SAT Quiz 1 - Sentence Completion & Vocabulary

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Pg. 780, #8: Because postmodernist critics often...
hackneyed...exotic
accessible...abstruse
arcane...unequivocal
esoteric...impenetrable
2
Define Polemical
against orthodox opinion
concise; to the point
exposing false claims or myths
causing debate or argument
3
Define Officious
inactive; lazy; stagnant
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
careless; not strict
hateful
4
Pg. 762, #2: The cafe attracts a...
languid
mysterious
motley
callous
5
Pg. 780, # 2: Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong...
Conventional
Severe
Erroneous
Noteworthy
6
Pg. 762, #5: Concrete is...
a conflagration
an amalgamation
a concordance
An abberation
7
Define Abstemious
unbiased; not subjective
stubborn; willful
free-spirited; carefree
self denying; refraining from indulging
8
Define Timorous
forceful; inflexible
muscular
dignified, correct behavior
cowardly; fearful
9
Pg. 780, #3: Andrew's hunch that Ms. Smith...
substantiated...endorsement
rejected...insolence
confirmed...intuition
belied...retraction
10
Pg. 762, #3: The second edition of the textbook...
voluminous...excised
illegible...clarified
copious...amassed
meager...accumulated
11
Define Traverse
to lessen
to light up or make clear
to move across
to think over deeply
12
Pg. 791, #2: In order to...
compensate for...established
offset...surrendered
standardize...ignored
explain...dismantled
13
Define Cacophony
soothing lotion
discordant loud noises
pleasant sounds
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
14
Define Languid
hidden; covered; buried
shining; glowing
weakness; incapacity
tired; slow
15
Define Envenom
arrogance; pride
to agree to; give in to
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
to moderate; soften
16
Pg. 780, #1: The depiction of the...
howling...noisy
lone...social
vicious...dangerous
maternal...shy
17
Pg. 762, #4: Professor Fernandez has been...
disparaging...sporadic
dubious...self-serving
excited...gratuitous
enthusiastic...contemptible
18
Define: Abhor
hate
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
hinder; obstruct
calm; peaceful
19
Page 762, #1: Like many other groups of people...
suppress...ratify
guarantee...lobby for
ascertain...consolidate
preclude...enact
20
Pg. 791, #6: A discerning publishing agent...
winnow
finagle
dramatize
overhaul

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SAT Quiz 1 - Sentence Completion & Vocabulary

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Questions 20

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1
Pg. 780, #8: Because postmodernist critics often...
hackneyed...exotic
accessible...abstruse
arcane...unequivocal
esoteric...impenetrable
2
Define Polemical
against orthodox opinion
concise; to the point
exposing false claims or myths
causing debate or argument
3
Define Officious
inactive; lazy; stagnant
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
careless; not strict
hateful
4
Pg. 762, #2: The cafe attracts a...
languid
mysterious
motley
callous
5
Pg. 780, # 2: Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong...
Conventional
Severe
Erroneous
Noteworthy
6
Pg. 762, #5: Concrete is...
a conflagration
an amalgamation
a concordance
An abberation
7
Define Abstemious
unbiased; not subjective
stubborn; willful
free-spirited; carefree
self denying; refraining from indulging
8
Define Timorous
forceful; inflexible
muscular
dignified, correct behavior
cowardly; fearful
9
Pg. 780, #3: Andrew's hunch that Ms. Smith...
substantiated...endorsement
rejected...insolence
confirmed...intuition
belied...retraction
10
Pg. 762, #3: The second edition of the textbook...
voluminous...excised
illegible...clarified
copious...amassed
meager...accumulated
11
Define Traverse
to lessen
to light up or make clear
to move across
to think over deeply
12
Pg. 791, #2: In order to...
compensate for...established
offset...surrendered
standardize...ignored
explain...dismantled
13
Define Cacophony
soothing lotion
discordant loud noises
pleasant sounds
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
14
Define Languid
hidden; covered; buried
shining; glowing
weakness; incapacity
tired; slow
15
Define Envenom
arrogance; pride
to agree to; give in to
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
to moderate; soften
16
Pg. 780, #1: The depiction of the...
howling...noisy
lone...social
vicious...dangerous
maternal...shy
17
Pg. 762, #4: Professor Fernandez has been...
disparaging...sporadic
dubious...self-serving
excited...gratuitous
enthusiastic...contemptible
18
Define: Abhor
hate
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
hinder; obstruct
calm; peaceful
19
Page 762, #1: Like many other groups of people...
suppress...ratify
guarantee...lobby for
ascertain...consolidate
preclude...enact
20
Pg. 791, #6: A discerning publishing agent...
winnow
finagle
dramatize
overhaul