This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wry A) A speech bitterly denouncing some person or thing. B) Showy or high flown words with too little thought. C) Bitter. D) Grimly humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grimly humorous. 2. Which word would fit into this list?mourn, regret, rue, ..... A) Evade. B) Impede. C) Procrastinate. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lament. 3. What does 'Furtive' mean? A) Open. B) Transparent. C) Obvious. D) Attempting to avoid notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attempting to avoid notice. 4. Jonah's ..... decision landed him in big trouble; he didn't think ahead about the consequences. A) Ingenuous. B) Incorrigible. C) Incite. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impetuous. 5. Despite her more humble background compared with that of most of her family, Fanny was never teased for her ..... dress or mocked for her simple vocabulary. A) Easy. B) Straightforward. C) Sincere. D) Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain. 6. What is the term for the opposing viewpoint in an argument? A) Evidence. B) Graph. C) Counterargument. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterargument. 7. My ..... uncle showed no emotion at his wife's funeral. A) Stoic. B) Apathetic. C) Obstinate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stoic. 8. Malevolent is most similar to what Spanish word? A) Volver. B) Martes. C) Viernes. D) Malo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malo. 9. Insufficient support means that there was A) Weak evidence. B) Strong evidence. C) A general agreement. D) A great disparity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak evidence. 10. Ace was breathless and ..... with excitement over which team would win at sports ball. A) Avarice. B) Judiciously. C) Euphemism. D) Palpitant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palpitant. 11. Hold and state as one's opinion A) Onset. B) Doctrine. C) Abysmal. D) Opine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opine. 12. What is Vicinity in Spanish A) Viernes. B) Viaje. C) Vecindario. D) Vuelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vecindario. 13. This is a term for an obstacle. A) Impasse. B) Idiosyncrasy. C) Incubate. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impasse. 14. Ordeal A) Difficult. B) Royal. C) Less than normal. D) Refuse to stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 15. The spy went to great lengths to make sure his enemies would not discover his ..... plans. A) Covert. B) Abrasive. C) Renown. D) Nuance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covert. 16. Celestial means ..... A) Pertaining to school or schoolwork. B) Pertaining to the sky or heavens. C) Pertaining to caffeine. D) Pertaining to cellophane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pertaining to the sky or heavens. 17. Veracity means A) To accumulate or build up over time. B) Not having a respectful attitude. C) Wicked. D) Accuracy, truthfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accuracy, truthfulness. 18. This would NEVER be considered mundane. A) Brushing teeth. B) Showering. C) Plane rides. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane rides. 19. US traffic signals didn't always contain the familiar three lights (red, yellow, and green). Traffic lights only ..... red and green lights until the three-light traffic signal was developed in 1923.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Avoided. B) Featured. C) Appreciated. D) Disregarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Featured. 20. What does Creditable mean A) Creditable means untrustworthy and unreliable. B) Creditable means insignificant and unimportant. C) Creditable means deserving acknowledgement and praise. D) Creditable means not deserving acknowledgement or praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creditable means deserving acknowledgement and praise. 21. Don't be ..... about politics. Make sure your voice is heard by casting your ballot! A) Niche. B) Simulate. C) Empathetic. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complacent. 22. Which word means 'hard to comprehend; difficult to understand'? A) Abstruse. B) Insoluble. C) Enigmatic. D) Arcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstruse. 23. Emphatic A) Extremely bad. B) Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories. C) Having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate. D) [of a statement] given with force to show that something is importantTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [of a statement] given with force to show that something is importantTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. 24. Depravity A) Moral corruption. B) THEORETICAL. C) Laud. D) Seriousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral corruption. 25. Economists often assert that countries looking to increase their reliance on solar energy should expand their capacity for storage; having an ample reserve of stored energy can mitigate the effects of ..... solar energy collection caused by unpredictable shifts in cloud cover and haze. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Developments of. B) Fluctuations in. C) Calibrations with. D) Incentives for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fluctuations in. ← 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