This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 75 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Someone who is querulous is: A) Complaining and whining. B) Optimistic and cheerful. C) Brave and daring. D) Suspicious and cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complaining and whining. 2. Complete the following sentence using the best SAT vocabulary word:Most people will agree that not helping those less fortunate than ourselves is an ..... societal flaw. A) Ambiguous. B) Eccentric. C) Egregious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Egregious. 3. The professor's acute observation skills enabled her to notice the slightest inconsistencies in the data, leading to groundbreaking discoveries. As used in the passage, "acute" most nearly means: A) Sharp. B) Painful. C) Short-term. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharp. 4. Which word means "stubbornly unyielding" ? A) Tactful. B) Tenacious. C) Surly. D) Vaunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tenacious. 5. The term neophyte was first used in which century? A) 12th. B) 13th. C) 14th. D) 15th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14th. 6. What does 'misogyny' mean? A) Non-gendered. B) Contempt for women. C) Bigotry. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contempt for women. 7. Denouement A) An emotional release, purification or renewal. B) An economic system of free enterprise; businesses are owned. C) A highly talented child, an extraordinary accomplishment. D) The unfolding of a plot or situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The unfolding of a plot or situation. 8. To support or recommend A) Anomaly. B) Allude. C) Advocate. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advocate. 9. When my three year old is overtired, she tends to yell in a ..... manner about the silliest things. A) Histrionic. B) Impetuous. C) Indiscriminate. D) Ineffable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Histrionic. 10. My math teacher didn't follow ..... practices and taught us math through games. A) Subtle. B) Conventional. C) Mitigate. D) Revere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conventional. 11. What does Defoliate mean A) To water a plant excessively. B) To encourage leaf growth on a tree. C) To remove leaves from a plant or tree. D) To protect leaves from pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To remove leaves from a plant or tree. 12. A supposed cure for every problem. A) Auspicious. B) Panacea. C) Abrogate. D) Implacable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panacea. 13. An ..... attitude will make you many enemies in life. A) Adversarial. B) Adequate. C) Ambiguous. D) Agitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adversarial. 14. To support or argue for a cause or idea. A) Justify. B) Advocate. C) Deter. D) Candid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advocate. 15. Severe or harsh; strict, rigid, rigorous. A) Impediment. B) Inclement. C) Pooka. D) Stringent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stringent. 16. Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. A) Connive. B) Connive. C) Scrutinize. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrutinize. 17. The motives were above ..... since a large sum was raised for deserving charities every year. A) Platitude. B) Impatience. C) Reproach. D) Discharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reproach. 18. All my hard work was nullified when I lost my notes.What does nullified mean A) Erase completely. B) To counter; make unimportant. C) Enhance greatly. D) Multiply exponentially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To counter; make unimportant. 19. In a way that leaves no doubt; clearly. A) Candor. B) Ephemeral. C) Inane. D) Unequivocally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unequivocally. 20. During a 2014 archaeological dig in Spain, Vicente Lull and his team uncovered the skeleton of a woman from El Algar, an Early Bronze Age society, buried with valuable objects signaling a high position of power. This finding may persuade researchers who have argued that Bronze Age societies were ruled by men to ..... that women may have also held leadership roles. A) Waive. B) Concede. C) Refute. D) Require. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concede. 21. A ..... is someone who is opposed to using modern machines and methods A) Opponent. B) Proponent. C) Luddite. D) Shill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luddite. 22. Immense distance means ..... A) Rare conditions. B) Slim possibilities. C) Great disparities. D) Minor differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great disparities. 23. The thief tried to use fake or ..... money to buy the diamond. A) Socialite. B) Amenable. C) Counterfeit. D) Bilk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterfeit. 24. Secede means A) Uncertainty. B) To formally withdraw. C) An inheritance. D) Relating to the universe, extremely vast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To formally withdraw. 25. A large, ..... crowd poured into the city, singing and shouting noisily. A) Random. B) Boisterous. C) Preoccupied. D) Prevailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boisterous. 26. After baffling car crashes, Toyota had ..... investigation from FBI that will resume shortly after Coronavirus crisis. A) Pending. B) Preclude. C) Regression. D) Reinforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pending. 27. Hoopla A) Bustling excitement or activity, or commotion. B) Overly submissive and eager to please. C) To dramatically express emotions. D) Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bustling excitement or activity, or commotion. 28. As long as the company president acts like a ..... by ignoring his advisers, he will have no friends at his own business. A) CAJOLE. B) SURMOUNT. C) VITAL. D) MAVERICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MAVERICK. 29. To become smaller in scope or degree A) Innovative. B) Diminish. C) Controversial. D) Dominion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diminish. 30. What does punctilious mean? A) Showing indifference to precision and accuracy. B) Lacking attention to detail; careless and hasty. C) Paying attention to detail. D) Being overly casual and relaxed in approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paying attention to detail. ← 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