Mastering SAT Vocabulary Skills

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Despite the mayor's _______ promises, the citizens remained skeptical about the new policy's effectiveness, suspecting ulterior motives.

• equivocal

• forthright

• circuitous

• insipid

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "transient" as used in the context of economic trends?

• enduring

• evanescent

• immutable

• perennial

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Select the antonym for "magnanimous":

• petty

• altruistic

• charitable

• munificent

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word has the most negative connotation in the context of leadership?

• tenacious

• obstreperous

• resolute

• steadfast

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

What is the abstract noun form of the verb "to persevere"?

• perseverance

• perseveration

• perseverant

• persevering

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

In the sentence "The wind whispered secrets through the trees," what type of figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Synecdoche

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Choose the word that best fits the context: The detective's _______ analysis uncovered inconsistencies that others had overlooked.

• perfunctory

• scrupulous

• apathetic

• capricious

Which of the following is a synonym for "pellucid"?

• opaque

• transparent

• turbid

• ambiguous

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Select the antonym for "exacerbate":

• intensify

• ameliorate

• aggravate

• heighten

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word has a positive connotation in the context of academic achievement?

• notorious

• assiduous

• stubborn

• meddlesome

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B