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SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 - Eng 12

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

using sparingly; frugal

a)

patronizing

b)

abstemious

c)

pellucid

d)

archaic

2.

to take or seize power, usually without a right to do so

a)

axiom

b)

vacillate

c)

expurgate

d)

usurp

3.

someone who takes the blame for others

a)

iniquity

b)

talisman

c)

axiom

d)

scapegoat

4.

no longer applicable; obsolete, old-fashioned

a)

archaic

b)

perspicacious

c)

peremptory

d)

dulcet

5.

transparent, clear

a)

abstemious

b)

atelier

c)

dulcet

d)

pellucid

6.

an evil or wicked act; a sin or abomination

a)

talisman

b)

iniquity

c)

usurp

d)

scapegoat

7.

to censor or remove objectionable material

a)

vacillate

b)

pellucid

c)

usurp

d)

expurgate

8.

an studio or workshop

a)

atelier

b)

axiom

c)

iniquity

d)

archaic

9.

mentally sharp or keen; shrewd, clever

a)

patronizing

b)

peremptory

c)

perspicacious

d)

abstemious

10.

a universal truth; an adage

a)

expurgate

b)

axiom

c)

dulcet

d)

atelier

11.

a charm used for magic/protection; an amulet

a)

atelier

b)

axiom

c)

usurp

d)

talisman

12.

acting superior; condescending or arrogant

a)

patronizing

b)

iniquity

c)

perspicacious

d)

pellucid

13.

to waver indecisively; to fluctuate

a)

patronizing

b)

peremptory

c)

vacillate

d)

expurgate

14.

melodious and harmonic; pleasing to the ear

a)

talisman

b)

pellucid

c)

archaic

d)

dulcet

15.

authoritative or unconditional; "the final say"

a)

peremptory

b)

patronizing

c)

abstemious

d)

vacillate