Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.

a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers

What does manifest mean?

reveal its presence or make an appearance

Which example avoids faulty parallelism?

The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.

What does eclectic mean?

made from parts of various sources

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.

What does winnow mean?

to separate, as the bad from the good.

What does ethereal mean?

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

What does cursory mean?

done hastily and not thoroughly

What does truculent mean?

aggressively defiant or hostile

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.

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Answers

1
What does abate mean?
to charge falsely or with malicious intent
decrease or reduce
to choose not to do something
lenient; patient; permissive
2
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
Appeal to logic
3
What does subterfuge mean?
to prepare one's self
something designed to deceive
a mixture or combination
a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money
4
Since Brian and I were bored, we went to see a movie.
compound-complex sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
simple sentence
5
We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex
6
What is the primary appeal used in this commercial?
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to authority
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to logic
7
What does furtive mean?
done secretly
lenient; patient;
forceful, effective
having a streaked or patch coloring
8
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
The American flag has: three colors. Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: red, white, and blue.
9
What is a talisman?
something that serves to guide or direct
a moral dilemma
a false rumor
a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers
10
Identify the sentence structure type: John went to school today, but James remained at home.
compound-complex sentence
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
11
What does ubiquitous mean?
secretive
present everywhere
unclear
occurring infrequently
12
What does manifest mean?
reveal its presence or make an appearance
to encourage or support
to stress, single out as important
to collect or gather
13
The clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
simple sentence
complex sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
14
Which example avoids faulty parallelism?
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and to plead.
The strikers had tried shouting, to threaten, and pleading.
The strikers had tried to shout, threatening, and pleading.
15
What does eclectic mean?
predicting or involving widespread destruction
openly straightforward and direct
made from parts of various sources
attractive in a superficial manner but without real value
16
What does proscribe mean?
move due to the pull of gravitation
release from something that holds fast or entangles
to outlaw
to state what should be done in a particular situation
17
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
18
What does communal mean?
with shared ownership
getting to the heart of things
intended to instruct
lazy; passive
19
What does amiable mean?
extremely dry
predicting or involving widespread destruction
friendly
massive and uniform
20
What does winnow mean?
to wander from a direct course
to separate, as the bad from the good.
to harass or interrogate
to wear down
21
What does ethereal mean?
devoted to sensual pleasure, escpecially in food
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
obvious
tending to stir up strife
22
What does cursory mean?
disrespectful of sacred things
done hastily and not thoroughly
yielding to the opinion of another
impossible to avoid or prevent
23
Older TV sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital TVs.
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
24
What does truculent mean?
grossly negligent
lacking interest
intended to instruct
aggressively defiant or hostile
25
To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
scrub the bathtub
refuses to scrub the bathtub
scrubbing the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
26
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to authority
Appeal to logic
27
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask: therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask, therefore; that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.

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27 termsStudBud Administration90 plays

SAT Vocabulary Practice

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Questions 27

Answers

1
What does abate mean?
to charge falsely or with malicious intent
decrease or reduce
to choose not to do something
lenient; patient; permissive
2
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
Appeal to logic
3
What does subterfuge mean?
to prepare one's self
something designed to deceive
a mixture or combination
a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money
4
Since Brian and I were bored, we went to see a movie.
compound-complex sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
simple sentence
5
We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex
6
What is the primary appeal used in this commercial?
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to authority
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to logic
7
What does furtive mean?
done secretly
lenient; patient;
forceful, effective
having a streaked or patch coloring
8
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
The American flag has: three colors. Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: red, white, and blue.
9
What is a talisman?
something that serves to guide or direct
a moral dilemma
a false rumor
a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers
10
Identify the sentence structure type: John went to school today, but James remained at home.
compound-complex sentence
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
11
What does ubiquitous mean?
secretive
present everywhere
unclear
occurring infrequently
12
What does manifest mean?
reveal its presence or make an appearance
to encourage or support
to stress, single out as important
to collect or gather
13
The clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
simple sentence
complex sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
14
Which example avoids faulty parallelism?
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and to plead.
The strikers had tried shouting, to threaten, and pleading.
The strikers had tried to shout, threatening, and pleading.
15
What does eclectic mean?
predicting or involving widespread destruction
openly straightforward and direct
made from parts of various sources
attractive in a superficial manner but without real value
16
What does proscribe mean?
move due to the pull of gravitation
release from something that holds fast or entangles
to outlaw
to state what should be done in a particular situation
17
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
18
What does communal mean?
with shared ownership
getting to the heart of things
intended to instruct
lazy; passive
19
What does amiable mean?
extremely dry
predicting or involving widespread destruction
friendly
massive and uniform
20
What does winnow mean?
to wander from a direct course
to separate, as the bad from the good.
to harass or interrogate
to wear down
21
What does ethereal mean?
devoted to sensual pleasure, escpecially in food
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
obvious
tending to stir up strife
22
What does cursory mean?
disrespectful of sacred things
done hastily and not thoroughly
yielding to the opinion of another
impossible to avoid or prevent
23
Older TV sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital TVs.
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
24
What does truculent mean?
grossly negligent
lacking interest
intended to instruct
aggressively defiant or hostile
25
To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
scrub the bathtub
refuses to scrub the bathtub
scrubbing the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
26
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to authority
Appeal to logic
27
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask: therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask, therefore; that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.