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[kellySAT]

hi

I was hoping if anyone could help me check my practice SAT vocab test answers. The questions are listed below.

Thank you!

1. Juana Molina sells out every concert she performs in South America, an undeniable......of her......in cities across the continent.

a. rebuttal ..appeal
b. duplication..success
c. product..indolence
d. concentration..talent
e. demonstration..popularity

My answer: E

2. The athlete displayed a........expression during the even; her face offered no evidence of any anxiety, only the......look of a champion.

a. composed...turbulent
b.perturbed...rueful
c. fervid...acute
d. truculent..staid
e. placid..assured

my answer: e

3. Vincent van Gogh, whose odd behavior included drinking absinthe and cutting off part of his ear, exemplified the......artist stereotype.

a. eccentric
b. isolated
c. suspicious
d. creative
e. paranoid

My answer: a

4. Fans of the television series greeted news of a movie version of the program with....., but a preview available on the Internet was so.......they soon rallied behind the film.

a. anticipation...thorough
b. suspicion...exciting
c. hope..pitiful
d. indifference..mundane
e. anger... ambiguous

My answer: b

5. Pablo's inability to master even the basics of tone, rhythm, and phrasing meant he would always be.......piano player.

a. a virtuoso
b. a clandestine
c. an avid
d. an abysmal
e. a grandiloquent

My answer: d

6. The president refused to betray any hint of..........during the political crisis; he insisted on diplomatic negotiations rather than resort to threats of force.

a. indigence
b. obfuscation
c. belligerence
d. capitulation
e. remontrance

My answer:c

7. Since the.......reunion of the long-separated siblings, the brother and sister have given interviews describing the fortuitous turn of events that brought them together.

a. saccharine
b. serendipitous
c. loquacious
d. fulsome
e. cantankerous

My answer: b

8. While critics praise the songwriter for her unusual, almost.......lyrics, fans are most attracted to her accessible melodies.

a. idiosyncratic
b. incessant
c. profound
d. staunch
e. affable

My answer: a