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SAT words 1-90

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. I am ____________ to germs, so I wash my hands often.

a)

a. Auspicious

b)

b. Austere

c)

c. Averse

d)

d. Arbitrary

2.

It is _______________ that we will win all football games and be county champions since we have the best players and the most talent.

a)

a. Auspicious

b)

b. Austere

c)

c. Averse

d)

D. Arbitrary

3.

The dormitory was _____________ - no A/C, no TV, no pool table, and no furniture.

a)

a. Auspicious

b)

b. Austere

c)

c. Averse

d)

d. Arbitrary

4.

The mom made an _________________decision when she randomly chose chicken for dinner.

a)

a. Auspicious

b)

b. Austere

c)

c. Averse

d)

d. Arbitrary

5.

The ____________of the student was obvious when he couldn’t decide if he wanted to go to the football game or to the movies.

a)

a. Acrimony

b)

b. Ambivalence

c)

c. Banal

d)

d. Augment

6.

I will ____________ my salary with a second job at Publix.

a)

a. Acrimony

b)

b. Ambivalence

c)

c. Banal

d)

d. Augment

7.

The _________ of the disrespectful boy was evident as he yelled at his mother.

a)

a. Acrimony

b)

b. Ambivalence

c)

c. Banal

d)

d. Augment

8.

The TV show was so ___________that I decided to do something more interesting.

a)

a. Acrimony

b)

b. Ambivalence

c)

c. Banal

d)

d. Augment

9.

We received ____________when the teacher said, “Yes, we were going on a field trip.”

a)

a. Affable

b)

b. Adroit

c)

c. Analogous

d)

d. Affirmation

10.

The brain surgeon was extremely __________ and able to use all equipment with precision and skill.

a)

a. Affable

b)

b. Adroit

c)

c. Analogous

d)

d. Affirmation

11.

Josh is very______________ to friends and strangers, smiling at everyone he passes on the street.

a)

a. Affable

b)

b. Adroit

c)

c. Analogous

d)

d. Affirmation

12.

The cars were ____________with matching paint, interiors, and gas consumption, but the prices varied greatly.

a)

a. Affable

b)

b. Adroit

c)

c. Analogous

d)

d. Affirmation

13.

He was ______________ of chewing gum and received detention.

a)

a. Culpable

b)

b. Decadence

c)

c. Deference

d)

d. Deplore

14.

I ________________laziness and rudeness. I like people that work hard with a cooperative attitude.

a)

a. Culpable

b)

b. Decadence

c)

c. Deference

d)

d. Deplore

15.

The drivers showed ____________as they pulled their cars over to make room for the funeral procession.

a)

a. Culpable

b)

b. Decadence

c)

c. Deference

d)

d. Deplore

16.

The downfall of our morals can be attributed to the _______________we view on TV.

a)

a. Culpable

b)

b. Decadence

c)

c. Deference

d)

d. Deplore

17.

Jonah was ____________ that he could swim twenty miles, but in reality he couldn’t swim at all.

a)

a. Deride

b)

b. Dogmatic

c)

c. Eclectic

d)

d. Enigma

18.

His disappearance is an____________ that has not been solved by the police detectives.

a)

a. Deride

b)

b. Dogmatic

c)

c. Eclectic

d)

d. Enigma

19.

Susan has ____________ taste in art for she has paintings from a variety of artists.

a)

a. Deride

b)

b. Dogmatic

c)

c. Eclectic

d)

d. Enigma

20.

When you ______________me, I feel bad about myself from your hurtful comments.

a)

a. Deride

b)

b. Dogmatic

c)

c. Eclectic

d)

d. Enigma

21.

Do not ______________ someone when they are afraid of heights.

a)

a. Disparage

b)

b. Erratic

c)

c. Evasive

d)

d. Fallacious

22.

The driver’s ______________ behavior caused a wreck on the road as no one knew what to expect.

a)

a. Disparage

b)

b. Erratic

c)

c. Evasive

d)

d. Fallacious

23.

The boy made a _____________ argument to his mom, but she didn’t believe a word he said.

a)

a. Disparage

b)

b. Erratic

c)

c. Evasive

d)

d. Fallacious

24.

Lisa was ___________ when I asked where she had been. She just kept saying, “Out.”

a)

a. Disparage

b)

b. Erratic

c)

c. Evasive

d)

d. Fallacious

25.

It is ________________that I am organized; I was born with that trait.

a)

a. Jocular

b)

b. Intrinsic

c)

c. Inscrutable

d)

d. Innocuous

26.

The comedian was so _________________he had everyone rolling on the floor with laughter.

a)

a. Jocular

b)

b. Intrinsic

c)

c. Inscrutable

d)

d. Innocuous

27.

The clear, healthy beverage was pure and ________________________.

a)

a. Jocular

b)

b. Intrinsic

c)

c. Inscrutable

d)

d. Innocuous

28.

