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SAT Vocab A-F Part 1/7 with Context Clues

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although his cupidity was legendary, he did donate to charity once a year.

a)

greed

b)

corruption

c)

avoidance

d)

deformity

2.

"The calumnious statements made by your client are an outrage! I deny everything".

a)

false and malicious

b)

civilized

c)

extensive

d)

cautious

3.

The fallacious argument did not hold up to further scrutiny.

a)

illogical

b)

passionate

c)

aggravating

d)

intangible

4.

The outcasts abjured all responsibility to society and lived on their own terms.

a)

reject

b)

agree

c)

sketch

d)

corrupt

5.

After running into the glass door, the puppy became more circumspect when approaching the barrier.

a)

cautious

b)

logical

c)

remorseful

d)

destructive

6.

The future of autonomous trucks will rely on humans fully trusting AI to share the road safely.

a)

independent

b)

improper

c)

forceful

d)

respectful

7.

Martin Luther's statements were considered quite blasphemous against the church.

a)

profane, irreverent

b)

impulsive, whimsical

c)

cautious, wary

d)

weak, feeble

8.

Villains of children's literature are often choleric.

a)

easily angered, short-tempered

b)

cautious, wary

c)

having ESP, psychic

d)

timid, shy

9.

Smoking is known to have a deleterious effect on your health.

a)

destructive, poisonous

b)

incorporeal, intangible

c)

absurd, ludicrous

d)

intense, zealous

10.

The copious amount of food available shocked the visitors from other nations.

a)

plentiful, ample, profuse

b)

flagrant, glaring, outrageous

c)

detestable, abhorrent

d)

rigid, dry, or stiff

11.

While many claimed she was clairvoyant, the truth was that she was good at reading people's reactions.

a)

having ESP, psychic powers

b)

cautious, wary

c)

random, unmethodical

d)

skilled physically, or mentally

12.

Only the most execrable of prisoners were sent to the super max facility.

a)

utterly detestable, abhorrent

b)

wrong, unsound, illogical

c)

feverishly fast, hectic, or confused

d)

courageous

13.

The land developer was further enjoined from building the proposed casino.

a)

forbidden or prohibited

b)

straying, mistaken

c)

abstain or avoid

d)

tightly sealed

14.

The bevy of students crowded the MPR as the guest speaker took the stage.

a)

crowd

b)

entrance

c)

inherent

d)

immense

15.

After returning from college, Jack began to eschew his old friends that stayed behind.

a)

avoid

b)

explain

c)

agree with

d)

defraud

16.

The substitute music teacher cringed at the dissonant sounds of the third grader's violins.

a)

cacophonous and inharmonious

b)

sullen and gloomy

c)

exhilarating

d)

ambiguous

17.

The fatuous statements of the corrupt official were not accepted by the angry audience.

a)

idiotic, silly

b)

feverishly fast, intense

c)

extravagant

d)

encouraging

18.

While the firefighters worked bravely to reduce the blaze, they could only forestall the inevitable.

a)

to prevent, delay

b)

encourage, give strength

c)

seize and confine

d)

isolate, detach

19.

It is very difficult to differentiate between penguins of the same species.

a)

to distinguish between two items

b)

dodge, evade, hedge

c)

isolate or detach

d)

duplicate or repeat

20.

The farcical nature of the play within a play was not lost on the audience

a)

absurdity, ludicrousness

b)

petty, trivial

c)

arrogant, audacious

d)

inconsistent, contradictory