This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 54 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Plaudit mean A) Silence or indifference. B) Booing or disapproval. C) Applause or enthusiastic praise. D) Criticism or negative feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applause or enthusiastic praise. 2. In which sentence is the word "Catharsis" used correctly? A) Having 2 cats has led Ms. Castaneda to a catharsis state. B) Being stressed brings upon a cathartic feeling. C) Going out for a bike ride in a thunderstorm is cathartic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having 2 cats has led Ms. Castaneda to a catharsis state. 3. Annul A) To declare invalid. B) The highest peak of a mountain. C) To clarify. D) To disagree and argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To declare invalid. 4. Extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless A) Abysmal. B) Benevolent. C) Deficient. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abysmal. 5. No man was more free or outspoken in his criticism of the policy of his employers than this apparently ..... writer. A) Venal. B) Surly. C) Dour. D) Candid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venal. 6. The cars were ..... with matching paint, interiors, and gas consumption, but the prices varied greatly. A) Affable. B) Adroit. C) Analogous. D) Affirmation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogous. 7. When my friends wouldn't let me sit at the lunch table with them, I felt ..... A) Alleviated. B) Allienated. C) Aloof. D) Ajar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allienated. 8. INFERRED A) Hard-working. B) IMPLIED. C) Unsophisticated. D) Cringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IMPLIED. 9. A typical or ideal example A) Umbrage. B) Pristine. C) Epitome. D) Surfeitsurfeit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epitome. 10. Criminals ..... unsuspecting consumers by stealing their online passwords. A) Fixture. B) Imbibe. C) Defraud. D) Havoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defraud. 11. Baby similes are like food for the soul. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 12. Neologism means ..... A) Prudent; cautious. B) Of equal value or significance. C) To surrender; to give up or give in. D) A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word. 13. Assiduous:adjective A) Comply with rules, standards, or laws. B) Showing great care and perseverance. C) Well meaning and kindly. D) Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing great care and perseverance. 14. If you are an advocate of something, are you for it, against it, both, or neither? A) For. B) Against. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 15. To use up energy or money A) Expend. B) Ferocity. C) Fluctuate. D) Hypothetical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expend. 16. What does "ineffable" mean? A) Skillful with hands. B) Impossible to express in words. C) A person who deliberately tries to avoid work. D) Not hasty and very detailed. E) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impossible to express in words. 17. Which phrase best matches demure? A) Stubborn, defiant, rude. B) Wild, reckless, daring. C) Loud, flashy, boastful. D) Quiet, modest, reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quiet, modest, reserved. 18. Incongruous A) Harsh sounds. B) Stern, as in manner; without excess, simple and plain. C) Not appropriate, unsuited to surrounding. D) Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not appropriate, unsuited to surrounding. 19. Baby smiles are food for the soul. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. To discourage or prevent someone from doing something. A) Advocate. B) Deter. C) Justify. D) Ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deter. 21. Monica left work early to ..... the traffic. A) Ruse. B) Goad. C) Elude. D) Emote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elude. 22. ANTONYMS:careless; inexact; imprecise A) Strident. B) Aversion. C) Diligence. D) Meticulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meticulous. 23. The sick child was very ..... as his parents carried him into the emergency room. A) Tirade. B) Unscathed. C) Listless. D) Viable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listless. 24. Become less intense or widespread A) Abate. B) Epochal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abate. 25. Indifferent; showing no caring, interest, or concern A) Apathetic. B) Contentious. C) Munificent. D) Antiquated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathetic. 26. Sanguine means ..... A) Reddish. B) Greenish. C) Blueish. D) Yellowish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reddish. 27. Teresa was shocked to discover a secret room in her house filled with bullion. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 28. Encourage or assist A) Abet. B) Effluvia. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abet. 29. Stubborn and refusing to follow rules. A) Sagacious. B) Onerous. C) Spurious. D) Recalcitrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recalcitrant. 30. To speak in favor of A) Subtle. B) Advocate. C) Opine. D) Bolster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advocate. ← 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