This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Words – Quiz 91 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Words Quiz 91 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Paradigm (n) ..... A) An example that is a perfect pattern or model. B) A random occurrence. C) A type of clothing. D) A musical instrument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An example that is a perfect pattern or model. 2. To adjust or fine-tune an instrument or device is to ..... it. A) Calibrate. B) Consensus. C) Conflated. D) Complementary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calibrate. 3. Galvanize A) To express a particular opinion. B) To say that you do not agree with something or that you refuse to do something. C) To force somebody out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place. D) To make somebody take action by shocking or exciting themTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make somebody take action by shocking or exciting themTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4. 4. The football player was ridiculously ..... as he bragged about his athletic abilities. A) Affirmation. B) Pretentious. C) Adroit. D) Primordial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretentious. 5. What does "burnish" mean? A) Reflect deeply on a subject. B) Stubbornly unyielding. C) Polish and make shiny. D) Show off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polish and make shiny. 6. Define foil. A) Absolutely necessary or important; essential. B) Peculiar or individual. C) A cause of great distress or annoyance. D) Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. 7. Widely spread but probably not true. A) Apocryphal. B) Cogent. C) Parsimony. D) Polemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apocryphal. 8. Definition:ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe A) Scrutinize. B) Complacency. C) Assuage. D) Uniformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assuage. 9. Visionary means A) Fluent in 2 languages. B) Person that starts a business. C) Person that plans for the future with creativity. D) A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person that plans for the future with creativity. 10. Harangue means ..... A) To prepare a type of food. B) To play a musical instrument. C) To address in a long, passionate speech; to rant. D) To capture an animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To address in a long, passionate speech; to rant. 11. Dilemma A) A situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. B) A type of puzzle that has a single solution. C) A scenario where one must make a decision without any options. D) A conflict between two equally favorable choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. 12. What is an antonym for punctilious? A) Meticulous. B) Diligent. C) Attentive. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Careless. 13. Deceitfulness, double dealing A) Obtuse. B) Duplicity. C) Implicit. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duplicity. 14. Of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future A) Unmitigated. B) Imprudent. C) Momentous. D) Analogous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Momentous. 15. To turn off a person is to ..... A) Put him or her off . B) Put him or her out. C) Encourage him or her to do something . D) Impede his or her by force . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put him or her off . 16. To ..... is try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing A) Overcompensate. B) Overventilate. C) Overspill. D) Overuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overcompensate. 17. Josh is ..... when it comes to chess; he has never played before. A) Ingenuous. B) Incorrigible. C) Incite. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ingenuous. 18. Vital A) Sad. B) Living happily. C) To refuse. D) To sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living happily. 19. Enunciation A) Clear pronunciation. B) To say slowly. C) To make a great speech. D) To announce something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear pronunciation. 20. The ..... was dripping with jewels and went to all of the best parties. A) Naive. B) Finery. C) Covert. D) Socialite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialite. 21. On the flight I sat between/among Michael and David. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 22. An ..... is a disagreement between two or more people, but it can also be a statement backed by evidence, like your ..... that your school doesn't need a dress code. A) Context. B) Claim. C) Argument. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument. 23. The football coach will ..... his team to work hard and win the championship. A) Ingenuous. B) Incorrigible. C) Incite. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incite. 24. Definition:casual indifference; lack of concern A) Candor. B) Nonchalance. C) Adulation. D) Mundane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonchalance. 25. When the man learned he had hired a 17-year old, he knew his landscaping contract would be ..... and void since an adult can't contract with a minor. A) Erratic. B) Adversarial. C) Null. D) Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Null. ← 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