Duplicate of ELA SAT Prep - Test #1

_____ going _____ _____, right?

Listless: The student wasn't feeling well and had a listless attitude.

Audacious: The students were causing an audacious disturbance in the gymnasium.

Antediluvian: The girl found her father's rules on dating antediluvian.

Nonchalance: He sauntered from the room with a sort of nonchalance in his step.

Mitigate: The doctor wanted to mitigate the symptoms for her patient.

Furtive: He gave a furtive glance toward the security guard before proceeding.

Morose: The bus driver had a very morose attitude after receiving a cut in pay.

_______ the person that stole my Yoobi pencil?

Zealot: The cult leader could be considered a overbearing zealot.

Choose the correct sentence.

____ going to the movies.

Disinclination: "Lucy felt a strong disinclination to talk about her sad experiences."

Raucous:  Raucous laughter came from the next room.

Embellish: Please do not embellish the story when you testify in court.

Mr. Morris, the gym teacher, loves to play volleyball _____.

Obliterate: The team vowed to obliterate their opponent in the next game.

Soporific: The student considered the teacher's lecture soporific.

Assuage: The mother tried to assuage the broken hearted girl's tears.

Ardent: She was an ardent supporter of the local animal shelter.

Profusion: A rich profusion of wildflowers colored the landscape.

Pithy:  His pithy advice to young painters was, "Above all, keep your colors fresh."

Austere: Conditions in the prison could hardly be more austere.

Affable "I admired his affable charm and winning smile"

Arrogance: His arrogance made the girl decline his offer of a date.

Elated: The class of 2025 felt elated on graduation day.

Who is _________ go with me today?

Deprecating: Her office issued an apology after she made some deprecating remarks about her opponent.

Do you know where ____ jacket is?

Hyperbole: He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles.

Virtuoso He is known to be a celebrated guitar virtuoso.