SAT-Ready Vocab Quiz 1

The peace talks ended in __________ as both sides disagreed on the best terms for a cease fire.

• discord

• guile

• acclaim

• flagrant

• contrite

As I grew older and wiser, I became _______ about the existence of Santa Claus.

• skeptical

• guile

• mitigate

• belligerent

• contrite

The prison warden treated his prisoners with ______, as if they were no better than trash on the side of the road.

• contempt

• discord

• mitigate

• acclaim

• volatile

Mr. Dickerson could tell that the student was genuinely ________, so he decided not to call his parents about the incident.

• contrite

• discord

• mitigate

• belligerent

• volatile

My 4th-quarter performance earned me some _______ by the MaxPreps. I was featured in their "Players to Watch" section.

• acclaim

• flagrant

• mitigate

• guile

• volatile

Hackers, while intelligent, often use their ______ to steal data and money from regular people.

• guile

• flagrant

• mitigate

• acclaim

• skeptical

Opioids can really help _______ your pain after surgery, but they pose a dangerous addiction risk as well.

• mitigate

• contempt

• contrite

• acclaim

• skeptical

His ______ misbehavior in the student section got him suspended from school. While we expect kids to get excited, the things he was yelling were way out-of-bounds.

• flagrant

• contempt

• contrite

• discord

• skeptical

The fans became more and more _______ as the other team ran up the score. Several fights broke out.

• belligerent

• contempt

• guile

• discord

• skeptical

The hostage negotiator knew it was a __________ situation and that any wrong move could make the gunman snap.

• volatile

• contempt

• guile

• acclaim

• skeptical