Quiz 3 of 50 -- SAT Word List

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 adj. Fickle; arbitrary 1 Prevalent
2 Antithesis
3 Mundane
4 Capricious
5 Precocious
2 adj. Deserving blame. 1 Archaic
2 Perfunctory
3 Prolific
4 Discursive
5 Reprehensible
3 Not subject to being taken away; not transferable; fixed 1 Mundane
2 Relegate
3 Inalienable
4 Viable
5 Inherent
4 adj. Mentally quick and observant; having insight. 1 Extricate
2 Irreverence
3 Opaque
4 Discerning
5 Pervasive
5 adj. Trite; ordinary; common. 1 Banal
2 Emaciated
3 Laconic
4 Conviction
5 Volatile
6 Of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated. 1 Archaic
2 Fiasco
3 Vicarious
4 Modicum
5 Profound
7 n. Cursing; irreverence; sacrilege. 1 Debilitate
2 Laud
3 Acquiesce
4 Blasphemy
5 Abrogate
8 Word for word; in the exact words. 1 Hypothetical
2 Capitulate
3 Subversive
4 Debacle
5 Verbatim
9 adj. Suitable; practical; politic. 1 Expedient
2 Solemnity
3 Repercussion
4 Innate
5 Futile
10 adj. Tasteless; dull. 1 Haughtiness
2 Aplomb
3 Capitulate
4 Satirical
5 Insipid
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 Undermining and destructive or corruptive; a person who acts. 1 Redundant
2 Verbose
3 Disseminate
4 Subversive
5 Diminution
12 adj. Inborn; innate 1 Deterrent
2 Zealot
3 Vitriolic
4 Proximity
5 Inherent
13 n. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather. 1 Clemency
2 Haphazard
3 Inadvertently
4 Terse
5 Venerate
14 adj. Capable of maintaining life. 1 Superfluous
2 Emaciated
3 Viable
4 Nominal
5 Meticulous
15 Heavy gluey quality. 1 Viscosity
2 Despondent
3 Venerate
4 Potpourri
5 Enigma
16 n. Fluctuation; wavering. 1 Renounce
2 Censure
3 Legacy
4 Debilitate
5 Vacillation
17 adj. Humoring; yielding; lenient. 1 Reminiscent
2 Exemplary
3 Blatant
4 Proximity
5 Indulgent
18 adj. Generous. 1 Instigate
2 Disparage
3 Magnanimous
4 Archaic
5 Discerning
19 adj. Of the same kind 1 Profound
2 Incidental
3 Homogeneous
4 Prevalent
5 Incorrigible
20 Rough and weather worn; knotted; twisted. 1 Fiasco
2 Austerity
3 Unobtrusive
4 Protagonist
5 Gnarled
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 n. Person who sows no emotions. 1 Implication
2 Sinister
3 Prolific
4 Savory
5 Stoic
22 Offense; resentment 1 Berate
2 Eradicate
3 Blasphemy
4 Umbrage
5 Loquacious
23 v. Weaken. 1 Poignant
2 Sinister
3 Inherent
4 Vivacious
5 Enervate
24 adj. Abundantly fruitful. 1 Eradicate
2 Philanthropist
3 Divergent
4 Prolific
5 Pragmatic
25 n. Controlling influence; domination 1 Repercussion
2 Ascendancy
3 Futile
4 Perfunctory
5 Preclude
26 n. Religious devotion; godliness. 1 Stoic
2 Opaque
3 Piety
4 Innovation
5 Euphemism
27 Tending toward disaster; threatening; foreboding; evil; wicked; (literally: left or left - hand) 1 Sinister
2 Flagrant
3 Profusion
4 Laconic
5 Bequeath
28 adj. Sociable. 1 Nullify
2 Exonerate
3 Succinct
4 Lucid
5 Gregarious
29 n. Hesitancy to respond. 1 Vicarious
2 Discursive
3 Fiasco
4 Diminution
5 Reticence
30 v. Make numb; stun; amaze. 1 Renounce
2 Stupefy
3 Nonplussed
4 Nurture
5 Venerate
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 n. Belief. 1 Unkempt
2 Reprobate
3 Credulity
4 Infamous
5 Austerity
32 Complete or ridiculous failure. 1 Quandary
2 Fiasco
3 Vilify
4 Sobriety
5 Corroborate
33 Use too many words 1 Euphemism
2 Verbose
3 Affirmation
4 Megalomania
5 Opaque
34 A going back; a withdrawing or returning; (opposite of progression) 1 Laud
2 Magnanimous
3 Polyglot
4 Regression
5 Fortuitous
35 v. Acquit; free from guilt or responsibility. 1 Commensurate
2 Exonerate
3 Criterion
