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One of the easiest things you can do to increase your chances for success on the SAT is to expand your vocabulary. An advanced vocabulary is most important for the Vocabulary-In-Context Questions in the Reading Passage section, and for the Sentence Completions. Take this quiz of commonly used SAT vocaulary quizzes to see if you need to spend more time learning words that could likely be on any SAT test.

Quiz 1

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. Jaime insisted that training for the race by riding his bike over a _______ neighborhood course would get him in great shape for the competition.

a) frigid
b) sedentary
c) boring
d) senescent
e) tortuous

2. Alex and his brother had a terrible argument yesterday, but Alex tried to _______ the situation by offering his brother tickets to a concert.

a) fuse
b) rectify
c) exacerbate
d) propagate
e) persist

3. My sister cannot stand_______; she makes a point to dress differently and have different opinions and ideas from the people around her.

a) uniformity
b) reality
c) confusion
d) vacillation
e) hyperbole

4. Her _______ attempt at studying with the television on earned her a low grade.

a) futile
b) invigorating
c) boring
d) illuminating
e) amorous

5. Some students feel that having the same classes everyday is_______ , but others enjoy the consistency of a regular schedule.

a) indisputable
b) monotonous
c) wavering
d) misunderstood
e) stimulating

6. Jackie can _______ each time Tara is upset about something, even if she insists that she is not.
a) shroud
b) infatuate
c) wither
d) intuit
e) saturate

7. After their huge argument, Terri made a point to _______ the rumor that Julie was fired from her last job.

a) seclude
b) unite
c) perpetuate
d) vacillate
e) decree

8. Sophie's _______ when Mike asked her to the prom made him think that she probably didn't want to go with him.

a) incantation
b) acquiescence
c) infatuation
d) reticence
e) delirium

9. John cheated on all his math tests because of the _______ of his desk to the teacher's desk, where she kept the answer sheets.

a) uniformity
b) seclusion
c) proximity
d) poignancy
e) valor

10. Although she is an _______ athlete, she is an amazing student.

a) sedentary
b) spectacular
c) ungainly
d) indisputable
e) dramatic

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