Quiz 2 of 50 -- SAT word used in a sentence

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 The mayfly is an _____ creature. 1 Ephemeral
2 Lucid
3 Protagonist
4 Sanction
5 Conciliatory
2 Her works had fallen into a state of _____; no one bothered to read them. 1 Proximity
2 Brevity
3 Megalomania
4 Profound
5 Oblivion
3 To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more _____ every day. 1 Despondent
2 Hypothetical
3 Predilection
4 Intrepid
5 Cursory
4 He dedicated his life to combating the _____ forces in society. 1 Subversive
2 Exemplary
3 Sinister
4 Satirical
5 Laconic
5 In China, the people _____ their ancestors. 1 Censure
2 Venerate
3 Notoriety
4 Undulation
5 Astute
6 As the _____ in uncovering city corruption he stood out like the _____ in a mystery novel. 1 Disperse
2 Protagonist
3 Brevity
4 Insipid
5 Affirmation
7 The astronauts were _____led as the pioneers of the Space Age. 1 Haughtiness
2 Delineate
3 Euphemism
4 Extol
5 Pacifist
8 The teacher tried to _____ the angry mother. 1 Commodious
2 Hackneyed
3 Ameliorate
4 Venerate
5 Placate
9 The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkable _____ accounts of the same episode. 1 Arbitrary
2 Incorrigible
3 Satirical
4 Divergent
5 Pervasive
10 She is a liar and is always trying to _____ my reputation. 1 Vilify
2 Incessant
3 Commodious
4 Preclude
5 Divergent
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11 The witch doctor took advantage of the _____ of the superstitious natives. 1 Berate
2 Prevalent
3 Dissonance
4 Credulity
5 Histrionic
12 She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and _____. 1 Irresolute
2 Clemency
3 Oblivion
4 Intermittent
5 Proximity
13 He committed a felony and was _____d for punishment. 1 Incarcerate
2 Virulent
3 Astute
4 Debilitate
5 Reprehensible
14 Fortunately, the disease is in _____, and the patient should recover completely. 1 Infamous
2 Vivacious
3 Extol
4 Regression
5 Superfluous
15 His _____ love of justice compelled him to come to their aid. 1 Discordant
2 Hackneyed
3 Inherent
4 Gnarled
5 Incessant
16 Nothing will convince me to _____ the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man. 1 Sanction
2 Prolific
3 Cursory
4 Didactic
5 Inalienable
17 He bought a _____ home for his large family. 1 Ebullient
2 Pacifist
3 Incorrigible
4 Commodious
5 Exorbitant
18 The philanthropist was most _____. 1 Despondent
2 Incorrigible
3 Simulated
4 Regression
5 Magnanimous
19 Repeat the instructions _____ to assure me you know what to do. 1 Verbatim
2 Modicum
3 Cajole
4 Surreptitious
5 Meticulous
20 The leader of the group was held responsible even though he could not control the _____ of his followers. 1 Homogeneous
2 Perfunctory
3 Undulation
4 Fanaticism
5 Plausible
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21 How can we hope to _____ our forces when our allies are deserting us? 1 Viable
2 Blatant
3 Augment
4 Disdain
5 Capitulate
22 His remarks are always _____ and pointed. 1 Debacle
2 Exemplary
3 Succinct
4 Connoisseur
5 Potpourri
23 Why do we have to consider _____ cases when we have actual case histories that we may examine? 1 Hypothetical
2 Acquiesce
3 Loquacious
4 Terse
5 Scrupulous
24 She _____ omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet. 1 Unkempt
2 Quandary
3 Mitigate
4 Disseminate
5 Inadvertently
25 His humor lacked the light touch; his jokes were always _____. 1 Ponderous
2 Modicum
3 Opulence
4 Nullify
5 Incongruous
26 _____ rains marred our picnic. 1 Engender
2 Incongruous
3 Intermittent
4 Laconic
5 Verbose
27 At one time the automobile was an _____. 1 Innovation
2 Esoteric
3 Mercenary
4 Precocious
5 Magnanimous
28 You make an enemy of anyone you _____. 1 Simulated
2 Lucid
3 Disdain
4 Incorrigible
5 Pragmatic
29 The deer sensed the hunter's _____ and bounded away. 1 Esoteric
2 Predilection
3 Equivocal
4 Proximity
5 Plausible
30 The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the _____ of the enemy's supplies became serious. 1 Diminution
2 Inadvertently
3 Unobtrusive
4 Fortuitous
5 Hedonism
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31 They are quite different: one is _____, while the other rarely says a word. 1 Divergent
2 Criterion
3 Panacea
4 Laconic
5 Loquacious
32 The _____ odor of mothballs clung to the clothes and did not fade away until they had been thoroughly aired. 1 Innocuous
2 Conviction
3 Ponderous
4 Guile
5 Pervasive
33 Unless we find a witness to _____ your evidence, it will not stand up in court. 1 Eloquence
2 Incongruous
3 Corroborate
4 Debilitate
5 Skeptical
34 His long period of starvation had left him _____. 1 Philanthropist
