ACT and SAT Vocabulary Quiz 1

What is a ravine?

• a deep narrow gorge with steep sides

• a swimming pool

• an underwater treasure

• a bathtub

They live in a single residential dwelling. What is a dwelling?

• park

• ocean

• house

• car

Traveling in horses with carriages was a precursor to people driving cars. What does precursor mean?

• a person or thing that comes after another

• omen

• distraction

• a person or thing that comes before another

She balked at the idea of having to wait in the long lines to go on rides at the amusement park.

• agree

• hesitate or unwilling to accept

• acquiese

• concurred

There were a myriad of reasons to take a break from class.

• a little amount

• scarcity

• a great number

• hardly any

He could not understand all of the intricacies of the contract he signed.

• simplicities

• complexities

• plainness

• uniformity

The water dragon's life was ephemeral.

• short lived

• long lived

• everlasting

• rough

She stood on the edge of the precipice at the canyon.

• shallow side of a mountain or cliff

• bottom

• flat

• a very steep side of a mountain or cliff

The murkiness of the lagoon made it difficult for the group of people to snorkel.

• clearness

• transparency

• cloudiness, fogginess

• translucence

sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

• benevolent

• circuitous

• censure

• compassion