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WorksheetsSAT Words 1-50 (LIST A)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I never doubted Mrs. Shetenhelm's___________, but it was confirmed when she refused a bribe of $1,000,000 in exchange for a passing grade on the SAT Vocab assessment.
a)
hyperbole
b)
complacency
c)
exemplary
d)
integrity
2.
In order to be a skilled speaker, it is important to consider all ________________ devices. Using ethos, pathos, and logos is a helpful skill to help persuade your audience.
a)
meticulous
b)
obscure
c)
rhetorical
d)
furtive
3.
When Mrs. Shetenhelm died, her many beloved APEX English students wrote beautiful ____________ to express their praise of her teaching.
a)
rhetorics
b)
eulogies
c)
pithy
d)
stridents
4.
Tyler _______ to be a well-paid welder. In order to achieve this goal, he works hard in the welding program at PATHS.
a)
aspires
b)
obstinates
c)
incites
d)
mitigates
5.
Cortney's Public Policy research was _______________; It was so good, Mrs. Wilson asked if she could use it as an example next year.
a)
intimidating
b)
furtive
c)
exemplary
d)
strident
6.
$100 bill may be a __________ sum to billionaire Donald Trump, but to a teenager starting her first job, it's enough money to buy a lot of necessities.
a)
trifling
b)
beguiling
c)
embellished
d)
obstinate
7.
Definition: great commotion and confusion
a)
emulate
b)
tenacity
c)
turmoil
d)
pacifist
8.
Definition: extended scolding; long, angry speech denouncing something
a)
tirade
b)
incite
c)
aversion
d)
beguile
9.
Definition: self-satisfaction; smugness
a)
pacifist
b)
indifferent
c)
tenacity
d)
complacency
10.
Donny has _____________ taste in shoes; he has refined judgement in the hottest shoes.
a)
discriminating
b)
tenacity
c)
recount
d)
aversion
11.
a)
jocular
b)
diligence
c)
pacifist
d)
pithy
12.
SYNONYMS: meager; insufficient; sparse
a)
scrutinize
b)
scanty
c)
strident
d)
aversion
13.
Zak's ________ preparation for the SAT vocabulary assessment was so thorough and detailed that it resulted in his receiving the highest grade of all.
a)
placate
b)
jocular
c)
indifferent
d)
scrupulous
14.
After a while, the ____________ of television sitcoms becomes boring because they all seem exactly the same.
a)
turmoil
b)
temper
c)
trite
d)
uniformity
15.
Mrs. Shetenhelm, "I'm as hungry as a horse!"
Mr. Ziegler, "Oh that's such an exaggeration! How ________!
Mr. Ziegler, "Oh that's such an exaggeration! How ________!
a)
hyperbolic
b)
pithy
c)
obstinate
d)
scrupulous
16.
What is the little boy doing?
a)
feasible
b)
placate
c)
emulate
d)
beguile
17.
To ________ the angry customer, the store manager gave her a $50 gift certificate.
a)
placate
b)
obstinate
c)
impeccable
d)
embellish
18.
ANTONYMS: interested; responsive; sympathetic
a)
tenacity
b)
digression
c)
indifferent
d)
tenacity
19.
a)
placate
b)
scrutinize
c)
equivocal
d)
tantamount
20.
When all her students passed their finals, Mrs. Shetenhelm was overjoyed and ____________.
a)
hyperbole
b)
aesthetic
c)
tantamount
d)
elated
21.
ANTONYMS: careless; inexact; imprecise
a)
strident
b)
aversion
c)
diligence
d)
meticulous
22.
a)
elated
b)
obscure
c)
furtive
d)
equivocal
23.
SYNONYMS: adamant; headstrong; inflexible; stubborn
a)
equivocal
b)
elated
c)
feasible
d)
obstinate
24.
SYNONYMS: distaste; animosity; firm dislike
a)
aversion
b)
equivocal
c)
hypocritical
d)
strident
25.
ANTONYMS: conceal; cover; deny; hide
a)
disclose
b)
jocular
c)
obscure
d)
fastidious
26.
Knowing a lot of difficult words will ________ your confidence when you write or have an important job interview.
a)
jocular
b)
bolster
c)
assuage
d)
mitigate
27.
SYNONYMS: Adorn; ornament; dress up
a)
embellish
b)
jocular
c)
assuage
d)
beguile
28.
Definition: narrate or tell; count over again
a)
fastidious
b)
jocular
c)
recount
d)
mitigate
29.
Definition: wandering away from the subject
a)
jocular
b)
feasible
c)
uniformity
d)
digression
30.
ANTONYMS: different; opposite; reverse
a)
tenacity
b)
meticulous
c)
tantamount
d)
feasible
31.
Danielle was so ___________ and daring that she jumped on stage at the magic show to help the magician with his trick.
a)
equivocal
b)
jocular
c)
uniformity
d)
audacious
32.
Definition: concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
a)
pithy
b)
obscure
c)
intimidate
d)
mitigate
33.
a)
equivocal
b)
jocular
c)
pithy
d)
intimidate
34.
____________ a riot is a criminal offense because it endangers public safety.
a)
obscuring
b)
inciting
c)
bolstering
d)
hampering
35.
The meaning of this poem is so ___________ that even the best critics disagree about it.
a)
audacious
b)
obscure
c)
feasible
d)
hamper
36.
This climber has _______ because he has courage and determination.
a)
beguile
b)
tenacity
c)
strident
d)
fastidious
37.
This word means practical or possible.
a)
fastidious
b)
hedonist
c)
gregarious
d)
feasible
38.
SYNONYMS: cheerful; humorous; jolly; playful
a)
diligence
b)
jocular
c)
assuage
d)
hamper
39.
Definition: pertaining to art or beauty
a)
equivocal
b)
aesthetic
c)
audacious
d)
impeccable
40.
The fire alarm was so ___________, loud, and harsh that the students shrieked in surprise.
a)
audacious
b)
assuage
c)
impeccable
d)
strident
41.
During the early part of the twentieth century, Nazism was in _______________ in Germany.
a)
ascendancy
b)
diligence
c)
pithy
d)
beguile
42.
Definition: ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe
a)
scrutinize
b)
complacency
c)
assuage
d)
uniformity
43.
The conman _______ my mother with a sob story about how his child needed money for an operation.
a)
disclosed
b)
recounted
c)
obscured
d)
beguiled
44.
Lawyer James Dean argued in court the __________ circumstances of the case which led the judge to not impose the most severe sentence possible.
a)
discriminating
b)
mitigating
c)
beguiling
d)
embellishing
45.
Zilphy has _____________ penmanship; she takes care in making sure her writing is flawless.
a)
hypocritical
b)
equivocal
c)
impeccable
d)
pithy
46.
SYNONYMS: block; hinder; inhibit; prevent
a)
meticulous
b)
aversion
c)
scrutinize
d)
hamper
47.
Hunter is a __________ mechanic; he is very careful with every detail and rarely makes mistakes.
a)
fastidious
b)
tenacity
c)
bolster
d)
tantamount
48.
SYNONYMS: deceptive; false; insincere; artificial
a)
hamper
b)
assuage
c)
impeccable
d)
hypocritical
49.
Politicians sometimes give __________ responses to questions in order to avoid having their position on an issue "pinned down." It seems they try to be intentionally misleading.
a)
integrity
b)
equivocal
c)
recount
d)
aversion
50.
Mickey was so ____________ that she finished her coursework with careful, attentive detail.
a)
integrity
b)
aesthetic
c)
indifferent
d)
diligent
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