomy. B) Disdain. C) Ascetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomy. 2. (adjective) Severely destructive A) Captious. B) Cataclysmic. C) Catalyst. D) Caucus. E) Caustic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cataclysmic. 3. Susan has ..... taste in art for she has paintings from a variety of artists. A) Deride. B) Dogmatic. C) Eclectic. D) Enigma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eclectic. 4. The puppy wreaked ..... on our living room, tearing up all the furniture. A) Bilateral. B) Havoc. C) Deity. D) Elude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Havoc. 5. Pacify means A) To make better by adding to something. B) To calm or bring peace. C) Horrific. D) Bad tempered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To calm or bring peace. 6. What does Robust mean A) To be weak and sickly. B) To be feeble and frail. C) To be fragile and delicate. D) To be strong and healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be strong and healthy. 7. Cuttlefish appear to be surprisingly ..... at exercising self-control:in a 2021 study conducted by behavioral ecologist Alexandra Schnell, these cephalopods routinely demonstrated restraint by delaying gratification, waiting for a favorite treat instead of instantly devouring a readily available meal. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Awkward. B) Imaginative. C) Manageable. D) Competent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competent. 8. Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation A) Pending. B) Rational. C) Suffice. D) Gist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pending. 9. A failure or breakdown; a collapse that if often nonsensical A) Penurious. B) Debacle. C) Sedentary. D) Conciliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debacle. 10. The ..... man only focused on making money; he always wanted more. A) Antipathy. B) Avarice. C) Bog. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avarice. 11. Noxious A) Harmful, poisonous. B) Bad odor. C) Chemical; acidic. D) Attitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmful, poisonous. 12. We had a tedious lecture at college about philosophy. The synonym of the word tedious is ..... A) Boring. B) Interesting. C) Inspiring. D) Fascinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boring. 13. A clever plan to outsmart an opponent. A) Mitigate. B) Phalanx. C) Stratagem. D) Deflect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratagem. 14. The quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless A) Ferocity. B) Null. C) Omnipotent. D) Deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ferocity. 15. Define undulate. A) Make corrections and improvements to (a text). B) Peculiar or individual. C) Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. D) Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. 16. The Hallmark Christmas movies can be both funny and sad, ..... and hilarious, all at the same time. A) Circuitous. B) Trepidation. C) Poignant. D) Euphimism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poignant. 17. Annoying insensitive or slow to understand.(of an angle) more than 90* and less than 180* Not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged A) Implicit. B) Misanthrope. C) Duplicity. D) Obtuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obtuse. 18. Most flowers remain ..... in the winter and bloom in the spring. A) Affable. B) Depravity. C) Contrite. D) Dormant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dormant. 19. Cacaphony A) An instrument, usually played by the Madera High school band. B) A defensive wall; something serving a s a principal. C) Harsh sound, usually multiple at once. D) To remove, delete, or erase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harsh sound, usually multiple at once. 20. Choose the BEST answer:The ..... smell coming from the coffee shop made my stomach growl. A) Exhilarating. B) Soporific. C) Aromatic. D) Ephemeral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aromatic. 21. This term means to verify, confirm, or provide supporting evidence. A) Substantiate. B) Scrutinize. C) Reverence. D) Spontaneity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substantiate. 22. Choose the best example of depravity. A) A team practices for a game. B) A villain enjoys harming others. C) A student helps a friend study. D) A baker learns a new recipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A villain enjoys harming others. 23. To change or correct something, especially writing or ideas. A) Mutable. B) Transformative. C) Revise. D) Protean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revise. 24. I greatly ..... and respect anyone who passes the AP test. A) Mitigate. B) Subtle. C) Revere. D) Frank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revere. 25. Guile A) To counter an offer with a lower amount. B) To renounce one's throne. C) An explosion. D) Sly or cunning intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sly or cunning intelligence. 26. Silly; stupid. A) Querulous. B) Exacerbate. C) Inane. D) Pretentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inane. 27. Keenness or insight; quickness or accuracy of judgment A) Acumen. B) Alacrity. C) Annex. D) Approbation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acumen. 28. The ..... quality of the inauguration conceals a determined and set political course. A) Prevailing. B) Tentative. C) Poised. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tentative. 29. You're playing football. You get tackled and it knocks you out. Somehow, despite the probable concussion, your vocabulary is as on point as ever. "That hit was probably ..... to my health, " you think as you climb back onto your feet. A) Ignominious. B) Resplendent. C) Deleterious. D) Sanguine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deleterious. 30. Because the student had been voted the most scholarly in his class, the ..... language in his speech was not a surprise. A) Audacity. B) Euridite. C) Depricates. D) Credulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euridite. ← 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