Sat Words Quiz 54 (25 MCQs)

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1. Carefully alert and watchful
2. The book was so ..... that after he had finished the first difficult chapter, he understood less than when he had begun.
3. The highest point of a mountain; the most successful point; culmination.
4. When Jason forgot to do his homework, he tried to come up with a ..... excuse his teacher would believe.
5. Frauctious
6. To hinder progress is to
7. The act of gaining a skill or possession of something
8. Making ..... suggestions to my parents about where to go on our vacation was a lot more successful than being direct.
9. One who excels in the technique of an art
10. A heavy backpack can encumber a hiker by:
11. Which word is defined as "lasting a very short time" ?
12. The scientist's hypothesis was tenuous at best, lacking the necessary evidence to gain widespread acceptance. As used in the passage, "tenuous" most nearly means:
13. Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
14. Something displayed for the public to see
15. Provincial
16. To take power by force.
17. Which word is similar to aggregate.
18. The news report was very ..... and needed some enthusiasm and energy.
19. Morbid is most similar to what Spanish word?
20. Torque would associate with what shape?
21. He looked morose, meaning he seemed .....
22. The president had ..... dreams of no wars, no hunger, and no diseases.
23. What does 'Ambivalence' mean?
24. Causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly
25. The novel's protagonist, a young detective, found herself in a ..... situation when she discovered that the key suspect in her investigation was her own mentor.