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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His flippant comment was ..... A) Serious and respectful. B) Rude and not taking it seriously. C) Very detailed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rude and not taking it seriously. 2. During hunting season Jaime realized he had Enhanced his skills.What does Enhance mean? A) Improve or increase. B) Ignore or disregard. C) Maintain or stay the same. D) Decrease or worsen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improve or increase. 3. Lisa was ..... when I asked where she had been. She just kept saying, "Out." A) Disparage. B) Erratic. C) Evasive. D) Fallacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evasive. 4. Complacent A) Trivial. B) Self-satisfied. C) Well-spoken. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-satisfied. 5. SAT Words in Context A) Touching. B) Sad. C) Regretful. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touching. 6. When the long-delayed ..... of the dinosaurs finally occurred, the crash was spectacular. A) Convention. B) Demand. C) Demise. D) Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demise. 7. Verisimilitude A) The quality of appearing true or real in a work of fiction. B) A state of being uncertain, unstable, or insecure. C) Something that occurs infrequently or irregularly. D) Being isolated, self-contained, or detached from outside influence or involvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quality of appearing true or real in a work of fiction. 8. The opposite of INEPTITUDE ..... A) Thin. B) Heavy. C) Lack of skill or abilitiy. D) Having skill and ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having skill and ability. 9. Which word means "marked by quiet and caution and secrecy" ? A) Venerable. B) Surreptitious. C) Tenacious. D) Surly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surreptitious. 10. Define vital. A) Absolutely necessary or important; essential. B) Failing to take proper care in doing something. C) Criticize unfairly; disparage. D) Difficult to understand; obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolutely necessary or important; essential. 11. Prattle A) Too many words. B) Impressive speech. C) Speaking senselessly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking senselessly. 12. Jesse and Sam's honeymoon trip had many serendipitous stops. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 13. The ..... kitten would not come out from under the bed. A) Timorous. B) Auspicious. C) Alleviate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timorous. 14. Accumen A) A type of medication. B) An injection for a bacterial infection. C) Ability to make good judgments. D) Unsure about making decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ability to make good judgments. 15. It is relatively easy for newcomers to pick off the most lucrative business and ignore the rest. As used in the line above, the word lucrative most nearly means ..... A) Successful. B) Flashy. C) Equivocal. D) Lucky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Successful. 16. What is a 'Misanthrope'? A) A social butterfly. B) A philanthropist. C) A lover of people. D) A person who dislikes or distrusts others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who dislikes or distrusts others. 17. What is the term for a proposed explanation for a phenomenon? A) Hypothesis. B) Characterize. C) Item. D) Capture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 18. Innovation A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 19. Another word for property or possessions is ..... A) Chattel. B) Connoisseur. C) Bulwark. D) Reminisce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chattel. 20. Which option best matches the meaning of subside? A) Grow more intense over time. B) Settle down or become less. C) Widen and spread outward. D) Break apart into pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Settle down or become less. 21. Since Harper and Angel have known each other for years, they have a steady ..... A) Venal. B) Ruse. C) Amity. D) Deft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amity. 22. What is the definition of "pinnacle" ? A) A pipe or channel that something flows through. B) The highest or best point of something. C) A general agreement among a group. D) A person who takes someone else's place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The highest or best point of something. 23. What does brusque mean A) Slow and deliberate. B) Friendly and outgoing. C) Gentle and polite. D) Abrupt or curt in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abrupt or curt in manner. 24. Cruel and bitter criticism. A) Vitriol. B) Compelling. C) Duplicity. D) Admonish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitriol. 25. Fearless; adventurous (often used for actions involving great risk). A) Disdain. B) Abysmal. C) Inevitable. 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