SAT Vocabulary Quiz 1: 10th Grade

Question 1

tending to keep a strong or firm hold on to something SYN: tight; unshakeable

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tenacious

Question 2

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing SYN: deviation, aside

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digression

Question 3

characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected

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holistic

Question 4

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough SYN: nonessential

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superfluous

Question 5

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty SYN: artistically tasteful

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aesthetic

Question 6

having or showing a wish to do evil to others SYN: malicious, hostile

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malevolent

Question 7

lacking interest or excitement; dull SYN: boring, trite

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mundane

Question 8

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person SYN: indirect

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vicarious

Question 9

existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute SYN: innate; "built-in"

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inherent

Question 10

friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to SYN: charming

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affable

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