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SAT Vocab Prep #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before we saw the band, we heard the ______ of their music and their marching.

a)

cadence

b)

circumlocution

c)

commodious

d)

deft

2.

Jake wrote clearly and to the point, avoiding any __________.

a)

cadence

b)

circumlocution

c)

commodious

d)

deft

3.

The ________ bedroom can fit all of our furniture with lots of space left over.

a)

cadence

b)

circumlocution

c)

commodious

d)

deft

4.

The ______ clown did a flip without dropping any of the balls he was juggling.

a)

cadence

b)

circumlocution

c)

commodious

d)

deft

5.

Politicians must be masters of _________ as they give important speeches frequently.

a)

ostracize

b)

meritorious

c)

latent

d)

elocution

6.

Kyle's _______ musical ability presented itself during his very first piano lesson.

a)

ostracize

b)

meritorious

c)

latent

d)

elocution

7.

The first three to finish the race broke world records and were awarded trophies for their ___________ performances.

a)

ostracize

b)

meritorious

c)

latent

d)

elocution

8.

The Nuremberg Laws were hateful laws in Nazi Germany. Their purpose was to __________ Jewish people, imposing exclusion on them.

a)

ostracize

b)

meritorious

c)

latent

d)

elocution

9.

Ana was a __________ among the other girls in school; they ignored her.

a)

peruse

b)

pariah

c)

placate

d)

redact

10.

My grandfather loves to ________ the newspaper on Saturdays, making sure he reads every single story

a)

peruse

b)

pariah

c)

placate

d)

redact

11.

A pacifier can often _________ a crying baby.

a)

peruse

b)

pariah

c)

placate

d)

redact

12.

The editor will ______ the very long article so it fits on one page.

a)

peruse

b)

pariah

c)

placate

d)

redact

13.

Zion read the movie's ________ to see if the plot sounded interesting before buying a ticket.

a)

synopsis

b)

verbose

c)

voluminous

14.

Everyone groaned when the father of the bride got up to give a speech because he is known to be quite __________.

a)

synopsis

b)

verbose

c)

voluminous

15.

In the fall, our supermarket always boasts a _________ display of apples.

a)

synopsis

b)

verbose

c)

voluminous