This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Empirical means A) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. B) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. C) Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. D) Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. 2. Wealthy and luxurious. A) Ornate. B) Opulent. C) Inane. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opulent. 3. Noxious means A) Pleasant. B) Beneficial. C) Harmful. D) Healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harmful. 4. Egregious A) Outstandingly bad; shocking. B) Remarkably good; impressive. C) Moderately acceptable; satisfactory. D) Slightly flawed; imperfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outstandingly bad; shocking. 5. Having a powerful desire for success or achievement A) Ambitious. B) Ambivalence. C) Abstract. D) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambitious. 6. Even though the storm passed, the sky is still ..... A) Dour. B) Wary. C) Lucid. D) Candid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dour. 7. Sally told a ..... to her mom and was grounded for two weeks. A) Lofty. B) Mendacity. C) Malign. D) Loquacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mendacity. 8. Give up, renounce, or abstain from something, especially something desirable. It is used to describe a situation where someone chooses not to do, have, or use something that they could otherwise have or do. A) Rebound. B) Forego. C) Foreboding. D) Retaliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forego. 9. Does the following question use the word "Citadel" correctly?The king wanted the citadel to overlook the entire city so that he could know what was happening at all times. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 10. Extra A) Equal. B) Not. C) Above. D) Beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beyond. 11. Exonerate A) To strengthen or back up. B) To cause sleep. C) To free from blame; clear from accusation. D) To have a pleasing smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To free from blame; clear from accusation. 12. I cannot distinguish any defined shapes within the artist's ..... painting. A) Abstract. B) Ornate. C) Florid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract. 13. Not flowing in a current or stream A) Nullify. B) Querulous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Querulous. 14. Do not ..... your homework. Work on it when you get home! A) Render. B) Neglect. C) Convey. D) Corrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neglect. 15. The cell-walls of plants ..... the entry of solid material into the organism impossible. A) Regression. B) Reticent. C) Render. D) Reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Render. 16. Autonomous means A) A contrast or opposition between two things. B) A violation or infringement of a law or agreement. C) Having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs. D) Decorative handwriting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs. 17. Versimilitude A) The quality of being believable or realistic in literature. B) A literary device used to create suspense. C) A type of narrative structure in storytelling. D) The use of exaggerated characters for comedic effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quality of being believable or realistic in literature. 18. The new version of the textbook will ..... the original version, fixing many of its flaws. A) CAJOLE. B) DENIGRATE. C) EMEND. D) SURMOUNT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EMEND. 19. ASSESS A) Complacent. B) TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF. C) Hatred. D) TENDING TO ONE DIRECTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF. 20. Baneful means ..... A) To warn, to caution in council. B) A period of rest or relief. C) Prudent; cautious. D) Causing wore; destructive, harmful, deadly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causing wore; destructive, harmful, deadly. 21. Popular fiction often becomes more important in ..... A) Aversion. B) Retrospect. C) Compliment. D) Anguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrospect. 22. Having a strong desire to succeed or achieve something. A) Ambitious. B) Candid. C) Plausible. D) Apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambitious. 23. What is the definition of the word egregious? A) A correct answer. B) An error in one's decision making. C) Truly terrible. D) Articulate or well spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truly terrible. 24. Definition:based on evidence or sound reasonling A) Obscure. B) Valid. C) Conventional. D) Validate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valid. 25. A person who engages in controversial debate A) Polygamist. B) Polemicist. C) Polyamorist. D) Polyglot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polemicist. 26. To dispel a rumor means to: A) Decorate it to sound better. B) Spread it widely to others. C) Weigh it down with details. D) Drive it away and end it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drive it away and end it. 27. If a character in a story is described as "hapless, " which situation would best fit this description? A) They are always lucky and successful. B) They often experience misfortune and bad luck. C) They are very energetic and loud. D) They are extremely greedy for money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They often experience misfortune and bad luck. 28. To drive out or expel someone from a position or place A) Doctrine. B) Onset. C) Oust. D) Unadorned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oust. 29. Because the wedding dress is ..... with pearls and diamonds, it is valued at nearly half a million dollars. A) Ornate. B) Abstract. C) Inherent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ornate. 30. This means causing harm or damage. A) Disingenuous. B) Deleterious. C) Prolific. D) Debacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deleterious. ← 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