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Week 7 SAT Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means concerned with practical matters?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

2.

What word means characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

3.

What word means making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

4.

What word means postpone doing what one should be doing?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

5.

What word means an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

rancorous

6.

What word means serving or tending to excite or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

rancorous

7.

What word means not fanciful or imaginative; ordinary?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

prosaic

8.

What word means careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; wise?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

prosaic

9.

What word means habitually complaining?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

querulous

d)

mundane

10.

What word means showing deep-seated resentment?

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

querulous

d)

rancorous

11.

Fill in the blank. The student showed ______ toward the teacher after he yelled at her by giving him the silent treatment.

a)

provoke

b)

prudence

c)

querulous

d)

rancor

12.

Fill in the blank. Should I chase my dreams and be a circus clown or be more ________ and go to college?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

13.

Fill in the blank. Janice was such a __________ child, everyone thought she was older than she was.

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

14.

Fill in the blank. How _________ of you to tell everyone that you have a summer house in France and a winter home in Florida.

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

15.

Fill in the blank. Why ___________ when you can do what needs to be done right now?

a)

pragmatic

b)

precocious

c)

pretentious

d)

procrastinate

16.

Fill in the blank. The business was so __________, everyone wanted to invest their money.

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperous

d)

rancorous

17.

Fill in the blank. Making ___________ statements like "I will slap you" will only cause yourself more trouble.

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

rancorous

18.

Fill in the blank. She didn't want to have a __________ party, so she invited circus acts to make it more fun.

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperous

d)

prosaic

19.

Fill in the blank. It was very ____________ of you to pay all your bills before taking a vacation.

a)

provocative

b)

prudent

c)

prosperity

d)

prosaic

20.

Fill in the blank. The bumpy ride left her feeling ___________ and in a bad mood.

a)

prosaic

b)

prudent

c)

querulous

d)

mundane