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SAT Vocab

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medley

a)

Lots of items that are similar

b)

Many distinct items mashed together

c)

Colorful display of musical talent

d)

None of the answers

2.

Orthodoxy

a)

Unconventional

b)

Religiously strict

c)

The "safe" or "traditional" way of thinking/behaving

d)

Non-normal actions to get public attention

3.

Precipice is most similar to being . . .

a)

Out your familiar comfort zone

b)

On the verge of something very dangerous

c)

Being brave in the face of danger

d)

A feeling of stress when around strangers

4.

Renown

a)

Great fame

b)

Known broadly by the public

c)

Big congratulations for a success

d)

Learning something more deeply the 2nd time

5.

Scintilla

a)

Tiny amount

b)

Trace or hint of something

c)

A minuscule spark or flicker

d)

All of the answers

6.

Temerity is most similar to saying someone has a lot of . . .

a)

timidness

b)

guts or "nerve", even if in a negative or obnoxious way

c)

moral strength

d)

leadership skills

7.

If someone says you are full of whimsy, they are likely ________

a)

concerned about you

b)

curious, perhaps attracted to you

c)

going to find you sarcastic and cutting

d)

going to be irritated by how flaky you seem

8.

Ineptitude is most similar to being called a

a)

weakilng

b)

smartass

c)

lummox or oaf

d)

None of these answers

9.

Inclination refers to . . .

a)

A natural tendency

b)

An unnatural bias

c)

A steep cliff

d)

A highly individualistic thinker

10.

You're an iconoclast, so you _____________ the system.

a)

Embrace

b)

Overthrow

c)

Question

d)

Control

11.

A state of wild behavior, perhaps marked by violence or chaos

a)

Frenzy

b)

Euphoria

c)

Either word

d)

Neither word

12.

A quick road trip would be an example of a/an

a)

exigence

b)

inclination

c)

ineptitude

d)

excursion

13.

Exigence

a)

That which exists

b)

That which is an emergency

c)

That which is difficult to explain

d)

That which is exciting

14.

Passionate excitement, usually almost always positive - happiness to the point of hyperactivity?

a)

Euphoria

b)

Chaos

c)

Frenzy

d)

Deference

15.

Deference is when you

a)

respectfully stand down or stand aside to precedent or wisdom of others

b)

submit angrily to the superior power of others

c)

learn to trust someone else's instincts because you don't trust your own

d)

None of these answers

16.

Culpability

a)

Blame

b)

Wrongdoing

c)

Responsibility for bad conduct

d)

All of the answers

17.

Conviviality

a)

Friendliness

b)

Active and engaged with your family

c)

Quick to decide

d)

All of the answers

18.

Conduit

a)

A broad consensus

b)

A strong example

c)

A deep conviction

d)

A pathway from point A to point B

19.

Benevolence

a)

Kindness specifically directed to your mother or father

b)

Generosity of spirit toward others

c)

Charity by the rich toward the poor

d)

All of these answers

20.

Angst

a)

Stress and dread

b)

Optimism and hope

c)

Violence and Struggle

d)

None of these answers

21.

Perfect score on the SAT (not counting the writing essay)

a)

1200

b)

1500

c)

1600

d)

2000

22.

Perfect score on the ACT

a)

24

b)

36

c)

48

d)

64