This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His appetite was very ..... ; his mom was always buying food at Publix. A) Deride. B) Dogmatic. C) Eclectic. D) Prodigious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prodigious. 2. Skillful or or clever; not direct or open; sly A) Frugal. B) Abduct. C) Tenure. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtle. 3. Sleepy, causing sleep A) Loquacious. B) Soporific. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soporific. 4. Mannerism means A) To get progressively worse. B) To mix together. C) Way of doing things or behaviors. D) To put up with, tolerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Way of doing things or behaviors. 5. Marcus tried to ..... the fact that he was a terrible worker by showing up early at the office. A) Abate. B) Aspire. C) Bequeath. D) Belie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belie. 6. On a sunny afternoon, Harper loved to ..... while lounging on the riverbank, gazing dreamily into the flowing water. A) Ruminate. B) Solicitous. C) Vociferous. D) Ostracism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruminate. 7. Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend time together. A) Candor. B) Ambiguous. C) Camaraderie. D) Parched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camaraderie. 8. He was ..... of chewing gum and received detention. A) Culpable. B) Decadence. C) Deference. D) Deplore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culpable. 9. To put an end to A) Dismay. B) Adept. C) Abate. D) Ferocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abate. 10. What does the word "collaborate" mean? A) To talk about someone negatively. B) To work together. C) To answer a question. D) To reply to a peer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To work together. 11. A change-often unpleasant-in life or circumstances. A) Apocryphal. B) Impecunious. C) Vicissitude. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vicissitude. 12. Loquacious means ..... A) Fiery. B) Talkative. C) Angry. D) Athletic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talkative. 13. Engender A) To create or cause. B) To destroy or eliminate. C) To confuse or mislead. D) To ignore or neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create or cause. 14. I know I must look ..... carrying around two backpacks, my lunchbox, and an umbrella. A) Quiescence. B) Inconsequential. C) Apprehension. D) Ponderous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ponderous. 15. I am ..... to germs, so I wash my hands often. A) Auspicious. B) Austere. C) Averse. D) Arbitrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Averse. 16. Cursory:Dad's cursory effort to repair the roof made it leak even more.The general berated the private for his cursory attempt to clean his locker.The contractor was so cursory in the construction of our home he forgot to lay the plumbing lines. A) Rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail. B) Mad and inflammatory. C) Slow and meticulous. D) Forgetful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail. 17. Which of the following situations is deleterious? A) Drinking plenty of water. B) Eating junk food every day. C) Exercising regularly. D) Sleeping 8 hours a night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating junk food every day. 18. Amnesty A) Official pardon for those who have broken the law. B) Audacity, boldness, chutzpa; recklessness. C) Branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds. D) Someone who dabbles; not serious; amateur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Official pardon for those who have broken the law. 19. As the camera focused on the creepy old house, ..... music added a wicked mood to the film. A) Endearing. B) Solemn. C) Sinister. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinister. 20. Imitate the behavior of (someone or something) especially to be like them. A) Connive. B) Emulate. C) Duplicity. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emulate. 21. Entice A) Difficult. B) To eat or wear away. C) To attract. D) Sad . Gloomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To attract. 22. Ratify A) Approve. B) Refuse. C) Object. D) To stop drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approve. 23. Clandestine means A) Something done secretly. B) Clearly expressed. C) A perfect example. D) A large or excessive amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something done secretly. 24. Which of the following words is a synonym for bigot? A) Accomplice. B) Resourceful. C) Ignorant. D) Shameful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignorant. 25. Obsequious-overly submissive and eager to please A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What does 'Grandiose' mean? A) Unremarkable. B) Modest. C) Exaggerated in appearance or style. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerated in appearance or style. 27. What does reprieve mean? A) A permanent increase in punishment. B) A formal accusation of a crime. C) A method of execution. D) A cancellation or postponement of a punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cancellation or postponement of a punishment. 28. The politician's speech was filled with veiled criticisms of his opponents, cleverly disguised as general observations. As used in the passage, "veiled" most nearly means: A) Indirect. B) Concealed. C) Mysterious. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concealed. 29. Someone who is affable is ..... A) Serious. B) Approachable. C) Intelligent. D) Motivational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approachable. 30. Turbulent, stormy A) Tempestuous. B) Egregious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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