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WorksheetsSAT Vocabulary, Part 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word "love" has become hackneyed over time. It doesn't hold much meaning anymore.
a)
boring; dull
b)
to make more bearable
c)
Overfamiliar through overuse; trite
d)
Full of life; exciting
2.
Dinner was a disaster. The butternut squash soup was insipid, and the chicken that followed wasn't much better.
a)
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
b)
full of flavor; exciting
c)
commonplace; ordinary
d)
to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
3.
Life can seem boring and mundane sometimes, but you have to look around and see what makes it special.
a)
full of life; exciting
b)
hopeful
c)
tiresome; unhappy
d)
commonplace; ordinary
4.
The self-help book was full of meaningless platitudes on how to make yourself happy and successful.
a)
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
b)
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
c)
to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
d)
to make more bearable
5.
Because the biggest thing in my hometown is the grocery store, the city really is a prosaic little place.
a)
aesthically pleasing; cute
b)
dull; commonplace
c)
small
d)
self-containted
6.
At family events, I tend to avoid trite conversations because they're usually about the weather or how school is going.
a)
unusual; interesting
b)
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
c)
engaging
d)
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
7.
The vapid lecture seemed to go on for days! I though it would never stop.
a)
lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale
b)
ongoing; continuing
c)
unoriginal
d)
tiring; exhausting
8.
The roaring from the other room did nothing to allay Jordan's fears that the dinosaur was about to break through and find him.
a)
boring; dull
b)
excite; make aware
c)
exacerbate; heighten
d)
to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
9.
The paramedics did everything they could to alleviate the car wreck victim's pain on the way to the hospital.
a)
to make more bearable
b)
to heighten
c)
to exacerbate
d)
to put to sleep
10.
After all of the excitement and buildup for the concert, the performance itself was pretty lackluster.
a)
unnecessary; unrequired
b)
over the top
c)
boring; dull
d)
unusual
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