SAT Vocabulary Quiz #2

Sweet potatoes are generally considered analogous to yams.

In this sentence, analogous most nearly means...

• identical

• indistinguishable

• similar

• cognate

Some TV shows seem like they lasted forever, demonstrating that their brevity was powerful.

In this sentence, brevity most nearly means...

• briefness

• wittiness

• empathy

• stories

The ignominious response she received from the public after her failure devastated her.

In this sentence, ignominious most nearly means...

• humiliating

• famous

• unusual

• repetitive

They're in ninth grade, but my students are often as petulant as children.

In this sentence, petulant most nearly means...

• irritable

• immature

• gross

• tired

The squalid cabin needed a new roof and new siding.

In this sentence, squalid most nearly means...

• dingy

• sleazy

• ugly

• possible