SAT Vocabulary 1 Quiz

Match the word on the left with its definition on the right. You will use each letter once.

Acculturation

• resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential or purposeful; in medicine-acquired, not congenital

• to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

• the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend of social patterns or societies

• to make amends or make up for; to avert

• skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Insert the correct Vocabulary word in the space.

Change the form of the word as needed to make it fit into the sentence correctly.

The family _____________________________________ with her after the loss of her old and faithful dog. 

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as the boldface phrase below.

• to despise loathsome behavior

• charge both sides to negotiate

• a fortuitous sequence of events

• adaptation to fit into your new environment

• a motive attributed to me

Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the boldface expression below

• feel no sympathy for the people who made the wrong choices

• a direct way home

• to discredit earlier theories

• to submit to the controversy

• disparage the current administration of the school

Choose the Right Word. From the pair, circle or highlight the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence

• enjoin

• acculturation

• adventitious

• circuitous

• extol