WorksheetsSAT Vocabulary #10
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a shaky or trembling motion
a)
skittish
b)
microcosm
c)
quiver
d)
trepidation
2.
an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles
a)
vanguard
b)
menagerie
c)
hamlet
d)
calliope
3.
actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses
a)
stoic
b)
gruff
c)
didactic
d)
tangible
4.
acceptable to the mind
a)
ocular
b)
chronic
c)
residual
d)
palatable
5.
having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity
a)
incomprehensible
b)
eloquent
c)
voracious
d)
peripheral
6.
an alteration or correction
a)
euphemism
b)
amendment
c)
tirade
d)
ordeal
7.
the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
a)
bravado
b)
vanguard
c)
clairvoyance
d)
trepidation
8.
left over, as after the end of a process
a)
residual
b)
palatable
c)
didactic
d)
voracious
9.
to move slowly and unsteadily
a)
undulate
b)
lavish
c)
quiver
d)
lurch
10.
a long, angry speech
a)
amendment
b)
tirade
c)
thoroughfare
d)
malign
11.
one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea
a)
recluse
b)
waif
c)
fanatic
d)
phoenix
12.
impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary
a)
didactic
b)
gruff
c)
volatile
d)
epic
13.
seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure
a)
peripheral
b)
voracious
c)
esoteric
d)
stoic
14.
the forwardmost units of an advancing army
a)
ultimatum
b)
phoenix
c)
menagerie
d)
vanguard
15.
intended to instruct, guide, or teach
a)
epic
b)
unorthodox
c)
perceptive
d)
didactic
16.
of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight
a)
ocular
b)
peripheral
c)
ornate
d)
specter
17.
harsh-sounding; hoarse
a)
incomprehensible
b)
conciliatory
c)
fledgling
d)
gruff
18.
extravagant and abundant
a)
petulant
b)
voracious
c)
lavish
d)
didactic
19.
difficult or impossible to understand
a)
bedraggled
b)
gruff
c)
incomprehensible
d)
residual
20.
a short, heavy club with one end heavier than the other
a)
bludgeon
b)
malice
c)
tirade
d)
citadel
21.
The secret agent carried out certain duties that the average citizen might not consider to be __________________________.
a)
gruff
b)
ocular
c)
residual
d)
palatable
22.
The ___________ surgeon ignored the patient's cries of pain as he performed the delicate, yet painful, procedure.
a)
ocular
b)
fledgling
c)
forlorn
d)
stoic
23.
The _________ caterpillars ate nearly every leaf on the tree.
a)
voracious
b)
didactic
c)
cursory
d)
palatable
24.
The garage burned to the ground after a spark ignited the _______ fumes from an empty gasoline can.
a)
haphazard
b)
incontrovertible
c)
residual
d)
stoic
25.
The scientist spent half his life journeying around the world on a(n) ___________ quest in search of a lost city.
a)
ramshackle
b)
palatable
c)
epic
d)
voarcious
26.
Antonym of
incomprhensible
incomprhensible
a)
cryptic
b)
arriving
c)
understandable
d)
suggested
27.
Antonym of
stoic
stoic
a)
emotional
b)
cold
c)
retired
d)
educational
28.
Antonym of
voracious
voracious
a)
palatable
b)
filled
c)
satiated
d)
blind
29.
Antonym of
gruff
gruff
a)
grumpy
b)
visible
c)
rasping
d)
friendly
30.
Antonym of
palatable
palatable
a)
intolerable
b)
didactic
c)
welcome
d)
pleasant
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