This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 87 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 1776, the United States sent Benjamin Franklin to France to try to win the country's support in the United States' fight for independence from Great Britain. Franklin was very popular in France. This ..... surely helped him to convince France to assist the United States. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Thoughtfulness. B) Esteem. C) Controversy. D) Sincerity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Esteem. 2. Bad-tempered and unfriendly A) Dismay. B) Viability. C) Contend. D) Surly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surly. 3. Was your family's holiday newsletter mailed out this year without several images of ..... cheerleaders appearing somewhere near the paragraph devoted to you? A) Ebullient. B) Imperative. C) Opaque. D) Indistinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ebullient. 4. Polite and ..... , the courteous wedding invitation oozed with graciousness from the bride and groom. A) Deferential. B) Revere. C) Earnest. D) Sinister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deferential. 5. What does "pellucid" mean? A) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; fearless and adventurous. B) Transparently clear; easily understood. C) Coming to full development or becoming mature. D) Excessively talkative. E) To give up a position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transparently clear; easily understood. 6. The speech is full of youthful enthusiasm and is written in ..... language. A) Florid. B) Contemporary. C) Plausible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florid. 7. Havoc means A) Destruction. B) A tax. C) An illness. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destruction. 8. Choose the word that best fits the meaning of "jubilation": A) Celebration. B) Despair. C) Regret. D) Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celebration. 9. If someone is described as having candor, what quality do they possess? A) Chaos. B) Deception. C) Honesty or straightforwardness. D) Dishonesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honesty or straightforwardness. 10. Scared of heights all her life, nothing would ..... Ruth's fear of flying. A) Alleviate. B) Idealize. C) Exculpate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alleviate. 11. The ..... to playing pool was shooting darts. A) Also-ran. B) Alternative. C) Altercation. D) Aftermath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alternative. 12. What is the definition of handwriting? A) To drink a liquid. B) To cheat. C) To escape from someone or something giving chase. D) The character or style of a person's writing by hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The character or style of a person's writing by hand. 13. His lies only ..... the problem. A) Calibrate. B) Compound. C) Comprised. D) Conflated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 14. Labyrinth means ..... A) A maze. B) A type of pasta. C) A musical instrument. D) An exotic bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A maze. 15. Jim's paper company had an unexpected windfall at the end of the year. A) Unlucky. B) Lucky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 16. The principal's ..... remarks about their clothes were not appropriate for the students to hear. A) Loquacious. B) Incendiary. C) Benign. D) Inundated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incendiary. 17. Pinnacle A) The most successful point. B) A low point in a career. C) A type of mountain peak. D) A moment of failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The most successful point. 18. They perform and ..... solely with their voices and faces. A) Emote. B) Lithe. C) Ruse. D) Negate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emote. 19. Very plain; devoid of any details or features A) Tactful. B) Stark. C) Subsequently. D) Sheer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stark. 20. A project that entails weekly reports: A) Avoids them to save more time. B) Decorates them with extra art. C) Dispel them when rumors spread. D) Includes them as a necessary step. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Includes them as a necessary step. 21. Hamper A) Clear; swivel. B) Dirty clothes storage. C) Box for items. D) Hinder; obstruct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinder; obstruct. 22. Resolute A) Determined. B) Prideful. C) Courage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determined. 23. Billowing means ..... A) Burning. B) Flowing. C) Fluttering, waving. D) Freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluttering, waving. 24. The ..... musician could play five different instruments. A) Adept. B) Amicable. C) Benevolent. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adept. 25. Not wanting to speak because of emotional weight. A) Zealot. B) Stoic. C) Reticent. D) Oblivion. 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