2 Emaciated
3 Subversive
4 Disparage
5 Delineate
35 It is good to have a few _____s in our group because their enthusiasm is contagious. 1 Surreptitious
2 Reticence
3 Histrionic
4 Profound
5 Zealot
36 Her _____ between the two choices was like the _____ of a pendulum. 1 Reticence
2 Innovation
3 Miserly
4 Intermittent
5 Oscillation
37 The design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code. 1 Verbose
2 Sagacious
3 Succinct
4 Compliance
5 Innovation
38 Jesse James was an _____ outlaw. 1 Regression
2 Laud
3 Inadvertently
4 Infamous
5 Sinecure
39 The engineers tested the _____ of the oil. 1 Viscosity
2 Immutable
3 Intractable
4 Conciliatory
5 Incorrigible
40 Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a _____ to potential killers? 1 Philanthropist
2 Blasphemy
3 Inaugurate
4 Resilience
5 Deterrent
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 A little mistake may go unnoticed but a _____ error demands attention. 1 Unbridled
2 Blatant
3 Ascendancy
4 Paradox
5 Nemesis
42 It is well to _____ over a subject before beginning to write about it. 1 Poignant
2 Duplicity
3 Ruminate
4 Benign
5 Equivocal
43 The English teacher criticized her story because of its _____ and unoriginal plot. 1 Extol
2 Hackneyed
3 Umbrage
4 Vivacious
5 Sinister
44 He was _____d for his inappropriate behavior. 1 Verbatim
2 Censure
3 Panacea
4 Mercenary
5 Redundant
45 I am afraid that this statement will _____ a revolt. 1 Instigate
2 Concise
3 Ambivalence
4 Infamous
5 Embellish
46 He overlooked many weaknesses when he inspected the factory in his _____ manner. 1 Hedonism
2 Perfunctory
3 Rustic
4 Futile
5 Credulity
47 Absolute _____ is necessary when one is driving. He seldom laughs but maintains _____. 1 Unkempt
2 Unbridled
3 Sobriety
4 Censure
5 Peripheral
48 Your remarks are _____; no one can misinterpret them. 1 Oscillation
2 Explicit
3 Pervasive
4 Conciliatory
5 Dissonance
49 She experienced a _____ joy in her son's success. 1 Vicarious
2 Stupefy
3 Clemency
4 Vilify
5 Eclectic
50 This contract does not _____ my being employed by others at the same time that I am working for you. 1 Esoteric
2 Zealot
3 Scrupulous
4 Piety
5 Preclude
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51 His speech was so _____ that much of the audience fell asleep. 1 Inaugurate
2 Momentous
3 Piety
4 Vapid
5 Hackneyed
52 In a period of _____, high ideals are scoffed at. 1 Debacle
2 Esoteric
3 Pervasive
4 Fallacious
5 Decadence
53 What would have been a mere defeat turned into a _____. 1 Scrupulous
2 Urbane
3 Expedient
4 Affirmation
5 Debacle
54 She achieved her high position by _____ and treachery. 1 Nullify
2 Guile
3 Ruminate
4 Lethargic
5 Haggard
55 When two colleges accepted him, he was in a _____ as to which he should attend. 1 Ameliorate
2 Prevalent
3 Superfluous
4 Quandary
5 Disparage
56 The consultant's motives were purely _____; he didn't care about the success of the plan. 1 Compliance
2 Megalomania
3 Mercenary
4 Commodious
5 Inaugurate
57 If the starlet couldn't have a good reputation, she'd settle for _____. 1 Haughtiness
2 Urbane
3 Notoriety
4 Discursive
5 Protagonist
58 In spite of many misfortunes, her _____ has kept her a happy person. 1 Disseminate
2 Nominal
3 Resilience
4 Modicum
5 Cajole
59 The old man was well liked because of his _____ attitude toward friend and stranger alike. 1 Affirmation
2 Disperse
3 Fanaticism
4 Discerning
5 Benign
60 She tried to unite the _____ factions. 1 Discordant
2 Mundane
3 Irresolute
4 Aggrandizement
5 Oblivion
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61 His _____ annoyed all of us who had to wait until he made his decision. 1 Vacillation
2 Ecstatic
3 Subversive
4 Delineate
5 Sagacious
62 His handwriting was _____ed with flourishes. 1 Exorbitant
2 Embellish
3 Vilify
4 Grotesque
5 Ironic
63 When we first meet Hamlet, we find him _____ and depressed. 1 Morose
2 Incorrigible
3 Oblivion
4 Profound
5 Profane
64 The worshippers resented the _____ of her remarks about their faith. 1 Irreverence
2 Placate
3 Superfluous
4 Renounce
5 Nomadic
65 The proposal was voted down because it would have set an undesirable _____. 1 Momentous
2 Brevity
3 Benign
4 Polyglot
5 Precedent
66 The FBI devotes particular attention to groups that seem _____. 1 Unbridled
2 Subversive
3 Disperse
4 Vicarious
5 Engender
67 Part of my _____ from my parents is an album of family photographs. 1 Profane
2 Miserly
3 Corroborate
4 Legacy
5 Paradox
68 News of their _____ meeting gradually leaked out. 1 Surreptitious
2 Discursive
3 Relegate
4 Reticence