The ______________message could not be deciphered; it was a mystery to everyone that read it.

a)

a. Jocular

b)

b. Intrinsic

c)

c. Inscrutable

d)

d. Innocuous

29.

Jonah’s____________________decision landed him in big trouble; he didn’t think ahead about the consequences.

a)

a. Ingenuous

b)

b. Incorrigible

c)

c. Incite

d)

d. Impetuous

30.

Josh is __________________when it comes to chess; he has never played before.

a)

a. Ingenuous

b)

b. Incorrigible

c)

c. Incite

d)

d. Impetuous

31.

The football coach will _______________his team to work hard and win the championship.

a)

a. Ingenuous

b)

b. Incorrigible

c)

c. Incite

d)

d. Impetuous

32.

The prisoner was_________________; he couldn’t be controlled and, therefore, was locked in solitary confinement.

a)

a. Ingenuous

b)

b. Incorrigible

c)

c. Incite

d)

d. Impetuous

33.

Jack’s _______________ made people believe he was disrespectful and uncooperative.

a)

a. Heinous

b)

b. Genial

c)

c. Flippancy

d)

d. Fervor

34.

The __________giant had many friends and was helpful to everyone.

a)

a. Heinous

b)

b. Genial

c)

c. Flippancy

d)

d. Fervor

35.

The crimes committed by the terrorists made everyone gasp with fear because they were so ______________.

a)

a. Heinous

b)

b. Genial

c)

c. Flippancy

d)

d. Fervor

36.

Her strong __________________for the environment caused her to spend her weekends cleaning rivers and planting trees.

a)

a. Heinous

b)

b. Genial

c)

c. Flippancy

d)

Fervor

37.

The villain was ______________ as he tortured and assaulted everyone he met.

a)

Obsequious

b)

Obdurate

c)

Nefarious

d)

Morose

38.

I am ______ when the holidays end, and we return to work, chores, and the banal routine.

a)

Obsequious

b)

Obdurate

c)

Nefarious

d)

Morose

39.

Susan was very __________ when it came to who was the best college football team.

a)

Morose

b)

Obsequious

c)

Obdurate

d)

Nefarious

40.

Don’t be ___________; stand up for yourself and don’t let anyone talk down to you.

a)

Obsequious

b)

Morose

c)

Nefarious

d)

Obdurate

41.

Sally told a ____________ to her mom and was grounded for two weeks.

a)

Lofty

b)

Mendacity

c)

Malign

d)

Loquacious

42.

The politician will_________ the other candidate to make himself look good.

a)

Loquacious

b)

Malign

c)

Lofty

d)

Mendacity

43.

The president had _________dreams of no wars, no hunger, and no diseases.

a)

Mendacity

b)

Malign

c)

Loquacious

d)

Lofty

44.

My teacher said I was__________ even though I had not said a word in class.

a)

Malign

b)

Lofty

c)

Loquacious

d)

Mendacity

45.

The desks are ________________to each other – side by side in straight rows.

a)

Loathe

b)

Juxtapose

c)

Legacy

d)

Loath

46.

I _______________ spiders and snakes; they are creepy and scary.

a)

Loath

b)

Juxtapose

c)

Loathe

d)

Legacy

47.

Brooke was ____________ to let Maddie borrow her iPad because Maddie had already broken one.

a)

Juxtapose

b)

Legacy

c)

Loath

d)

Loathe

48.

President Teddy Roosevelt left a ________________ of national monuments, refuges, and parks.

a)

Loath

b)

Legacy

c)

Juxtapose

d)

Loathe

49.

The jury was ______________ refusing to believe that the man was innocent.

a)

INCORRIGIBLE

b)

INCITE

c)

INNOCUOUS

d)

OBSTINATE

50.

The tray of needles and clamps was an____________sign when I went to the dentist.

a)

Ingenuous

b)

Ominous

c)

Onerous

d)

Impetuous

51.

Writing a fifty page report in one evening is an ____________________task to complete.

a)

Ingenuous

b)

Onerous

c)

Impetuous

d)

Ominous

52.

The ______________was in the right place at the right time to win the free tickets to Hawaii

a)

Opportunist

b)

Inscrutable

c)

Intrinsic

d)

Jocular

53.

I did a _____________ job on my homework and only received a mediocre grade.

a)

Perfunctory

b)

Peruse

c)

Decadence

d)

Culpable

54.

Students must _____________ the chapter when studying for college-level chemistry.

a)

Perfunctory

b)

Decadence

c)

Peruse

d)

Culpable

55.

“It’s raining cats and dogs,” is an old, worn-out ____________________________.

a)

Banal

b)

Predilection

c)

Acrimony

d)

Platitude

56.

The _______________five-year-old amazed his family with his understanding of geometry.

a)

Precocious

b)

Ambivalence

c)

Deference

d)

Deplore

57.

English teachers love grammar and have a ________________for it.

a)

Acrimony

b)

Platitude

c)

Predilection

d)

Banal

58.

The football player was ridiculously _______________ as he bragged about his athletic abilities.

a)

Affirmation

b)

Pretentious

c)

Adroit

d)

Primordial

59.

