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SAT Magnet List 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you are despondent you are

a)

afraid

b)

cheerful

c)

depressed

d)

intimidating

2.

Depressed of spirits from loss of courage or hope

a)

despondency

b)

nostalgic

c)

nuanced

d)

philander

3.

To philander means...

a)

to flirt frivolously

b)

to love deeply

c)

to be hurt by love

d)

to be friendly and courteous

4.

Her friends warned of her boyfriend's tendency to ---, but Janet was sure that he would remain faithful.

a)

philander

b)

despondency

c)

stagnate

d)

surfeit

5.

A longing for something past; homesickness

a)

nostalgia

b)

theology

c)

nuance

d)

despondency

6.

The_________she felt at Christmas time for the old days when her children were small made her misty- eyed.

a)

protocol

b)

nuance

c)

philandering

d)

nostalgia

7.

My sister notices every __________ in paint color; they all look like red to me.

a)

protocol

b)

despondency

c)

surfeit

d)

nuance

8.

A subtle difference or distinction in meaning. Which word has this definition?

a)

Nuance

b)

Protocol

c)

Nostalgia

d)

Philander

9.

Cathy never followed ---, and her superiors were upset at her lack of formality.

a)

despondency

b)

nostalgia

c)

protocol

d)

nuance

10.

Which of these is NOT considered part of protocol?

a)

rules

b)

behavior

c)

etiquette

d)

finances

11.

Stagnation is --

a)

the state of being confused

b)

the state of being inactive

c)

a term used in hunting

d)

a country that is closed to outsiders

12.

The teacher didn't want her students' minds to stagnate when they are in class, so she asked challenging questions. Stagnate means--

a)

cease developing

b)

stay alert

c)

ponder the answers

d)

question her authority

13.

An antonym for surfeit

a)

overflow

b)

saturation

c)

abundance

d)

lack

14.

A surfeit is --

a)

a large container of liquid

b)

a flat plane for working or writing

c)

a difficult situation

d)

an overabundance of something

15.

Theology , the study of religion, comes from two Greek words meaning "---" and "---."

a)

religion, study

b)

god, word

c)

holy, word

d)

god, reason

16.

Thomas Aquinas was a great theologian of the Catholic Church. Theologian means --

a)

a singer of religious hymns

b)

one who speaks directly to God

c)

one who studies religion

d)

a medieval biologist

17.

A synonym for inscrutable

a)

incomprehensible

b)

intelligible

c)

obvious

d)

foreseeable

18.

Inscrutable means:

a)

an intricate structure of winding passages

b)

not able to be conquered

c)

feeling loss of hope

d)

difficult to understand

19.

Something without sparkle or flavor is ---

a)

stagnant

b)

inscrutable

c)

protocol

d)

insipid

20.

Which word is correctly defined?

a)

nuance--an obvious difference in meaning

b)

insipid--not stimulating or interesting

c)

theology--the belief in one god

d)

stagnant--unable to speak clearly