SAT Vocabulary 3 Quiz
- 1.Scapegoat n.
- A.
One who bears the blame for others
- B.
A variation of the mountain goat
- C.
A special escape route
- D.
A Broadway play
- 2.Peremptory adj.
- A.
The cost per unit
- B.
Scientific term for procrastination
- C.
Not allowing refusal or delay; imperative
- D.
Severe weather warning
- 3.Atelier n.
- A.
The horns on top of a deer's head
- B.
An artist’s or designer’s workshop
- C.
A severe liar
- D.
An eating disorder
- 4.Axiom n.
- A.
Scientific term for a galaxy
- B.
The name of the Green Knight's ax
- C.
A universal truth; an established rule
- D.
A planetarium
- 5.Dulcet adj.
- A.
A Roman coin
- B.
Melodious; pleasing to the ear
- C.
A chunk of soil; clump of dirt
- D.
A boring person
- 6.Usurp v.
- A.
Your favorite flavor of syrup
- B.
Unpredictable behavior
- C.
To take over; to seize power
- D.
An electronic source
- 7.Patronizing adj.
- A.
Treating with condescension; acting superior
- B.
Displaying patriotism to your country
- C.
Person who lacks patriotism
- D.
To show patience
- 8.Iniquity n.
- A.
An antique chair
- B.
Evil or wicked act
- C.
An indoor swimming pool
- D.
To create equality
- 9.Archaic adj.
- A.
No longer current or applicable; antiquated
- B.
A hopping arcade
- C.
A game from the 80s
- D.
Chaos in the world
- 10.Vacillate v.
- A.
An oscillating fan
- B.
The act of vacuuming
- C.
To waver; to sway indecisively
- D.
To cancel a subscription
- 11.Perspicacious adj.
- A.
To act silly
- B.
Keen; mentally sharp
- C.
Expressing care to one another
- D.
To sweat profusely
- 12.Abstemious adj.
- A.
The stem of a flower
- B.
An abdominal exercise
- C.
Using or consuming sparingly
- D.
To behave immaturely
- 13.Talisman n.
- A.
A magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck
- B.
The tail of a donkey
- C.
A really tall man
- D.
Technical term for an ax
- 14.Expurgate v.
- A.
An award winning artist
- B.
To remove vulgar or objectionable material
- C.
To expedite a transaction
- D.
The iron bars on a metal gate
- 15.Pellucid adj.
- A.
A heartburn medicine
- B.
To hallucinate
- C.
Transparent or clear
- D.
A type of grant for school
- 16.When an obscene photo appeared in the school yearbook, the administration immediately sought a _______________ to take the blame for the ______________.
- A.
Scapegoat; iniquity
- B.
Talisman; iniquity
- C.
Scapegoat; expurgate
- D.
Patronize; vacillated
- 17.Angry students and parents blamed Dora, the yearbook editor, for not being ______________________ enough to have spotted the photo before the yearbook was sent to the printer.
- A.
Archaic
- B.
Perspicacious
- C.
Axiom
- D.
Talisman
- 18.Now, the school must collect the yearbooks and return them to the printer to _________________ the photograph.
- A.
Enlarge
- B.
Expurgate
- C.
Patronize
- D.
Usurp
- 19.Dora, a junior, ___________________ over whether she would sign up for the yearbook staff again next year.
- A.
Vacillated
- B.
Scapegoated
- C.
Pellucid
- D.
Patronized
- 20.Bob carried a rabbit’s foot around the office as though it were some kind of __________________ that would protect him from any evil spirits hiding around the office.
- A.
Usurp
- B.
Peremptory
- C.
Talisman
- D.
Iniquity
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