Stonehenge is _______________ since it was formed thousands of years ago.

a)

Primordial

b)

Affirmation

c)

Pretentious

d)

Adroit

60.

His appetite was very ______________; his mom was always buying food at Publix.

a)

Deride

b)

Dogmatic

c)

Eclectic

d)

Prodigious

61.

The teacher was in close____________to the loud student; she stood beside his desk.

a)

Proximity

b)

Puerile

c)

Quarantine

d)

Rebuff

62.

Johnny was so _________ when he sucked his thumb and pitched a fit even though he was 15-years-old.

a)

Proximity

b)

Puerile

c)

Quarantine

d)

Rebuff

63.

The doctor will________________ the contagious child so others will not become sick.

a)

Proximity

b)

Quarantine

c)

Rebuff

d)

Puerile

64.

The girl will__________ the boy by ignoring his silly, immature remarks.

a)

Rebuff

b)

Proximity

c)

Puerile

d)

Quarantine

65.

Teachers wish that all students would be____________ while there is a lesson taught.

a)

Reticent

b)

Sanguine

c)

Slough

d)

Scrupulous

66.

Abraham Lincoln was__________ believing in morals and good decisions.

a)

Reticent

b)

Slough

c)

Scrupulous

d)

Sanguine

67.

The snake will___________ off its skin each season.

a)

Slough

b)

Reticent

c)

Scrupulous

d)

Sanguine

68.

The contestant was ________________ and optimistic she had won the prize.

a)

Reticent

b)

Slough

c)

Scrupulous

d)

Sanguine

69.

The golfer will ____________the opponent by blocking the golf ball on the green.

a)

Surreptitious

b)

Succinct

c)

Stoic

d)

Stymie

70.

The answer was very___________ when the teacher simply said, “No.”

a)

Surreptitious

b)

Succinct

c)

Stymie

d)

Stoic

71.

The ______________message that mysteriously appeared in my mailbox frightened me.

a)

Surreptitious

b)

Succinct

c)

Stoic

d)

Stymie

72.

The doctor was ____________when he delivered the news, neither smiling nor frowning.

a)

Stymie

b)

Stoic

c)

Surreptitious

d)

Succinct

73.

I will not ____________ my right to have attorney with me during the trial.

a)

WAIVE

b)

WANTON

c)

WARRANTED

74.

The ticket Jonah received was ____________ because he was speeding.

a)

WAIVE

b)

WANTON

c)

WARRANTED

75.

The ________ behavior of the student gave her a bad reputation and few friends.

a)

WAIVE

b)

WANTON

c)

WARRANTED

76.

The ______________ words of the angry man were heard by everyone at the game.

a)

VIRULENT

b)

VESTIGE

c)

VERACITY

77.

Abraham Lincoln was known for his __________________.

a)

VERACITY

b)

VESTIGE

c)

VIRULENT

78.

A few crumbs were the ______________ left by the hungry diners.

a)

VERACITY

b)

VESTIGE

c)

VIRULENT

79.

Without an education or job, one may become a ______________________ living under a bridge.

a)

TENUOUS

b)

UNDULATE

c)

VACILATE

d)

VAGRANT

80.

I watch in fascination as the otters ___________________ through the cold water.

a)

TENUOUS

b)

VACILATE

c)

VAGRANT

d)

UNDULATE

81.

During the summer in Georgia, we wear _________________ clothes because it is so hot.

a)

TENUOUS

b)

UNDULATE

c)

VACILATE

d)

VAGRANT

82.

Please _______________________ my appointment so I can be on time.

a)

TENUOUS

b)

UNDULATE

c)

VALIDATE

d)

VAGRANT

83.

The two girls _____________________ between wearing a dress or pants.

a)

TEMPER

b)

TENACIOUS

c)

TRITE

d)

VACILLATE

84.

Many idioms are ________________________ and used too often.

a)

TERSE

b)

TENACIOUS

c)

TRITE

d)

VACILLATE

85.

Mother gave a _____________________ response to my excuses for failing the quiz.

a)

VACILLATE

b)

TRITE

c)

TERSE

d)

TENACIOUS

86.

I am ____________ with my money because I like to save it.

a)

VACILLATE

b)

TRITE

c)

TERSE

d)

TENACIOUS

87.

The news report was very ____________ and needed some enthusiasm and energy.

a)

UNKEMPT

b)

TEMPER

c)

UNERRING

d)

VAPID

88.

It is important to count to ten when you are angry in order to ____________________ your words.

a)

UNKEMPT

b)

TEMPER

c)

UNERRING

d)

VAPID

89.

Mrs. Gibby proofreads her handouts because she is ____________________ about mistakes.

a)

UNKEMPT

b)

TEMPTER

c)

UNERRING

d)

VAPID

90.

After playing soccer on a muddy field, the players were extremely _____________________.

a)

UNKEMPT

b)

TEMPER

c)

UNERRING

d)

VAPID