SAT Lists 1 & 2 Vocabulary practice Quiz

What does the term "nepotism" refer to?

• The act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

• Patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship

• A riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words

• The doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good

Which word means "to express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic"?

• Berate

• Pontificate

• Eviscerate

• Obdurate

What is a "juggernaut"?

• A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their ideals

• Any larger, overpowering, destructive force or object

• An adjective meaning lasting a very short time

• A noun meaning the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

Which word describes something that is "present, appearing, or found everywhere"?

• Ubiquitous

• Ephemeral

• Capricious

• Banal

What does "flagrant" mean?

• Happening or produced by chance; accidental

• Conspicuously or obviously offensive

• Unwilling or unable to believe something

• Clear, logical, and convincing

Which word means "performed merely as routine duty; hasty and superficial"?

• Fortuitous

• Perfunctory

• Didactic

• Deleterious

What is the meaning of "zealot"?

• A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

• A doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good

• An adjective meaning very generous or forgiving

• A noun meaning a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words

Which word means "stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action"?

• Interminable

• Obdurate

• Cogent

• Visceral

What does "interminable" mean?

• Incapable of being terminated, unending

• Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect

• Subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change

• Devoid of freshness or originality

What is the meaning of "eviscerate"?

• To scold or criticize someone angrily

• To disembowel a person or animal

• To express one's opinions in a pompous way

• To depart from the right, normal, or usual course