This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people A) Ornate. B) Commission. C) Discord. D) Capitalize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commission. 2. They were ..... by nature with a strong work ethic and a firm belief in self-sufficiency. A) Industrious. B) Brevity. C) Vicinity. D) Futile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrious. 3. Callous is a: A) Noun. B) Adj. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adj. 4. By inviting his confidence, she would doubtless draw something from him that would deny or ..... her father's opinion of his sentiments. A) Incite. B) Empirical. C) Extravagant. D) Corroborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corroborate. 5. Eloquence A) Talking in circles. B) Speaking to easily to persuade. C) Loud and violent speech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaking to easily to persuade. 6. What is the term for the main idea or argument of a piece of writing? A) Context. B) Claim. C) Rhetorical. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 7. Which vocabulary word would fit the context of this sentence?Three years after dropping out of high school, Jay really ..... that decision. A) Impeded. B) Lamented. C) Expunged. D) Opportuned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamented. 8. To many, the ..... of cuteness is a furry, round-eyed puppy. A) Adamant. B) Malign. C) Epitome. D) Eccentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epitome. 9. False or fake, even though it looks real. A) Bombastic. B) Proclivity. C) Pernicious. D) Spurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spurious. 10. Using few words to express an idea clearly. A) Credible. B) Concise. C) Diligent. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concise. 11. Confirm/Support A) Underscore. B) Substantiate. C) Reiterate. D) Verisimilar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substantiate. 12. Solicitous A) Characterized by showing interest or concern; often used to describe someone who is attentive to others' needs. B) Indifferent and unconcerned about others' feelings. C) Eager to please but often insincere in intentions. D) A state of being overly cautious and hesitant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterized by showing interest or concern; often used to describe someone who is attentive to others' needs. 13. Match or surpass A) Emulate. B) Abate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emulate. 14. What is the best replacement for the word queue in the following sentences:I had to join a queue for the toilets. Another 29, 100 people have joined the dole queue. There was a long queue at the post office. A) Group. B) Mass. C) Echelon. D) Aggregate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Echelon. 15. Losing his job and crashing his car were ..... that Matthew had to overcome. A) Impasses. B) Idiosyncrasies. C) Indiscriminate. D) Histrionic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impasses. 16. Lacking or absence of needs A) Hardship. B) Consolidate. C) Grueling. D) Adjacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardship. 17. Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected A) Dismay. B) Lament. C) Impart. D) Contend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismay. 18. (verb) To surrender possession of something A) Cede. B) Celerity. C) Censorious. D) Certitude. E) Cessation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cede. 19. Verbose writing is best described as A) Strictly formal. B) Carefully cited. C) Overly wordy. D) Short and curt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overly wordy. 20. Simulate A) To build or encourage interest in. B) To pretend to have or feel. C) To occur at the same time. D) To feel deep respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pretend to have or feel. 21. Dormant means ..... A) Inactive. B) Effective. C) Hasty. D) Wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inactive. 22. Eighteenth-century historian Edward Gibbon thought the only character defect of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was his mild temperament-though the emperor was widely considered virtuous, his overly permissive nature led him to ..... the vices of those who surrounded him. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Indulge. B) Despise. C) Moderate. D) Criticize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indulge. 23. Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve. A) Baleful. B) Arable. C) Aperture. D) Balm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balm. 24. Be a sign of; indicate;Be a warning or indication of a future event. A) Implied. B) Duplicity. C) Append. D) Betoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Betoken. 25. Relating to beauty or refined taste A) Abstract. B) Allow. C) Adequate. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetic. 26. When it came to candy, the little girl was ..... and would eat anything sweet. A) Inane. B) Indiscriminate. C) Histrionic. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indiscriminate. 27. Causing annoyance or anger especially deliberately. A) Compelling. B) Serendipity. C) Ambiguous. D) Provocative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provocative. 28. The TV show was so ..... that I decided to do something more interesting. A) Acrimony. B) Ambivalence. C) Banal. D) Augment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Banal. 29. Oblivion A) Total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten or unknown. B) A feeling of irritation or resentment at a slight insult; offense taken. C) Due to sun's location, day and night are equal length. D) Audacity, boldness, chutzpa; recklessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten or unknown. 30. Having pride in oneself and dislike for others A) Terse. B) Garrulous. C) Haughty. D) None of the above. 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