5 Incontrovertible
69 The mistake was easily _____d on the word processor. 1 Eradicate
2 Irresolute
3 Vapid
4 Histrionic
5 Censure
70 We must face the enemy without _____ if we are to win this battle. 1 Hypothetical
2 Trepidation
3 Nemesis
4 Ascendancy
5 Discursive
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71 The members of the jury will _____ with the foreman's opinion. 1 Acrimony
2 Concur
3 Ecstatic
4 Archaic
5 Depravity
72 Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are _____ types: strong men of few words. 1 Acquiesce
2 Laconic
3 Vicarious
4 Panacea
5 Conviction
73 He kept his temper for a long time and then exploded in _____ wrath. 1 Sinister
2 Quandary
3 Unbridled
4 Fastidious
5 Pragmatic
74 The salary for his position will be _____ with applicant's experience. 1 Inalienable
2 Commensurate
3 Lugubrious
4 Reticence
5 Reminiscent
75 The _____ in their ages made no difference at all. 1 Repercussion
2 Simulated
3 Verbatim
4 Disparity
5 Condone
76 The disease is highly _____ and has made many of us ill for days. 1 Deterrent
2 Grotesque
3 Sacrilege
4 Virulent
5 Vacillation
77 The rest of the family disowned the _____ because of his evil conduct. 1 Reprobate
2 Dissonance
3 Sacrilege
4 Eclectic
5 Opaque
78 The carefree spirit of the youth is _____ and seldom persists into adulthood. 1 Abrogate
2 Regression
3 Affirmation
4 Discordant
5 Evanescent
79 In order to be able to _____ enemy lines at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls. 1 Infiltrate
2 Fiasco
3 Nurture
4 Indulgent
5 Ascendancy
80 These remarks indicate that you are _____ and unaware of life's harsher realities. 1 Ingenuous
2 Prevalent
3 Hackneyed
4 Lucid
5 Disperse
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 He appeared at the ball in a _____ costume. 1 Duplicity
2 Credulity
3 Solemnity
4 Grotesque
5 Eloquence
82 There is subtle meaning in the story but her _____ presentation ruined it. 1 Lugubrious
2 Eloquence
3 Histrionic
4 Incontrovertible
5 Surreptitious
83 These remarks indicate that you are _____ and unaware of life's harsher realities.. 1 Profane
2 Regression
3 Aplomb
4 Ingenuous
5 Discursive
84 He was _____ in checking his accounts and never made mistakes. 1 Exemplary
2 Meticulous
3 Infiltrate
4 Pedantic
5 Nullify
85 Educators try to put pupils of similar abilities into classes because they believe that his _____ grouping is advisable. 1 Homogeneous
2 Despondent
3 Incongruous
4 Preclude
5 Insipid
86 The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an _____ life. 1 Indolent
2 Incongruous
3 Criterion
4 Abrogate
5 Simulated
87 I am bored by your _____ talk. 1 Austerity
2 Solemnity
3 Insipid
4 Discerning
5 Megalomania
88 The old man was such a _____ that no one knew he had died. 1 Recluse
2 Guile
3 Relegate
4 Sagacious
5 Bequeath
89 The _____ report confused many readers who were not familiar with the facts. 1 Pedantic
2 Garbled
3 Pandemonium
4 Sanction
5 Renegade
90 His _____ remarks could not be interpreted. 1 Ruminate
2 Cryptic
3 Notoriety
4 Sinister
5 Philanthropist
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91 The storm was _____ and changed course constantly. 1 Ingenuous
2 Capricious
3 Vacillation
4 Fortuitous
5 Urbane
92 Their kiss was full of the _____ of first love. 1 Fervor
2 Hackneyed
3 Hypothetical
4 Decadence
5 Sinister
93 The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's _____. 1 Engender
2 Ascendancy
3 Disdain
4 Eloquence
5 Viscosity
94 We cannot _____ your recent criminal cooperation with the gamblers. 1 Ecstatic
2 Insipid
3 Discursive
4 Condone
5 Inalienable
95 She was not _____ and preferred to be alone most of the time. 1 Gregarious
2 Capitulate
3 Megalomania
4 Zealot
5 Affirmation
96 Because they had thought she was a devout believer, they were shocked to hear her utter words of _____. 1 Blasphemy
2 Archaic
3 Momentous
4 Fortuitous
5 Acquiesce
97 The criminal's lawyer decided to appeal the court's _____ of his client. Nothing could shake his _____ that she was innocent. 1 Zealot
2 Virulent
3 Decadence
4 Ebullient
5 Conviction
98 People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his _____ in this affair, as he had always seemed honest and straightforward. 1 Nominal
2 Vacillation
3 Umbrage
4 Duplicity
5 Rebuff
99 Pictures in a photo album can be _____ reminders of happy times long gone. 1 Megalomania
2 Prevalent
3 Legacy
4 Poignant
5 Explicit
100 Julia Child's recipes enable amateur chefs to create _____ delicacies for their guests. 1 Savory
2 Blasphemy
3 Vicarious
4 Terse
5 Concise
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