4 Concur
5 Lucid
36 In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value. 1 Superfluous
2 Fanaticism
3 Nominal
4 Cursory
5 Spontaneous
37 n. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one. 1 Proximity
2 Zealot
3 Euphemism
4 Pacifist
5 Sagacious
38 Happening by chance; accidental. 1 Banal
2 Reticence
3 Despot
4 Fortuitous
5 Satirical
39 v. Charge with a crime. 1 Extricate
2 Indict
3 Unkempt
4 Prolific
5 Fallacious
40 v. Appease; mollify; ease or quiet. 1 Mitigate
2 Virulent
3 Lugubrious
4 Euphemism
5 Embellish
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 Caustic; bitter; cutting. 1 Nominal
2 Proximity
3 Implication
4 Vitriolic
5 Histrionic
42 Of great importance or consequence. 1 Fiasco
2 Momentous
3 Ecstatic
4 Ostentatious
5 Nemesis
43 adj. Exuberant; bubbly and excited. 1 Perfunctory
2 Embellish
3 Prevalent
4 Futile
5 Effervescent
44 v. Make impossible; prevent or eliminate. 1 Meticulous
2 Reticence
3 Inadvertently
4 Infamous
5 Preclude
45 v. Start; initiate; install in office. 1 Disparage
2 Haphazard
3 Pacifist
4 Ephemeral
5 Inaugurate
46 adj. Inharmonious; conflicting. 1 Debonair
2 Inherent
3 Acquiesce
4 Discordant
5 Censure
47 n. Corruption; wickedness. 1 Inane
2 Equivocal
3 Virtuoso
4 Innovation
5 Depravity
48 n. Positive assertion; confirmation. 1 Affirmation
2 Incessant
3 Verbose
4 Debilitate
5 Prolific
49 adj. Marginal; outer. 1 Repercussion
2 Precedent
3 Despot
4 Prodigal
5 Peripheral
50 adj. Serving as a model. 1 Exemplary
2 Plausible
3 Incarcerate
4 Umbrage
5 Lucid
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 adj. Uninterrupted; continuous. 1 Despot
2 Recluse
3 Didactic
4 Incessant
5 Gnarled
52 Prematurely developed; matured earlier than is normal; mentally advanced beyond one's years. 1 Aplomb
2 Precocious
3 Connoisseur
4 Gregarious
5 Embellish
53 Not held in check; unrestrained; uncontrolled. 1 Stoic
2 Undulation
3 Debonair
4 Unbridled
5 Renounce
54 adj. Brief and to the point in speaking. 1 Irreverence
2 Laconic
3 Solemnity
4 Reminiscent
5 Delineate
55 adj. Not fitting; absurd. 1 Enervate
2 Scrupulous
3 Fastidious
4 Incongruous
5 Homogeneous
56 A process, condition or time of cultural or moral decline; deterioration; decay. 1 Stoic
2 Proximity
3 Decadence
4 Profound
5 Irresolute
57 n. Conciseness. 1 Brevity
2 Repercussion
3 Virulent
4 Pedantic
5 Eloquence
58 Without effect; ineffectual; useless. 1 Polyglot
2 Rebuff
3 Gravity
4 Mercenary
5 Futile
59 Overwhelmingly happy; intensely delighted; rapturous. 1 Animosity
2 Ambivalence
3 Ecstatic
4 Resilience
5 Affirmation
60 Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments. 1 Enervate
2 Nepotism
3 Opaque
4 Explicit
5 Nurture
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 adj. Tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable. 1 Austerity
2 Savory
3 Viable
4 Disparity
5 Haughtiness
62 One whose conduct is reproachful, a scoundrel; unprincipled; depraved. 1 Nonplussed
2 Prolific
3 Pandemonium
4 Reprobate
5 Incidental
63 v. Abandon; disown. 1 Eulogy
2 Berate
3 Pragmatic
4 Renounce
5 Ebullient
64 The state of being sober serious or temperate; abstinence from intoxicating substance. 1 Ruminate
2 Commodious
3 Sobriety
4 Simulated
5 Deterrent
65 v. Adorn; exaggerate 1 Embellish
2 Terse
3 Euphemism
4 Pacifist
5 Disseminate
66 Baffled; confused; puzzled 1 Nonplussed
2 Protagonist
3 Miserly
4 Unobtrusive
5 Vilify
67 Full of life; high spirited; lively; animated. 1 Haughtiness
2 Notoriety
3 Vivacious
4 Sagacious
5 Ponderous
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