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TEST Semester 1 SAT Vocab

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

notably polite or polished in manner

a)

meticulous

b)

urbane

c)

edify

d)

sagacity

2.

harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

a)

innocuous

b)

tenacious

c)

premature

d)

ubiquitous

3.

If you eradicate a creature, you will ____

a)

preserve it

b)

eliminate it

c)

assist it

d)

forget about it

4.

Select the word that matches the picture and description:

Bare, uninhabited, and deserted

a)

desolate

b)

innocous

c)

tenacious

d)

fastidious

5.

Which word means permitted, let, authorize?

a)

aloud

b)

allowed

6.

Which word has synonyms of:

distant, reserved, uninvolved

a)

ostentacious

b)

aloof

c)

eloquent

d)

halcyon

7.

Select the word that matches the image and description:

Clearly offensive or bad

a)

malleable

b)

flagrant

c)

halcyon

d)

aloof

8.

What is the correct meaning of the word terse?

a)

stingy with money

b)

Short, concise

c)

support

d)

Calm, peaceful

9.

What is the correct meaning of the word HALCYON?

a)

calm, peaceful

b)

rustic, country-like

c)

short, to the point

d)

fruitful, several

10.

Select the word that matches the image and description:


to support, recommend, or speak in favor of

a)

malleable

b)

bucolic

c)

advocate

d)

eloquent

11.

This word is a synonym for picky or perfectionistic.

a)

fastidious

b)

feasible

c)

furtive

d)

garrulous

12.

Which words means:

Too early; or

happening or arriving before the proper time.

a)

premature

b)

preserve

c)

prey

d)

puny

13.

Which are synonyms to prolific?

a)

Plentiful, productive

b)

Rustic, country

c)

Uplift, guide

d)

Scrupulous, careful

14.

Which best describes sagacity?

a)

Having happy memories

b)

Having a rustic lifestyle

c)

Having good judgement

d)

Having a stingy attitude

15.

Replace the word:

Elliott passed his quiz, which helped to boost his self-confidence.

a)

bolster

b)

terse

c)

superfluous

d)

aloud

16.

Staying up to play Fortnite had a negative _____ on his studying habit.

a)

affect

b)

effect

17.

My mood can ____ my thinking.

a)

affect

b)

effect

18.

Kids eat a _____ amount of candy on Halloween! They eat too much and get a stomach ache!

a)

advocate

b)

bolster

c)

terse

d)

superfluous

19.

There is much scientific evidence to ______ the claims of global warming.

a)

substantiate

b)

superfluous

c)

sagacity

d)

scrupulous

20.

Fill in the blank:

The 5:30pm JV soccer game will _____ the 7pm Varsity soccer game tonight.

a)

precede

b)

perturb

c)

compensate

d)

squabble

21.

Replace the word:

The siblings always bicker over whose turn it is to take the trash out.

a)

eradicate

b)

squabble

c)

precede

d)

adverse

22.

Fill in the blank:

I was ______ by the kid kicking the back of my seat on the flight.

a)

perturbed

b)

flagrant

c)

aloof

d)

ostentatious

23.

Choose the correct order of words:

When you speak _____ you are not ____ to say curse words.

a)

allowed, aloud

b)

aloud, allowed

24.

Fill in the blank:

Lady Gaga's red carpet look was quite ______ with its flashy garnishes and tinsel.

a)

perturbed

b)

flagrant

c)

aloof

d)

ostentatious

25.
to make up for; to repay
a)
compensate
b)
fortify
c)
tantalize
d)
proliferate
26.

Fill in the blank:

My friends and I ____ for brunch to celebrate a birthday.

a)

desolate

b)

premature

c)

intrepid

d)

convened

27.

Fill in the blank:

Carrying five bags of groceries up the stairs was a ____ task.

a)

ubiquitous

b)

innocuous

c)

intrepid

d)

cumbersome

28.

Scrooge was a ____ man. He was mean and didn't share his money with workers on Christmas.

a)

miserly

b)

halcyon

c)

meticulous

d)

bucolic

29.

Select the word that matches the image and description:


Without fear; brave.

a)

inert

b)

intrepid

c)

jingoism

d)

laudable

30.

The chef forgot to turn off the stove. _______________ , the vegetables burned.

a)

Consequently

b)

Bucolically

c)

Urbanely

d)

Eloquently

31.

Fill in the blank:

Cell phones have become ______. Everybody has one nowadays, and you see them everywhere!

a)

Premature

b)

Ubiquitious

c)

Cumbersome

d)

Innocuous

32.

Fill in the blank:

AVID students with lots of determination are ____ because they don't give up, even when times are tough!

a)

desolate

b)

premature

c)

tenacious

d)

fastidious

33.

What is the correct meaning of the word EDIFY?

a)

to be polite

b)

refined, polished

c)

to build up, lift up

d)

fine country setting

34.

What is the correct meaning of the word METICULOUS?

a)

to be well spoken

b)

to be polite

c)

to be careful and detailed

d)

to be stingy or mean

35.

What is the correct meaning of the word ELOQUENT?

a)

well spoken

b)

able to bend

c)

showing good judgement

d)

polite, refined, polished

36.

What is the correct meaning of the word MUSE?

a)

ponder, get lost in thought

b)

able to bend

c)

showing good judgement

d)

polite, refined, polished

37.

Replace the bold word.


I needed to bend the metal, so thankfully it was pliable.

a)

urbane

b)

meticulous

c)

muse

d)

malleable

38.

The farmer lived a ____ lifestyle in his rustic farmhouse.

a)

superfluous

b)

eloquent

c)

bucolic

d)

meticulous

39.

Fill in the blank:

The Rock was a(n) _______ opponent, standing there with his huge muscles and championship belt.

a)

formidable

b)

flagrant

c)

ostentatious

d)

aloof

40.

Fill in the blank

School was cancelled on Monday due to _____ weather conditions from the tropical storm.

a)

ostentatious

b)

bucolic

c)

adverse

d)

urbane