WorksheetsSAT Vocab Review 4
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to soothe, subside, make quiet
a)
allay
b)
alloy
c)
aloha
d)
abscond
2.
Because I ___________ the thought of animal abuse, I have to look away at every ASPCA commercial.
a)
adroit
b)
approve
c)
abhor
d)
attain
3.
During the Great Depression, much of the American public was ______________ because there was little or no money or resources for all.
a)
devoted
b)
destitute
c)
deranged
4.
Because the building was beyond repair, the city plans to _________ it at the start of the year.
a)
raze
b)
repair
c)
reparation
d)
redact
5.
run-down, abandoned
a)
derelict
b)
demolish
c)
denegrate
d)
denounce
6.
To calm her nerves before surgery, the nurses will _______ Kate.
a)
servile
b)
sedate
c)
serene
d)
sobriety
7.
To lesson the intensity of
a)
austere
b)
abscond
c)
abhor
d)
assuage
8.
The ___________ howl of the wolves signaled their melancholy or sadness over the death of the pack leader.
a)
foreboding
b)
forlorn
c)
feral
d)
fastidious
9.
abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
a)
agoraphobia
b)
claustrophobia
c)
arachnophobia
d)
cryophobia
10.
a residence, a home
a)
domicile
b)
daunt
c)
defunct
d)
dent
11.
Wisconsin law allows one to hunt ________ cats; however, it would be impossible to determine a _______ cat from someone's pet. :(
a)
femure
b)
fauna
c)
feral
d)
ferocious
12.
very bare, bleak, simple
a)
alter
b)
allay
c)
austere
d)
affluent
13.
agonizing, distressing
a)
harrowing
b)
heroic
c)
hearken
d)
happenstance
14.
intimidating
a)
daunting
b)
daring
c)
distressing
d)
depleting
15.
to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
a)
rake
b)
requisite
c)
raze
d)
reel
16.
One who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
a)
austere
b)
agonize
c)
ascetic
d)
acquaintance
17.
deserted, lifeless
a)
depressed
b)
desolate
c)
defeated
d)
daunting
18.
To sneak away and hide
a)
abscond
b)
abject
c)
abhor
d)
abide
19.
inspiring fear and/or respect
a)
forsake
b)
forlorn
c)
formidable
d)
format
20.
Deserving of criticism
a)
reprehensible
b)
retractable
c)
regrettable
d)
raze
21.
the most miserable or contemptible kind
a)
abject
b)
abhor
c)
allay
d)
assuage
22.
rich, wealthy
a)
abhor
b)
affluent
c)
absolve
d)
abject
23.
abnormal fear of open or public places
a)
cryophobia
b)
claustrophobia
c)
arachnophobia
d)
agoraphobia
24.
uneasiness
a)
anxiety
b)
variety
c)
apathy
d)
sympathy
25.
no longer used or existing
a)
deranged
b)
defunct
c)
detract
d)
demean
26.
demand for goods from an authority
a)
requisition
b)
retraction
c)
revision
d)
reprisal
27.
discouraged, hopeless, depressed
a)
detraction
b)
defied
c)
derelict
d)
despondent
28.
in a state of disrepaire
a)
dilapidated
b)
divisive
c)
decisive
d)
detraction
29.
to weaken, make weary
a)
enrage
b)
enervate
c)
enroute
d)
engage
30.
old fashioned
a)
quaint
b)
quaver
c)
quiver
d)
quell
31.
artist's cloth for painting on
a)
campus
b)
canvas
c)
canopy
d)
cavern
32.
transparent, light, airy
a)
diaphanous
b)
delinquent
c)
deficient
d)
deterred
33.
make worse
a)
enervate
b)
excruciate
c)
exacerbate
d)
eviscerate
34.
to restore
a)
renovate
b)
reline
c)
requisite
d)
recourse
35.
Without a drop of caffeine or alcohol for six months, Dave celebrated the clarity that comes with ______.
a)
socratic
b)
sobriety
c)
secretive
d)
spry
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