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SAT Vocabulary 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term Benevolent mean?
a)
happy, cheerful
b)
friendly, helpful
c)
hungry, starving
d)
funny, silly
2.

Persecuted citizens look for political _____ in other countries.

a)

abate

b)

aberration

c)

asylum

d)

adversity

3.
Which word means extremely dry?
a)
avid
b)
android
c)
void
d)
arid
4.
Which word means a safe place; protection?
a)
assiduous
b)
arid
c)
antagonist
d)
asylum
5.
having to do with artistic beauty
a)
aesthetic
b)
cantankerous
c)
enigma
d)
maverick
6.
Although she never went to art school, her photography showed true ___ quality.
a)
aesthetic
b)
maverick
c)
enigma
d)
belligerent
7.
In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, her fictional monster is considered an:
a)
abberation
b)
allusion
c)
ordeal
d)
appellation 
8.

In a moment of ______, she decided to go out with him.

a)

aberration

b)

adversity

c)

anachronistic

d)

amicable

9.
Select the word that BEST matches the red word as a synonym.
If you abhor bullying, you can make a difference by fighting it.
a)
hate
b)
choose
c)
avoid
d)
understand
10.
a difficulty; a hardship
a)
adversity
b)
amicable
c)
avid
d)
adament
11.
having a friendly attitude; peaceful
a)
amicable
b)
avid
c)
adament
d)
adversity
12.
Maria faced much ___ in high school but overcame it and eventually became class president.
a)
adversity
b)
avid
c)
debacle
d)
amicable
13.
We hope that, no matter how different you are, everyone can remain ___ to each other at all times.
a)
amicable
b)
adversity
c)
adament
d)
avid
14.
abdicate
a)
to decline or reject a powerful position, such as a kingship 
b)
resentment based on a feeling of having been injuredd
c)
riches or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentacious possessions or lifestyle 
d)
stubborn; holding fast to a belief or goal
15.

abstain

a)

joining of parts

b)

sympathy, mercy

c)

instinctive

d)

to refrain from doing something

16.
anachronistic
a)
agreeable
b)
able to see the future
c)
flushed, ornate
d)
out-of-date
17.

Abate means:

a)

decrease, reduce, lessen

b)

sharpness of insight

c)

to make better, improve

d)

secret

18.

The king decided to _____ in favor of his son.

a)

abstain

b)

abdicate

c)

abate

d)

abhor

19.

I'm on a diet, so I need to _____ from sweets.

a)

abstain

b)

promote

c)

indulge

d)

improve

20.
Work at a job that you love, not one that you ___.
a)
abhor
b)
antithesis
c)
bolster
d)
levity
21.

They are waiting for the storm to ____, so they can leave.

a)

abate

b)

burgeon

c)

conciliatory

d)

derogatory

22.

________ people volunteer their free time to charitable organizations.

a)

amicable

b)

anachronistic

c)

aesthetic

d)

benevolent

23.

The lack of rain makes the ground is to ______ for any crops to grow.

a)

arid

b)

asylum

c)

benevolent

d)

amicable

24.

A regular house phone is an ______ device nowadays.

a)

anachronistic

b)

aberration

c)

asylum

d)

aesthetic