This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lacking or absence of needs A) Hardship. B) Consolidate. C) Grueling. D) Adjacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardship. 2. Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected A) Dismay. B) Lament. C) Impart. D) Contend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismay. 3. (verb) To surrender possession of something A) Cede. B) Celerity. C) Censorious. D) Certitude. E) Cessation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cede. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Dormant means ..... A) Inactive. B) Effective. C) Hasty. D) Wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inactive. 7. 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. 8. Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve. A) Baleful. B) Arable. C) Aperture. D) Balm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balm. 9. 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. 10. Relating to beauty or refined taste A) Abstract. B) Allow. C) Adequate. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetic. 11. 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. 12. Causing annoyance or anger especially deliberately. A) Compelling. B) Serendipity. C) Ambiguous. D) Provocative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provocative. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Having pride in oneself and dislike for others A) Terse. B) Garrulous. C) Haughty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haughty. 16. Very old and no longer in use; obsolete A) Myriad. B) Obstinate. C) Fervent. D) Antiquated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antiquated. 17. Someone forced into military service. A) Usurp. B) Contest. C) Imperious. D) Conscript. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conscript. 18. James won the scholarship to his dream school ..... , he was able to attend for free. A) Abruptly. B) Consequently. C) Obviously. D) Meanwhile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequently. 19. The jury was ..... refusing to believe that the man was innocent. A) INCORRIGIBLE. B) INCITE. C) INNOCUOUS. D) OBSTINATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OBSTINATE. 20. This term would be used to describe something that is senseless or silly. A) Histrionic. B) Ineffable. C) Inane. D) Indiscriminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inane. 21. Refurbish A) Write down. B) Remodel. C) Create. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remodel. 22. Because elderly people have ..... bones, they frequently injure themselves. A) Brittle. B) Enigma. C) Rational. D) Speculate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brittle. 23. Restless A) Agree. B) Worry. C) Complain. D) Flourish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worry. 24. You should not ..... other people unless you want individuals to attack your reputation in retaliation. A) NEGLIGENT. B) SURMOUNT. C) ABSTRUSE. D) DENIGRATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DENIGRATE. 25. Idolatry:Ben's parents worried about his idolatry to the occult.Elvis' idolatrous fans stormed Graceland.Peter has an idolatrous addiction for the game of golf. A) Blind or excessive devotion to something. B) Paying attention to. C) Neglecting. D) Infatuation. 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