This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A novice is someone who is ..... A) An expert. B) New to something. C) The boss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New to something. 2. Malevolent A) Existing beyond the limits of Earth. B) Good, true. C) Not fair, unjust. D) Vicious, evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vicious, evil. 3. No longer active or in use; out of date A) Indifferent. B) Obsolete. C) Deplete. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obsolete. 4. An eclectic playlist would include: A) Many different styles. B) Only one quiet genre. C) Mostly loud rock songs. D) Songs by a single artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many different styles. 5. The best word to describe a zombie is ..... A) Comport. B) Vicinity. C) Loquacious. D) Morbid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morbid. 6. To give up A) Cede. B) Burgeon. C) Allude. D) Elucidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cede. 7. Finesse means A) Fearless, adventurous. B) Doing something that requires much effort. C) Official pardon. D) Doing something delicately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing something delicately. 8. Quietly sad or weighed down by memory. A) Melancholic. B) Imbued. C) Reticent. D) Oblivion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholic. 9. Working hard and paying attention to details. A) Diligent. B) Ambitious. C) Significant. D) Empathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diligent. 10. Choose the best synonym for circumspect. A) Reckless and rash. B) Cautious and wary. C) Casual and lax. D) Confident and bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cautious and wary. 11. What does "dilettante" mean? A) To speak misleadingly or evasively. B) To back up a claim. C) A substance with a soothing or softening effect to the skin. D) A person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts without real knowledge. E) A situation or state of confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts without real knowledge. 12. Stretched or pulled tight; not slack A) Contend. B) Abate. C) Taut. D) Impart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taut. 13. Biologist Jane Edgeloe and colleagues have located what is believed to be the largest individual plant in the world in the Shark Bay area of Australia. The plant is a type of seagrass called Posidonia australis, and it ..... approximately 200 square kilometers.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Acknowledges. B) Produces. C) Spans. D) Advances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spans. 14. A conflict with an outside force. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Conflict. 15. Abstinence A) Gaining wisdom and experience. B) Practice of not doing or having something. C) Failing to plan or organize. D) Giving into selfish desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice of not doing or having something. 16. To ..... is make the situation less harmful ; to improve. A) Facilitate. B) Ameliorate. C) Deliberate. D) Illustrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ameliorate. 17. Summarize and state again the main points of. A) Recapitulate. B) Paraphernalia. C) Precipitate. D) Presume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recapitulate. 18. What do abdicate mean A) Do it mean to give up. B) Do it mean to usually one of a leadership. C) Do it mean the king abdicated to his throme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do it mean to give up. 19. The girl will ..... the boy by ignoring his silly, immature remarks. A) Rebuff. B) Proximity. C) Puerile. D) Quarantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuff. 20. Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. A) Eclectic. B) Serendipity. C) Duplicity. D) Ornate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eclectic. 21. Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. A) Adamant. B) Expound. C) Inane. D) Ephemeral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adamant. 22. Levitate means ..... A) To cry. B) To lie. C) To create. D) To rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To rise. 23. Concur A) Complain. B) Worry. C) Agree. D) Flourish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agree. 24. I watch in fascination as the otters ..... through the cold water. A) TENUOUS. B) VACILATE. C) VAGRANT. D) UNDULATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UNDULATE. 25. Circumspect means ..... A) To surrender; to give up or give in. B) A concise statement of a truth or principle. C) Prudent; cautious. D) To shorten by chopping off the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prudent; cautious. 26. Careful and thinking about risks before acting. A) Circumspect. B) Anathema. C) Impecunious. D) Diaphanous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumspect. 27. Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. A) Usurp. B) Superfluous. C) Writhing. D) Presume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superfluous. 28. The athlete's indomitable spirit was evident in her refusal to give up, even when faced with overwhelming odds. As used in the passage, "indomitable" most nearly means: A) Undefeated. B) Strong. C) Stubborn. D) Unconquerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unconquerable. 29. This is a term used to describe something that is hard to detect. A) Restrained. B) Submissive. C) Subtle. D) Resilient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtle. 30. The ..... house stood out in the fancy neighborhood. A) Benevolent. B) Arduous. C) Arcane. D) Austere. 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