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SAT Set #15 Vocabulary Quiz – Extracted Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The senator’s speech was full of ____________, using complicated words and pompous phrasing to disguise a lack of real substance.

a)

Grandiloquence

b)

Laudatory

c)

Paradigm

d)

Quotidian

2.

Even though technology changes rapidly, certain fundamental ethical principles remain ____________ and unchanging.

a)

Immutable

b)

Nominal

c)

Obsolete

d)

Fatuous

3.

The book review was highly ____________, expressing deep admiration for the author's intricate plotting and character development.

a)

Laudatory

b)

Grandiloquence

c)

Quotidian

d)

Nominal

4.

Because she was moving overseas quickly, she sold her expensive car to her brother for a mere ____________ fee.

a)

Nominal

b)

Immutable

c)

Paradigm

d)

Laudatory

5.

While some found the movie profound, critics dismissed it as ____________, criticizing its foolish plot and silly dialogue.

a)

Fatuous

b)

Quotidian

c)

Paradigm

d)

Immutable

6.

The successful new business model became the ____________ upon which competitors modeled their own companies.

a)

Paradigm

b)

Maverick

c)

Obsolete

d)

Nominal

7.

My grandfather still uses a flip phone, even though most people consider that technology to be ____________ now that smartphones exist.

a)

Obsolete

b)

Immutable

c)

Laudatory

d)

Maverick

8.

While he dreamed of adventure, his reality consisted of ____________ routines like commuting to work and grocery shopping.

a)

Quotidian

b)

Grandiloquence

c)

Nominal

d)

Fatuous

9.

Mark is a true ____________ in the corporate world; he is an independent thinker who refuses to conform to traditional business practices.

a)

Maverick

b)

Hedonist

c)

Nominal

d)

Quotidian

10.

Approaching life as a ____________, Sarah believed that the pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment was the most important human goal.

a)

Hedonist

b)

Maverick

c)

Immutable

d)

Obsolete

11.

(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model.

a)

Paradigm

b)

Grandiloquence

c)

Maverick

d)

Quotidian

12.

(adj.) expressing admiration or praise.

a)

Laudatory

b)

Nominal

c)

Immutable

d)

Fatuous

13.

(n.) lofty, pompous language.

a)

Grandiloquence

b)

Quotidian

c)

Hedonist

d)

Paradigm

14.

(adj.) trifling, insignificant.

a)

Nominal

b)

Obsolete

c)

Laudatory

d)

Immutable

15.

(adj.) daily.

a)

Quotidian

b)

Fatuous

c)

Maverick

d)

Nominal

16.

(adj.) silly, foolish.

a)

Fatuous

b)

Obsolete

c)

Laudatory

d)

Immutable

17.

(n.) an independent, nonconformist person.

a)

Maverick

b)

Hedonist

c)

Paradigm

d)

Grandiloquence

18.

(adj.) no longer used, out of date.

a)

Obsolete

b)

Nominal

c)

Quotidian

d)

Fatuous

19.

(adj.) not changeable.

a)

Immutable

b)

Laudatory

c)

Paradigm

d)

Maverick

20.

(n.) one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans.

a)

Hedonist

b)

Grandiloquence

c)

Nominal

d)

Obsolete