This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 65 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Baby similes are like food for the soul. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. Neologism means ..... A) Prudent; cautious. B) Of equal value or significance. C) To surrender; to give up or give in. D) A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word. 3. Assiduous:adjective A) Comply with rules, standards, or laws. B) Showing great care and perseverance. C) Well meaning and kindly. D) Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing great care and perseverance. 4. If you are an advocate of something, are you for it, against it, both, or neither? A) For. B) Against. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 5. To use up energy or money A) Expend. B) Ferocity. C) Fluctuate. D) Hypothetical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expend. 6. What does "ineffable" mean? A) Skillful with hands. B) Impossible to express in words. C) A person who deliberately tries to avoid work. D) Not hasty and very detailed. E) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impossible to express in words. 7. Which phrase best matches demure? A) Stubborn, defiant, rude. B) Wild, reckless, daring. C) Loud, flashy, boastful. D) Quiet, modest, reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quiet, modest, reserved. 8. Incongruous A) Harsh sounds. B) Stern, as in manner; without excess, simple and plain. C) Not appropriate, unsuited to surrounding. D) Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not appropriate, unsuited to surrounding. 9. Baby smiles are food for the soul. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. To discourage or prevent someone from doing something. A) Advocate. B) Deter. C) Justify. D) Ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deter. 11. Monica left work early to ..... the traffic. A) Ruse. B) Goad. C) Elude. D) Emote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elude. 12. ANTONYMS:careless; inexact; imprecise A) Strident. B) Aversion. C) Diligence. D) Meticulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meticulous. 13. The sick child was very ..... as his parents carried him into the emergency room. A) Tirade. B) Unscathed. C) Listless. D) Viable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listless. 14. Become less intense or widespread A) Abate. B) Epochal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abate. 15. Indifferent; showing no caring, interest, or concern A) Apathetic. B) Contentious. C) Munificent. D) Antiquated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathetic. 16. Sanguine means ..... A) Reddish. B) Greenish. C) Blueish. D) Yellowish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reddish. 17. Teresa was shocked to discover a secret room in her house filled with bullion. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 18. Encourage or assist A) Abet. B) Effluvia. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abet. 19. Stubborn and refusing to follow rules. A) Sagacious. B) Onerous. C) Spurious. D) Recalcitrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recalcitrant. 20. To speak in favor of A) Subtle. B) Advocate. C) Opine. D) Bolster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advocate. 21. We are not sure when camp will start, so the time we have to get up is tentative. What does the word tentative mean? A) Unconfirmed. B) Certain. C) Dishonest. D) Persistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconfirmed. 22. The ..... band only played small surprise shows; they were never advertised. A) Austere. B) Arcane. C) Benevolent. D) Antagonistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arcane. 23. What does "prevaricate" mean? A) To speak misleadingly or evasively. B) To officially put an end to. C) To come into full development. D) To give up a position. E) To enter into a state of confusion and turmoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak misleadingly or evasively. 24. To improve or make something better, like a positive transformation. A) Reconstitute. B) Revise. C) Ameliorate. D) Metamorphose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ameliorate. 25. What does Reprehensible mean A) Deserving censure or condemnation. B) Respectable or honorable. C) Acceptable or laudable. D) Praiseworthy or commendable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserving censure or condemnation. ← 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