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Worksheets#13 SAT Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When he realized that the entire situation was a misunderstanding, the _____ in the dispute promptly apologized.
a)
antagonist
b)
arbiter
c)
conundrum
d)
exhortation
2.
Jane was the _____ for her siblings and tried to help them resolve their arguments before their mother got involved.
a)
antagonist
b)
arbiter
c)
conundrum
d)
exhortation
3.
When I am faced with a(n) _____, I often ask my friends for advice.
a)
exacerbate
b)
conundrum
c)
exhortation
d)
arbiter
4.
The children were _____ after lying to their parents and wished they had told the truth.
a)
contrite
b)
dilatory
c)
hackneyed
d)
hapless
5.
The overloaded truck had a(n) _____ effect on the flow of traffic, causing the traffic to back up for miles.
a)
contrite
b)
diffuse
c)
dilatory
d)
hackneyed
6.
The pungent smell of the skunk _____ quickly throughout the air.
a)
diffused
b)
exacerbated
c)
contrited
d)
hackneyed
7.
The report card _____ the problems she was already having with her mother.
a)
exhorted
b)
exacerbated
c)
hackneyed
d)
diffused
8.
Despite the _____ of the owners to play somewhere else, the neighborhood kids continued to loiter outside of the convenience store.
a)
antagonist
b)
hapless
c)
conundrum
d)
exhortation
9.
Although emotionally moving, the movie becomes quickly _____ when viewed more than one time.
a)
contrite
b)
dilatory
c)
hackneyed
d)
diffuse
10.
Since losing much of his money at the casino and on the stock market, Bill has become a(n) _____ and, somewhat, solitary man.
a)
diffused
b)
dilatory
c)
hackneyed
d)
hapless
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