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SAT Vocabulary Quiz 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque"?

a)

imminent

b)

bizarre

c)

efface

d)

hedonist

2.

What is the definition of "cajole"?

a)

to gather and store away; to collect

b)

to persuade by pleasant words or false promises

c)

about to occur

d)

hard to please; dainty in taste

3.

Which word best fits the definition: "decay; decline"?

a)

decadence

b)

fastidious

c)

efface

d)

garner

4.

What does "efface" mean?

a)

to wipe out; to erase

b)

to persuade by pleasant words

c)

to collect

d)

to live solely for pleasure

5.

Which word means "hard to please; dainty in taste"?

a)

imminent

b)

fastidious

c)

hedonist

d)

cajole

6.

What is the meaning of "garner"?

a)

to gather and store away; to collect

b)

to wipe out

c)

to persuade by false promises

d)

about to occur

7.

A person who lives solely for pleasure is called a:

a)

hedonist

b)

efface

c)

decadence

d)

imminent

8.

Which word means "about to occur"?

a)

cajole

b)

imminent

c)

bizarre

d)

fastidious

9.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The beggar’s _______ street behavior alerted the police to question her."

a)

imminent

b)

bizarre

c)

efface

d)

hedonist

10.

Select the word that best fits the sentence: "First he tried to _______ the witness into testifying, then he used threats."

a)

efface

b)

cajole

c)

garner

d)

decadence

11.

Fill in the blank: "Many sermons tend to focus on the moral _______ in our time."

a)

decadence

b)

imminent

c)

fastidious

d)

hedonist

12.

Choose the correct word: "A devious attempt to _______ the signature didn’t fool the bank teller."

a)

garner

b)

efface

c)

cajole

d)

bizarre

13.

Select the word that best completes the sentence: "Everett was so _______ that his messy fraternity brothers refused to room with him."

a)

hedonist

b)

fastidious

c)

imminent

d)

decadence

14.

Choose the word that best fits: "By paying close attention, you may be able to _______ some information that will elucidate the situation."

a)

garner

b)

efface

c)

cajole

d)

bizarre

15.

Fill in the blank: "Abandoning her lifestyle as a _______, Maria entered a convent."

a)

fastidious

b)

hedonist

c)

decadence

d)

imminent

16.

Select the word that best completes the sentence: "The ominous clouds told us that a storm was _______."

a)

efface

b)

imminent

c)

cajole

d)

bizarre

17.

Which word would best describe a painting that is extremely strange and outlandish in style?

a)

fastidious

b)

bizarre

c)

imminent

d)

garner

18.

If someone is trying to get you to do something by flattering you and making promises they may not keep, which word describes their action?

a)

efface

b)

cajole

c)

decadence

d)

hedonist

19.

A historian is researching the fall of a civilization and notes its moral and cultural decline. Which vocabulary word best describes this situation?

a)

decadence

b)

imminent

c)

fastidious

d)

garner

20.

If a student carefully collects notes and resources throughout the semester to prepare for finals, which word best describes what the student is doing?

a)

efface

b)

garner

c)

cajole

d)

bizarre