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WorksheetsSAT Vocabulary Quiz 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
His lie placed me in a ____ position of defending him.
a)
potent
b)
opaque
c)
precarious
d)
sagacious
2.
the quality of being quick and nimble
a)
agility
b)
assert
c)
absurd
d)
ample
3.
unclear or capable of having more than one meaning
a)
amiable
b)
ambiguous
c)
aristocratic
d)
affiliation
4.
more than sufficient; roomy
a)
anomaly
b)
ancestry
c)
apathy
d)
ample
5.
something different from the norm or what is expected
a)
analogous
b)
anomaly
c)
apathy
d)
absurd
6.
What is the best EXAMPLE of "Talisman"?
a)
a rabbit's foot
b)
a horseshoe
c)
a lucky penny
d)
all of the above
7.
What is the best definition of "Noxious"?
a)
pleasant
b)
nasty
c)
awesome
d)
favorable
8.
to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain
a)
aspire
b)
writhe
c)
queue
d)
ravenous
9.
Deter
a)
to rate
b)
to respect
c)
to treat with contempt
d)
to prevent from acting
10.
Lucid
a)
deep
b)
deceitful
c)
clear
d)
impartial
11.
When a conversation ______________, two people are no longer discussing the topic at hand.
a)
feigns
b)
burgeons
c)
digresses
d)
revives
12.
One might ____________ sickness in order to avoid a test.
a)
feign
b)
demean
c)
solemn
d)
cumbersome
13.
Students who speak ______________ about their teacher never pass!
a)
disparage
b)
disparaging
c)
disparagingly
d)
disparages
14.
Material of poor quality _______________________ the clothing brand's image.
a)
debases
b)
bleaks
c)
fickles
d)
abstruses
15.
aggrandize
a)
to increase in size
b)
to make hostile or unwelcome
c)
partially open
d)
events following some occurrence
16.
affinity
a)
to hate very much
b)
to make hostile or unwelcome
c)
to make less severe
d)
a natural attraction; similarity
17.
A solution is needed to ameliorate the negative impact of these problems.
a)
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
b)
to pacify, to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to relieve
c)
put an end to
d)
to help settle differences
18.
I did what little I could to assuage my guilt by helping clean up the mess.
a)
to restore calm, bring peace
b)
to help settle differences
c)
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
d)
to make something unpleasant less severe
19.
Not even placated by the promise of a free meal, the angry patron stormed out of the cafe.
a)
to satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person)
b)
to make something unpleasant less severe
c)
to help settle differences
d)
to restore calm, bring peace
20.
The king sent a huge army to quell the rebellion in the southern provinces.
a)
to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
b)
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
c)
to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage
d)
to put an end to
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